Senior VMware Cloud Foundation Architect

CALIBRE Systems, Inc.; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CALIBRE Systems, Inc. is seeking a senior VCF Design & Architecture Lead in the Washington, DC metro area.

You will lead end-to-end architecture for VMware Cloud Foundation solutions, from discovery to governance, acting as a trusted advisor to executives and technical stakeholders. The role focuses on designing enterprise-grade VCF/SDDC solutions, including NSX-T, vSAN, SDDC Manager, and hybrid cloud integration, with responsibility for roadmaps, migration strategies, and governance across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 10+ years equivalent experience.
• 10+ years VMware experience with architecture focus.
• DoD Secret or Top Secret clearance.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience designing enterprise VCF/SDDC solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer discovery sessions, architecture workshops, and requirements gathering.
• Design end-to-end VCF solutions, including: management/workload domains, NSX, vSAN, SDDC Manager, hybrid cloud integration.
• Develop high-level and low-level designs (HLDs/LLDs), blueprints, and roadmaps.
• Define workload segmentation strategies, multi-site/DR architectures, and governance models.
• Establish migration and transformation strategies from legacy VMware environments.
• Provide leadership and governance across implementation and operational transition.
• Review and approve designs aligned with VMware validated architectures.
• Act as a trusted advisor to executives and technical stakeholders.
• Guide delivery teams to ensure accurate execution of designs.

Skills

Security clearance

VMware Cloud Foundation

Executive communication

Stakeholder engagement

Infrastructure architecture

Network virtualization

Storage architecture

Hybrid cloud strategy

Lifecycle management

CompTIA Security+

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

VMware Aria/vRA

Job description

CALIBRE Systems, Inc. is seeking a senior VCF Design & Architecture Lead in the Washington, DC metro area.

You will lead end-to-end architecture for VMware Cloud Foundation solutions, from discovery to governance, acting as a trusted advisor to executives and technical stakeholders. The role focuses on designing enterprise-grade VCF/SDDC solutions, including NSX-T, vSAN, SDDC Manager, and hybrid cloud integration, with responsibility for roadmaps, migration strategies, and governance across