VCF Platform Engineer I: VMware & Cloud Ops

HDR; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 83,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is hiring a VCF Platform Engineer I to provide day-to-day ops for the VCF private cloud, manage vSphere clusters, and support lifecycle tasks from patching to upgrades. You’ll work with Linux/Windows servers, IaC concepts, and scripting tools like PowerCLI, Python, or Ansible, ensuring system stability in a 24/7 on-site environment.

The role requires 3+ years in infrastructure operations and hands-on VMware vSphere administration, with familiarity in vSAN/NSX and a strong focus on change

Qualifications

• Minimum 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 under established procedures and guidance.
• 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 virtual machine hosting environments.
• Monitor platform health, utilization, and capacity; elevate risks, threshold concerns, and recurring issues to senior engineers or the Platform Manager.
• Participate in incident response as a first responder for infrastructure and platform issues.
• Support maintenance of infrastructure-as-code 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

Linux

Windows Server

Scripting proficiency

Change control

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Tools

VMware vSphere

ESXi

PowerCLI

Python

Ansible

vSAN

NSX

Job description

HDR is hiring a VCF Platform Engineer I to provide day-to-day ops for the VCF private cloud, manage vSphere clusters, and support lifecycle tasks from patching to upgrades. You’ll work with Linux/Windows servers, IaC concepts, and scripting tools like PowerCLI, Python, or Ansible, ensuring system stability in a 24/7 on-site environment.

The role requires 3+ years in infrastructure operations and hands-on VMware vSphere administration, with familiarity in vSAN/NSX and a strong focus on change