Senior SDDC Solutions Architect - Remote Lead

SHI; Topeka (KS); Remote; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, dental

401(k) plan

Flexible spending account

Remote-friendly culture

Professional development

Job summary

SHI International Corp. is seeking a Sr. Solutions Architect - SDDC to guide post-sales data center automation projects for enterprise clients. You will design and deploy VMware VCF-based architectures and automate environments using Terraform, Ansible, and SaltStack.

You will mentor teammates, collaborate with sales and presales, and stay ahead of industry trends while delivering robust, scalable private cloud solutions across remote and customer sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required.
• 7+ years in solutions architecture or infrastructure roles.
• 10+ years with VMware products in enterprise environments.
• 8–10+ years of increasing responsibility.
• Willingness to travel occasionally.
• Strong virtualization and software-defined data center expertise.

Responsibilities

• Perform low-level design and implementation including architecture analysis and systems engineering.
• Lead design and implementation of VMware VCF, Aria Automation, and private AI foundations.
• Advance automation with SaltStack, Terraform, or Ansible.
• Proficient in PowerShell, PowerCLI, and JavaScript.
• Serve as technical lead and mentor on projects.
• Collaborate with sales and presales to scope services and opportunities.
• Provide pre-sales and post-sales technical leadership to customers.
• Stay current with industry trends and offerings in infrastructure services.
• Define Statements of Work and drive revenue through engagements.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Pre-sales collaboration

Mentorship

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree or relevant work experience

Tools

VMware VCF

Terraform

Ansible

SaltStack

PowerShell/PowerCLI

vSAN/Storage

NSX/Networking

Job description

SHI International Corp. is seeking a Sr. Solutions Architect - SDDC to guide post-sales data center automation projects for enterprise clients. You will design and deploy VMware VCF-based architectures and automate environments using Terraform, Ansible, and SaltStack.

You will mentor teammates, collaborate with sales and presales, and stay ahead of industry trends while delivering robust, scalable private cloud solutions across remote and customer sites.