VMware Virtualization SME

QUANTEAM - North America (RAINBOW PARTNERS Group); New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

QUANTEAM - North America (RAINBOW PARTNERS Group) is seeking a VMware Virtualization Subject Matter Expert to lead the migration to VMware Cloud Foundation 9. This role involves providing expert-level strategy and support, ensuring performance and cost efficiency across the VMware ecosystem.

The ideal candidate will have 5-7 years of hands-on experience with VMware environments, strong automation skills, and the ability to engage senior stakeholders. The position is based in New York, New York.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of hands-on experience designing and supporting large-scale VMware environments.
• Strong automation background with PowerCLI, Ansible, Terraform.
• Familiarity with AIOps concepts like predictive monitoring and automated RCA.

Responsibilities

• Lead the migration to VMware Cloud Foundation 9 ensuring zero downtime.
• Design and evolve the integrated VMware stack for high availability.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code for automation of provisioning and patching.

Skills

VMware design and support

Automation (PowerCLI, Ansible, Terraform)

AIOps concepts

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Tools

vSphere

NSX-T

vSAN

Aria Operations

PowerShell

Job description

As the founding entity of RAINBOW PARTNERS, Quanteam is a consulting firm specialized in Banking, Finance, and Financial Services. Through our core human values – proximity, teamwork, diversity, excellence – our 1000 expert consultants, hailing from 35 different nationalities, collaborate across 13 international offices: Paris, Lyon, New York, Montreal, London, Brussels, Luxembourg, Geneva, Lisbon, Porto, Casablanca, Madrid and Singapore.

Context

We are looking for a VMware Virtualization Subject Matter Expert (SME) to provide expert-level strategy, design, and 24/7/365 support for the Americas region virtualization platform. As part of an infrastructure modernization journey, this role will lead the migration to VMware Cloud Foundation 9 and pioneer AI-driven operational models, ensuring performance, reliability, and cost efficiency across the full VMware ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Lead the migration to VMware Cloud Foundation 9 (VCF 9), ensuring zero downtime, security compliance, and alignment with enterprise baselines
• Design and evolve the integrated VMware stack (vSphere, NSX-T, vSAN, Aria Operations, VRLI, VRNI) to meet high availability and ultra-low latency requirements
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (Ansible, Terraform, PowerCLI) to automate provisioning, patching, and lifecycle management
• Deploy agentic AI assistants (LLM-powered ChatOps) for ticket triage, predictive alerting, and automated root cause analysis
• Configure and maintain monitoring thresholds, alarms, and dashboards across Aria Operations, VRLI, and VRNI
• Drive DR planning and execution for critical workloads, maintaining RPO <= 5 seconds and RTO <= 15 minutes
• Provide Tier 2/3 production support including 24/7 on-call rotation
• Contribute to cost optimization initiatives through VM right-sizing, capacity forecasting, and TCO improvement

Profile

• 5–7 years of hands‑on experience designing and supporting large‑scale VMware environments (vSphere 8+, NSX‑T, vSAN)
• Strong automation background: PowerCLI, Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell / Python
• Experience with the Aria Operations suite (formerly vROps), VRLI, and VRNI
• Solid understanding of enterprise storage (Pure Storage, NetApp, Dell/EMC, iSCSI) and networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, VLANs, NSX‑T micro‑segmentation)
• Familiarity with AIOps concepts: predictive monitoring, LLM ChatOps, automated RCA, intelligent capacity forecasting
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage senior stakeholders and mentor junior team members
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience
• Certifications appreciated: VCP‑CMA · VCAP‑CF · ITIL Foundation