Senior Kubernetes Platform Architect - Private Cloud & SDDC

VMware

United States

On-site

USD 111,000 - 177,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity grants

401(k) matching

Healthcare benefits

Job summary

VMware seeks a Kubernetes Platform Infrastructure Architect to lead architectural validation and design of VCF deployments for enterprise customers. This is a hands-on, customer-facing role focused on software-defined data centers and modernizing data centers.

You will drive architecture workshops, PoCs, and complex networking/configuration work, collaborating with product teams and SI partners to deliver scalable Kubernetes solutions for large-scale environments.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent practical data center experience.
VCF Architect certifications and data center credentials are highly desirable.
10+ years in technology-related engineering or consulting roles with enterprise IT architecture depth.

Responsibilities

Act as a trusted architectural advisor for enterprise customers, guiding design, validation, and deployment of VMware Kubernetes on VCF infrastructure.
Lead architecture workshops, technical deep-dives, and PoCs to accelerate deployment of Supervisor and VMware Kubernetes Service.
Design resilient Kubernetes networking solutions including IPAM, ingress/egress, and CNI multi-tenancy.
Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, and Systems Integrator partners to craft customer proposals addressing virtualization scaling and data center modernization.
Create reusable reference architectures and deployment patterns to accelerate customer adoption.