VMWare Specialist (JC, CLT, Plano)

Matlen Silver; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Matlen Silver is seeking a Senior VMware vSphere Systems Engineer to support a large-scale, enterprise production VMware cloud environment. The role covers planning, migrations, and troubleshooting across vSphere 7.x/8.x, VCFoundation, vSAN, and HCX on HP/Dell hardware.

The candidate will work within an enterprise IT operations team, with evening/weekend migration windows as required and a hybrid onsite/remote work model across Jersey City, Plano, and Charlotte.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in enterprise VMware production environments.
• Hands-on with VMware vSphere 7.x/8.x in large-scale deployments.
• Experience with HCX migrations and VCF/vSAN.
• Scripting for automation to aid migrations.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and execute VM migrations in a production VMware cloud.
• Administer and troubleshoot vSphere 7.x/8.x beyond basic VM tasks.
• Support enterprise infrastructure on HP and Dell servers.
• Perform HCX migrations and troubleshoot issues.
• Support VCF and vSAN environments; collaborate with global teams.

Skills

VMware vSphere 7.x

VMware vSphere 8.x

VMware HCX

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)

VMware NSX

Scripting (PowerShell/CLI)

ITIL processes

Tools

PowerCLI

HP/Dell hardware

Job description

VMWare Speciallist

Jersey City | Plano | Charlotte

18 Month W2 Contract

Hybrid 3 days onsite 2 days remote

$76-Charlotte

$79-Plano, Jersey City

Job Title: Senior VMware vSphere Systems Engineer

Position SummaryWe are seeking an experienced VMware vSphere Systems Engineer to support a large-scale, enterprise production VMware-based cloud environment running on HP and Dell server hardware. This role is responsible for planning, scheduling, coordinating, implementing, and troubleshooting virtual machine (VM) migrations and supporting the underlying virtualization infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of hands-on experience operating and troubleshooting VMware vSphere environments in production, with expertise in VMware vSphere 7.x and 8.x, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), vSAN, and VMware HCX. Strong infrastructure and networking knowledge, scripting capabilities, and experience working within an enterprise operations team are essential.

This position requires a hands-on engineer who has operated and supported complex VMware environments at scale, rather than someone whose experience is limited to basic virtual machine administration. Evening and weekend work may be required to support migrations and critical production activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, coordinate, and execute virtual machine migrations within a large-scale production VMware cloud environment.
• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot VMware vSphere 7.x and 8.x environments beyond basic VM-level support.
• Support enterprise virtualization infrastructure running on HP and Dell server hardware.
• Perform VMware HCX migrations and troubleshoot migration-related issues.
• Support VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and VMware vSAN environments.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, networking, authentication, security, and hardware integration issues affecting VMware environments.
• Work with VMware NSX components and virtual networking technologies, as applicable.
• Execute technical implementation plans and infrastructure changes while minimizing production disruption.
• Develop, maintain, and execute scripts to automate operational tasks and improve migration efficiency.
• Follow established technical procedures and contribute to the documentation and implementation of operational standards.
• Operate within an ITIL-based framework, following established processes for incident management, change management, and problem resolution.
• Collaborate with global infrastructure, networking, security, and operations teams across a large enterprise organization.
• Support time-sensitive technical initiatives in a high-pressure production environment.
• Participate in evening and weekend migration windows and scheduled maintenance activities as required.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience administering, supporting, and troubleshooting VMware environments in enterprise production settings.
• Strong experience with VMware vSphere 7.x and 8.x, including infrastructure-level troubleshooting beyond basic virtual machine administration.
• Demonstrated experience planning and executing large-scale VM migrations in production environments.
• Experience supporting VMware HCX.
• Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure, server hardware, networking, and virtualization technologies.
• Experience with VMware security, authentication, and hardware interfaces.
• Scripting experience for automation and operational support.
• Experience working within an enterprise IT operations team.
• Strong understanding of ITIL frameworks and operational processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to execute technical strategies, document procedures, and deliver complex technical projects.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet strict implementation timelines.
• Flexibility to support scheduled evening and weekend maintenance or migration windows.

Preferred Technical Skills

• VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) – experience supporting and operating enterprise private cloud environments.
• VMware vSAN – experience supporting software-defined storage and troubleshooting storage-related issues.
• VMware NSX – experience with software-defined networking and network virtualization; highly preferred but not required.
• VMware HCX – experience with migration planning, execution, and troubleshooting.
• HP and Dell server hardware – experience supporting enterprise server infrastructure.
• Scripting and automation – experience automating VMware administration, migrations, and operational tasks.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a hands-on VMware Systems Engineer or Administrator with a proven track record of operating VMware infrastructure in a live enterprise production environment. This individual should be comfortable troubleshooting complex infrastructure issues, coordinating large-scale migrations, and working across virtualization, networking, storage, and hardware teams.

Candidates should have experience with one or more of the following job titles:

• VMware Systems Engineer
• Senior VMware Engineer
• VMware Administrator
• VMware Infrastructure Engineer
• VMware Specialist
• VMware Cloud Engineer
• Virtualization Engineer
• VMware Migration Engineer

Work Environment

• Enterprise-scale VMware production cloud environment.
• HP and Dell server infrastructure.
• Operations-focused team supporting mission-critical systems.
• Evening and weekend work required as needed for migrations and maintenance.
• Collaboration with global teams across a large organization.