VMWare Architect

ATC; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ATC is seeking an NSX Administrator to design, deploy, and manage VMware NSX environments across the data center. You will ensure stability, security, and performance of virtual networks.

Collaborate with security, systems, and network teams; develop automation, maintain documentation, and support modernization initiatives. This role includes on‑call rotations and ongoing NSX optimization.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and administer VMware NSX-T environments (logical routing, switching, load balancing, distributed firewall)
• Manage micro-segmentation strategies and enforce security postures across workloads
• Perform maintenance, updates, and lifecycle management of NSX components and related VMware platforms
• Monitor NSX health, performance, capacity, and logs using native and third-party tools
• Troubleshoot complex issues involving network overlays, transport nodes, edge appliances, and physical-network integrations
• Collaborate with network, server, and security teams on architecture designs, upgrades, and deployments
• Develop and maintain documentation including topology diagrams and SOPs
• Implement automation and scripting to improve efficiency and disaster-recovery readiness
• Support incident response activities for network virtualization and ensure timely resolution
• Participate in on-call rotation and provide escalation for critical infrastructure issues

Job description

The NSX Administrator is responsible for the design, deployment, configuration, and ongoing management of VMware NSX environments. This role ensures the stability, security, and performance of virtualized network infrastructure while collaborating closely with security, systems, and network teams. The NSX Administrator also provides advanced troubleshooting, develops automation to streamline operations, and supports overall data center modernization initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and administer VMware NSX-T environments, including logical routing, switching, load balancing, and distributed firewall policies.
• Manage micro segmentation strategies and enforce network security posture across virtualized workloads.
• Perform regular maintenance, updates, and lifecycle management of NSX components and related VMware platforms.
• Monitor NSX infrastructure health, performance, capacity, and logs using native tools and third‑party monitoring systems.
• Troubleshoot complex issues involving network overlays, transport nodes, edge appliances, and integrations with physical networks.
• Collaborate with network, server, and security teams to support architecture designs, platform upgrades, and new deployments.
• Develop and maintain documentation including topology diagrams, standard operating procedures, and configuration records.
• Implement automation and scripting to improve efficiency, consistency, and disaster recovery readiness.
• Support incident response activities related to network virtualization and ensure timely resolution.
• Participate in on‑call rotation and provide escalation support for critical infrastructure issues.