VCF Platform Engineer I — VMware & SDDC Operations

HDR; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 91,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a VCF Platform Engineer I to support the private cloud platform (VCF) on-site in Englewood, CO. You will perform daily operations, manage vSphere clusters, and assist with patching and upgrades across compute, storage, and networking components.

The role requires 3+ years in infrastructure ops, experience with VMware vSphere and ESXi, and scripting knowledge (PowerCLI, Python, Ansible). 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM shifts with on-call flexibility may apply.

Qualifications

• 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

Infra ops

Linux admin

Windows admin

Scripting

Tools

PowerCLI

Python

Ansible

vSAN/NSX

Job description

HDR is seeking a VCF Platform Engineer I to support the private cloud platform (VCF) on-site in Englewood, CO. You will perform daily operations, manage vSphere clusters, and assist with patching and upgrades across compute, storage, and networking components.

The role requires 3+ years in infrastructure ops, experience with VMware vSphere and ESXi, and scripting knowledge (PowerCLI, Python, Ansible). 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM shifts with on-call flexibility may apply.