VCF Platform Engineer I — Virtualization & Cloud Ops

HDR; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a VCF Platform Engineer I for an on-site role in Fort Worth, TX. You will perform day-to-day operational support for the VCF private cloud and administer SDDC Manager, vSphere, and related workloads. 3+ years in infrastructure operations and hands-on VMware vSphere are required.

Responsibilities include lifecycle patching, capacity monitoring, incident response, and IaC template maintenance. The role requires on-call flexibility and teamwork, with frequent cross-training across

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in infrastructure operations, virtualization, or systems administration.
• Hands-on experience with VMware vSphere administration.
• Experience managing ESXi hosts, clusters, and virtual machines.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code concepts and repeatable deployment methods.
• Working knowledge of Linux and Windows Server administration.
• Experience with at least one scripting or automation tool such as PowerCLI, Python, or Ansible.
• Understanding of core datacenter concepts including compute, storage, networking, patching, and monitoring.
• Ability to support operational tasks in a production environment with attention to change control and service stability.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day operational support for the VCF private cloud platform.
• Support administration of SDDC Manager, workload domains, and vSphere cluster operations.
• Execute routine platform tasks such as host adds/removals, cluster maintenance, certificate updates, and health checks.
• Assist with VCF lifecycle operations including patching, upgrades, and remediation activities.
• Provision infrastructure resources and support deployment of workload domains and VM hosting environments.
• Monitor platform health, utilization, and capacity; escalate risks to senior engineers.
• Participate in incident response as a first responder for infrastructure and platform issues.
• Support maintenance of IaC templates, standard builds, and golden VM images.
• Cross-train across compute, storage, and networking components within VCF.
• Maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and support knowledge articles.

Skills

VMware vSphere administration

Linux/Windows Server administration

Infrastructure operations

Tools

VMware vSphere

SDDC Manager

vSAN

NSX

PowerCLI

Python

Ansible

Job description

HDR is seeking a VCF Platform Engineer I for an on-site role in Fort Worth, TX. You will perform day-to-day operational support for the VCF private cloud and administer SDDC Manager, vSphere, and related workloads. 3+ years in infrastructure operations and hands-on VMware vSphere are required.

Responsibilities include lifecycle patching, capacity monitoring, incident response, and IaC template maintenance. The role requires on-call flexibility and teamwork, with frequent cross-training across