Senior VMware & UCS Virtualization Architect - Hybrid

Request Technology, LLC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Request Technology, LLC is seeking an experienced virtualization engineer to design, support, and automate VMware-based infrastructure in a hybrid Chicago environment. You will work with Cisco UCS, Horizon, VxRail, DB2/SQL on VMware, and Cloud (VCF), delivering secure, scalable architectures.

The role emphasizes automation, disaster recovery testing, capacity planning, and close collaboration with IT, Security, and business leaders to meet evolving requirements.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of VMware virtualization technologies including Horizon, vROPS, SDDC Manager, VSAN, SRM, vRA, and vRO.
• Expertise in architecting, configuring, and supporting Cisco UCS systems.
• Experience with Hyper Converged (VxRail) technologies and solutions.
• Experience managing large DB clusters (DB2, MS SQL) on VMware.
• Ability to develop automation using API scripts and IaC.
• Develop automation for automated, integrated deployments.
• Ensure infrastructure operations across server, storage, backup, monitoring, patching.
• Knowledge of Cloud (VCF) and VMware in Cloud.
• Familiar with PowerCLI/Powershell to manage VMware
• Capacity planning/tracking
• Familiarity with storage concepts (replication, FC, NFS, VMFS)
• Experience with disaster recovery strategies and DR testing

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced support to UCS – VMware environment
• Develop baselines, evaluate, and remediate vulnerabilities and security findings
• Meet with Business, IT and Security Leaders to develop requirements and communicate changes to the environment

Skills

VMware

Horizon

vROPS

SDDC Manager

VSAN

SRM

vRA

vRO

PowerCLI

PowerShell

Automation

Infrastructure as Code

UCS

Cisco UCS

VxRail

DB2

SQL on VMware

Capacity planning

Backup

Cloud (VCF)

Disaster Recovery

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related degree

Tools

PowerCLI

PowerShell

Job description

Request Technology, LLC is seeking an experienced virtualization engineer to design, support, and automate VMware-based infrastructure in a hybrid Chicago environment. You will work with Cisco UCS, Horizon, VxRail, DB2/SQL on VMware, and Cloud (VCF), delivering secure, scalable architectures.

The role emphasizes automation, disaster recovery testing, capacity planning, and close collaboration with IT, Security, and business leaders to meet evolving requirements.