VCF Platform Engineer I — VMware & SDDC Ops

HDR; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 83,160 - 148,500; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a candidate for an on-site role to perform day-to-day operational support for the VCF private cloud platform. Duties include supporting SDDC Manager, monitoring platform health, assisting with lifecycle operations, and maintaining documentation.

Preferred qualifications include VMware certifications and familiarity with various operations. The position requires scheduled on-call flexibility, and salaries range based on location, with competitive pay structures shown.

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.
• Working knowledge of Linux and Windows Server administration.
• Experience with PowerCLI, Python, or Ansible.
• Understanding of core datacenter concepts including compute, storage, networking.
• Ability to support operational tasks in a production environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform operational support for the VCF private cloud platform.
• Support SDDC Manager and perform routine platform tasks.
• Assist with VCF lifecycle operations including patching.
• Monitor platform health and escalate issues.
• Participate in incident response.
• Maintain operational documentation and runbooks.

Job description

HDR is seeking a candidate for an on-site role to perform day-to-day operational support for the VCF private cloud platform. Duties include supporting SDDC Manager, monitoring platform health, assisting with lifecycle operations, and maintaining documentation.

Preferred qualifications include VMware certifications and familiarity with various operations. The position requires scheduled on-call flexibility, and salaries range based on location, with competitive pay structures shown.