Vmware Technical Lead

Tata Consultancy Services; Framingham (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Incentive

Comprehensive Medical Coverage

401K Plan

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services Limited in Framingham, MA is seeking a Technical Lead to manage enterprise VMware environments, including vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, and vSAN. You will design, install, upgrade, troubleshoot, and monitor the infrastructure to ensure high availability and optimal performance.

The role requires hands-on expertise in cluster management, capacity planning, patching, security hardening, DR testing, and collaboration with Storage, Network, Security, and Application teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive VMware administration of vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, and vSAN.
• Design, install, upgrade, and troubleshoot VMware infrastructure.
• Lead cluster deployment, lifecycle management, and capacity planning.
• Advanced troubleshooting of ESXi hosts, VMs, storage, and networking.
• Patching, security hardening, and vulnerability remediation.
• Document architectures and procedures; maintain runbooks.
• Collaborate with Storage, Network, Security, Server, and App teams.
• Support DR tests, backups, and disaster recovery planning.

Responsibilities

• VMware administration with design, config, maintenance, and support.
• Monitor health, utilization, and performance; drive improvements.
• Collaborate with Infra, Network, Storage, Security, and App teams.
• Participate in on-call, maintenance, major incidents, and DR testing.

Skills

VMware administration

System monitoring

Incident response

Tools

VMware vSphere

ESXi

vCenter

vSAN

Job description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Administer, maintain, monitor, and support enterprise VMware virtualization platforms, including vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, vSAN, and related ecosystem components.
• Design, install, configure, upgrade, and troubleshoot VMware infrastructure across production, DR, and test environments.
• Lead VMware cluster management activities, including host deployment, lifecycle management, capacity planning, and hardware refresh initiatives.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting of ESXi hosts, virtual machines, storage, networking, HA, DRS, vMotion, and vSAN-related issues.
• Manage VMware patching, upgrades, security hardening, and vulnerability remediation activities while ensuring minimal business disruption.
• Configure and maintain backup, recovery, replication, snapshot, and disaster recovery solutions for virtualized workloads.
• Ensure compliance with organizational security standards, audit requirements, and infrastructure governance policies.
• Monitor infrastructure performance, analyze trends, identify risks, and implement proactive improvements to enhance platform stability and efficiency.
• Perform root cause analysis for critical incidents, develop preventive measures, and drive continuous service improvements.
• Support infrastructure modernization initiatives, including VMware version upgrades, capacity optimization, workload migrations, and cloud integration projects.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, operational procedures, and knowledge base articles.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Storage, Backup, Network, Security, Server, and Application teams to resolve complex infrastructure issues.

Roles & Responsibilities

• VMware administration responsible for the design, configuration, maintenance, monitoring, and operational support of enterprise VMware environments.
• Monitor platform health, utilization, and performance trends; implement proactive improvements to optimize availability and efficiency.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Network, Storage, Backup, Security, and Application teams to deliver stable and resilient services.
• Participate in on-call support, planned maintenance activities, major incident resolution, and disaster recovery testing exercises.

Salary Range-$100,000-$110,000 a year

TCS Employee Benefits Summary:

• Discretionary Annual Incentive.
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
• Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
• Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
• Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.a
• Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
• Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

Location

Framingham, MA

Function

TECHNOLOGY

Role

Technical Lead

ID

435854

Skills

VMWare

Salary Range

$100,000 - $110,000