Senior Private Cloud Architect (VMware + Kubernetes)

SPD Technology; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Laptop provided

Licensed software provided

Referral bonus program

CSR initiatives

Job summary

SPD Technology is actively seeking a Senior VMware/Kubernetes Architect to lead architecture engagements for enterprise private cloud and platform solutions. You will work on VMware Cloud Foundation, vSphere, vSAN, NSX, vDefend, and Kubernetes, translating business needs into secure, scalable designs.

You will conduct workshops, assess current environments, and craft future-state architectures with migration plans and transformation roadmaps, while collaborating with engineers and management to

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience designing enterprise VMware, private cloud, or platform solutions.
• Strong practical architecture expertise in VMware and Kubernetes.
• Experience leading discovery workshops and turning findings into architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead VMware and Kubernetes architecture engagements from discovery through handover.
• Run customer workshops and gather technical, operational, security, migration, and business requirements.
• Design future-state VCF and Kubernetes architectures.
• Create high-level and low-level designs, diagrams, procedures, migration plans, and transformation roadmaps.
• Present recommendations and defend architecture decisions.
• Hand over implementation-ready designs and guide delivery teams.

Job description

Remote - Poland

Aug 20, 2026

AtSPDTechnology, webring together ateam oflike-minded people who are driven bythe desire tobring value through their work, united intheir commitment tohigh performance and delivering custom, cutting-edge tech solutions that drive clients’ growth. Weempower our people with aculture ofexcellence and enable them with the opportunity touphold their accountability tocontribute oneach level. Wevalue humanity and collaboration, encourage professional and personal growth, and foster asupportive and flexible work environment where everyone’s contribution iswelcomed.

About the project:

The project focuses on assessing, designing, and transforming enterprise private and hybrid cloud environments built on VMware and Kubernetes technologies.

It includes current-state infrastructure and platform assessments, customer discovery workshops, requirements gathering, future-state architecture, networking and security design, automation, migration planning, and operational readiness.

The architect will design solutions involving VMware Cloud Foundation, vSphere, vSAN, NSX, vDefend, VCF Automation, Supervisor, VKS, and Kubernetes. The project may also include platform installations, migrations, upgrades, patching, disaster recovery, proofs of concept, and cloud-modernization initiatives.

A key objective is to translate technical and business requirements into secure, scalable, and implementation-ready architectures. The architect will present and defend recommendations to engineering teams and customer management before handing the approved design over to delivery teams and providing technical guidance during implementation when required.

Our Tech Stack & Focus Areas

• VMware Cloud Foundation, vSphere, ESXi, and vSAN
• VMware NSX, vDefend, Edge Nodes, and Tier-0/Tier-1 gateways
• VCF Automation/VMware Aria Automation and Orchestrator
• VCF Operations and Operations for Logs
• VMware Supervisor and VKS
• BGP, route redistribution, and north-south connectivity
• Compute, storage, networking, security, and disaster recovery
• AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and hybrid cloud

Flexible schedule with participation in team ceremonies and cross-functional collaboration. Time zone: You will be expected to have some overlap with the US east coast time zone.

• Lead VMware and Kubernetes architecture engagements from discovery through handover
• Run customer workshops and gather technical, operational, security, migration, and business requirements
• Assess existing infrastructure, virtualization, networking, security, automation, and Kubernetes environments
• Design future-state VCF and Kubernetes architectures
• Create high-level and low-level designs, diagrams, procedures, migration plans, and transformation roadmaps
• Design NSX and vDefend networking and security solutions, including BGP and Tier-0/Tier-1 routing
• Define automation and orchestration architectures using VCF/Aria Automation and related technologies
• Plan installations, migrations, upgrades, patching, disaster recovery, and modernization initiatives
• Present recommendations, explain trade-offs, and defend architecture decisions
• Hand over implementation-ready designs and guide delivery teams when required
• Lead or support proofs of concept and technology evaluations
• Collaborate with customers, solutions architects, delivery technical leads, and engineers
• Maintain current technical knowledge through documentation, lab testing, and certificationWe’re looking for you if you have
• Senior-level experience designing enterprise VMware, private cloud, or platform solutions
• Strong practical architecture expertise in both VMware and Kubernetes
• Experience assessing current-state environments and designing secure, reliable, and operationally supportable future-state architectures
• Strong knowledge of VCF, vSphere, vSAN, NSX, vDefend, automation, operations, logging, disaster recovery, Supervisor, and VKS
• Ability to architect Kubernetes platforms and integrate them with VMware infrastructure, networking, storage, and security
• Experience with NSX networking, including BGP, Edge Nodes, Tier-0/Tier-1 routing, route redistribution, and north-south connectivity
• Experience with VMware automation and orchestration, including VCF/Aria Automation
• Experience developing migration, modernization, and cloud-transformation strategies
• Proven enterprise consulting or professional services experience
• Ability to independently lead discovery workshops, gather requirements, and turn findings into an architecture
• Strong presentation skills and the ability to explain and defend technical trade-offs to engineers and management
• Ability to identify and document risks, constraints, dependencies, and prerequisites
• Ability to follow industry guidelines and best practices
• A relevant degree and advanced VMware or Kubernetes certifications are advantageous
• English — Upper Intermediate or higher

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Enjoy the freedom offully remote work with aflexible working schedule. Empower yourself with astable workload and astable income, supported byprovided laptops and licensed software. Wefocus onlasting cooperation and unite result-oriented individuals who stand onahigh-performance approach towork.

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Benefit from performance and merit reviews, elevate your skills with personal development plans, and individual learnings through the corporate library, public speaking support, and more.

Beamong like-minded people

Work with ateam ofone mind who cares about what they doand how theydo. Collaborate with top-notch experts who are always ready tohelp and support you through any challenges. Join company-wide tech and cultural events, and contribute tomeaningful CSR initiatives that resonate with your values. Feel supported byyourHR, and take advantage ofour referral bonus program.

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