Senior VMware Cloud Foundation Architect & Ops Lead

your Jared; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 164,000 - 241,000; Full time

Job summary

CDW is seeking a Principal Consulting Engineer to architect and deploy VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0-driven private cloud infrastructure. This role acts as the technical authority for the data center strategy, standardizing automation across compute, storage and networking, and guiding delivery teams.

The ideal candidate brings 7+ years in enterprise virtualization, hands-on VCF 9.0 deployment experience, and strong leadership to mentor engineers and communicate with executives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent IT experience with 10+ years in IT infra.
• 7+ years in enterprise virtualization and private cloud architecture.
• Hands-on VCF 9.0 automation deployments and operations.

Responsibilities

• Size, design and deploy VCF Ops deployments.
• Define cloud operating model standards including RBAC and tagging.
• Develop dashboards, alerts, costing models and runbooks.
• Provide governance and mentorship to delivery teams.
• Communicate technical strategies to executives and stakeholders.

Skills

VCF 9.0

Private cloud architecture

VMware

RBAC

Automation (Python/Ansible/Terraform)

SDDC Manager

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

VCDX or VCP-VCF certification

Python

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

CDW is seeking a Principal Consulting Engineer to architect and deploy VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0-driven private cloud infrastructure. This role acts as the technical authority for the data center strategy, standardizing automation across compute, storage and networking, and guiding delivery teams.

The ideal candidate brings 7+ years in enterprise virtualization, hands-on VCF 9.0 deployment experience, and strong leadership to mentor engineers and communicate with executives.