Senior VMware Cloud Foundation Architect - Remote

First Citizens Bank; North Carolina; On-site; USD 170,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking a senior technical leader to drive VMware Cloud Foundation across its enterprise private cloud. The role focuses on architecture, platform engineering, automation, and lifecycle management while expanding reliability and governance in regulated environments.

The ideal candidate will guide VCF strategy, mentor cloud teams, and lead modernization efforts, including observability and platform delivery. This remote role supports multiple US markets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher with 10+ years in hands-on cloud leadership.
• Experience with VMware Cloud Foundation and private cloud architectures.
• Strong governance, disaster recovery, and capacity planning across large-scale environments.

Responsibilities

• VCF Strategy & Architecture across the enterprise.
• Platform Engineering & Automation for cloud platforms.
• Operational Excellence & Reliability for enterprise clouds.
• Technical Leadership & Mentoring of cloud teams.
• Innovation & Modernization of the VMware-based stack.

Skills

VCF architecture

Platform engineering

Automation

Disaster recovery

Capacity planning

Performance engineering

Private cloud architecture

Leadership

Security & compliance (GRC)

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)

vSphere

vSAN

NSX

Aria Suite

SDDC

Job description

First Citizens Bank is seeking a senior technical leader to drive VMware Cloud Foundation across its enterprise private cloud. The role focuses on architecture, platform engineering, automation, and lifecycle management while expanding reliability and governance in regulated environments.

The ideal candidate will guide VCF strategy, mentor cloud teams, and lead modernization efforts, including observability and platform delivery. This remote role supports multiple US markets.