Senior VMware Systems Engineer | VCF, vSphere 8 | Hybrid NJ

Long Finch Technologies, LLC.

Glen Rock (NJ)

Hybrid

USD 83,000 - 90,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Long Finch Technologies, LLC. is seeking an IT VMware Systems Engineer in Jersey City for a hybrid on-site role. You will manage large-scale VMware ecosystems, lead migrations to VMware Cloud Foundation9, and implement IaC for provisioning and patching while aligning with banking controls.

The role emphasizes automation, AI-enabled operations, and collaboration with global IT teams to deliver secure, performant infrastructure.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems or related field (or equivalent).
5-7 years hands-on experience designing, deploying, and supporting large-scale VMware environments (vSphere8+, NSX-T, vSAN).
Experience migrating legacy VMware sites to VMware Cloud Foundation9 or newer cloud-native stacks.
Strong automation background – PowerCLI, vRA, Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell/Python scripting.
Hands-on experience with Aria Operations suite (vROps), VRLI, and VRNI.
Storage proficiency with EMC/Isilon, Pure Storage, Dell/NetApp SAN, iSCSI.
Networking knowledge: TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, NSX-T concepts.
AI ops concepts: predictive monitoring, automated RCA, LLM-driven chat ops, capacity forecasting.
Cost optimization: rightsizing VMs, spot/ephemeral instances, improved TCO.
Excellent communication; able to influence stakeholders and mentor teammates.
Agile/ITIL experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead Platform Architecture and Migration to VMware Cloud Foundation9 with zero downtime and security baselines.
Design and evolve the VMware stack (vSphere, NSX-T, vSAN, Aria) for low latency and high availability.
Implement IaC (Ansible, Terraform, PowerCLI) to automate provisioning and lifecycle management.
Deploy AI-enabled operations and chat ops for ticket triage and predictive alerting.
Configure monitoring in Aria Operations, VRLI, VRNI; apply AI anomaly detection.
Drive change, release, and incident management with adherence to security baselines.
Collaborate with vendors and global IT teams to align with enterprise standards.
Participate in DR planning and testing; maintain RPO/RTO targets.
Provide Tier 2/3 production support; 24x7 rotation; perform health checks and upgrades.
Liaise with application owners to gather requirements and standardize deployments.