VCF Senior Consultant

Tekgence Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 124,000 - 193,000; Part time

Job summary

Tekgence Inc in Washington, DC is seeking a Senior VMware Design & Deploy Consultant for a 21.5-week engagement. The role focuses on building, validating, and integrating VMware Cloud Foundation architectures in customer environments, with strong day-to-day customer interaction.

You will deploy VCF components, align with the Architect's design, and document configurations and runbooks for handoff, while delivering knowledge transfer to customer teams during Day-1 and Day-2 operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years VMware delivery experience in professional services or consulting.
• Hands-on deployment of VCF 5x / 9x.
• Strong technical skills in vSphere, NSX, vSAN, and SDDC Manager.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills in customer-facing engagements.
• Experience with VCF Suite, VKS (formally TKG), or automation frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and configure VCF 9 components (VCF Management Domain, vSAN, Workload domains, NSX).
• Execute build plans, implement network/storage policies, and validate integration points.
• Troubleshoot and resolve deployment issues, escalating as needed.
• Work with Architect to align delivery with design specifications.
• Document configurations, runbooks, and operational procedures for customer handoff.
• Provide knowledge transfer and support customer teams during Day-1 and Day-2 activities.

Skills

VMware delivery

VCF deployment

vSphere

NSX

vSAN

SDDC Manager

Customer-facing communication

Tools

VCF Suite

VKS

Automation frameworks

Job description

*******Candidate must be local to Washington, D.C. area and willing to go onsite two days a week*******

Scope: This is regarding a Jumpstart-type workshop to understand our current state and future network needs.

Sr. Consultant to work with our Customer over the course of 21.5 weeks.

Customer is finally ready to get started, looking as soon as possible.

There are 344 hours avail over 21.5 weeks so it would be approx up to 16 hours per week, it's T&M.

Description and Overview

The VCF Design and Deploy Senior Consultant will implement architectures defined by the VCF Architect, focusing on build, integration, and validation activities within customer environments. This is a tactical delivery role requiring strong technical skills and customer-facing professionalism.

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy and configure VCF 9 components (VCF Management Domain, vSAN, Workload domains, and NSX).
• Execute build plans, implement network/storage policies, and validate integration points.
• Troubleshoot and resolve deployment issues, escalating as needed.
• Work alongside the Architect to align delivery with design specifications.
• Document configurations, runbooks, and operational procedures for customer handoff.
• Provide knowledge transfer and support customer teams during Day-1 and Day-2 activities.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years VMware delivery experience in professional services or consulting.
• Hands-on deployment of VCF 5x / 9x
• Strong technical skills in vSphere, NSX, vSAN, and SDDC Manager.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills in customer-facing engagements.
• Experience with VCF Suite, VKS (formally TKG), or automation frameworks.

Certifications

• Preferred - VMware Certified Professional – VMware Cloud Foundation Administrator (2V0-17.25)
• Optional - VMware Cloud Foundation Architect (2V0-13.25)

Hands-On Deployment

• vSAN cluster build and storage policies
• NSX deployment and network configuration
• SDDC Manager operations and lifecycle tasks

Implementation & Integration

• Execute build plans from architecture specifications
• Configure network and storage policies
• Validate integration points and dependencies
• Perform post-deployment validation and testing

Troubleshooting & Problem-Solving

• Diagnose and resolve deployment issues
• Log analysis and root cause identification
• Performance tuning and optimization

Documentation & Knowledge Transfer

• Create configuration documentation and runbooks
• Build as-built documentation
• Conduct knowledge transfer sessions
• Work directly with customer technical teams
• Align delivery with Architect's design specifications
• Support Day-1 and Day-2 operations activities
• Professional customer-facing communication

Technical Foundations

• vSphere administration and configuration