Senior VMware Infrastructure Engineer

Job Description

Title: Senior VMware Infrastructure Engineer – Virtualization & Cloud
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Contract Duration: 12 months contract

Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Senior VMware Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, administer, and support enterprise-scale virtualization infrastructure across cloud and on-premises environments. The ideal candidate will have 5–7 years of VMware engineering experience, extensive knowledge of VMware vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, NSX, vSAN, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), and VMware cloud solutions. This role focuses on infrastructure architecture, engineering, automation, capacity planning, troubleshooting, and continuous innovation while maintaining the stability, availability, and performance of enterprise systems.

Responsibilities:

• Configure, administer, and monitor enterprise-wide virtual infrastructure across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Design, implement, deploy, and support scalable virtualization infrastructure, including hardware, storage, networking, and supporting services.
• Architect, engineer, and innovate infrastructure solutions to meet evolving enterprise requirements.
• Manage VMware environments using vSphere, vCenter Server, ESXi Hypervisor, vLCM/VUM, Site Recovery Manager, VMware Aria, NSX, vSAN, Tanzu, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), and VMware HCX.
• Troubleshoot complex issues involving ESXi hosts, virtual machines, guest operating systems, networks, storage, and virtualization platforms.
• Perform capacity planning, configuration management, performance monitoring, and infrastructure growth forecasting.
• Support containerized environments using Kubernetes, Docker, and IBM OpenShift.
• Design, implement, and support cloud infrastructure and services across Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Support hybrid cloud and VMware cloud solutions, including VMware Cloud on AWS, Azure VMware Solution, and Google Cloud VMware Engine.
• Administer converged and hyper-converged infrastructure, including Dell EMC VBlock/VxBlock, Cisco UCS, Dell EMC VxRail, vSAN Ready Nodes, and Nutanix.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure automation using PowerShell, PowerCLI, APIs, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, and VMware Aria Orchestrator.
• Automate repetitive operational tasks, infrastructure deployments, and reporting processes.
• Manage virtualized environment backup and recovery solutions, including Spectrum Protect, Rubrik, NetBackup, and related technologies.
• Support enterprise storage systems, including EMC VMAX/PMAX, VNX, Unity, XtremIO, and PowerStore.
• Work with Fiber Channel, iSCSI, NFS, and SMB storage protocols.
• Execute infrastructure changes in production and non-production environments following established change control procedures.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, knowledge base articles, operating procedures, and infrastructure diagrams.
• Conduct root cause analysis, incident triage, and troubleshooting to resolve complex infrastructure issues.
• Participate in infrastructure projects, system upgrades, process improvements, and technology innovation initiatives.
• Collaborate with internal IT teams, business stakeholders, vendors, partners, and resellers to deliver reliable infrastructure services.
• Mentor and train junior team members and provide technical guidance when required.
• Provide occasional evening and weekend support as needed.

Experience & Required Skills:

• 5–7 years of hands-on experience in VMware engineering and enterprise virtualization infrastructure.
• Extensive experience with VMware vSphere, vCenter Server, and ESXi Hypervisor.
• Strong knowledge of VMware technologies, including vLCM/VUM, Site Recovery Manager, Aria Operations, Aria Automation, NSX, vSAN, Tanzu, VCF, VMware HCX, and Aria Operations for Logs.
• Experience designing, deploying, supporting, and troubleshooting enterprise-scale virtualization environments.
• Expert-level troubleshooting skills across ESXi, virtual machines, guest operating systems, networking, and storage.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and IBM OpenShift.
• Knowledge of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, with experience in Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Experience with VMware Cloud on AWS, Azure VMware Solution, or Google Cloud VMware Engine.
• Hands-on experience with converged infrastructure, including Dell EMC VBlock/VxBlock and Cisco UCS.
• Experience with hyper-converged infrastructure, including Dell EMC VxRail, vSAN Ready Nodes, or Nutanix.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using PowerShell, PowerCLI, APIs, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, or VMware Aria Orchestrator.
• Experience with configuration management, source code repositories, automation, and reporting.
• Experience supporting enterprise backup and recovery solutions such as Spectrum Protect, Rubrik, and NetBackup.
• Knowledge of EMC storage arrays, including VMAX/PMAX, VNX/VNXe, Unity, XtremIO, PowerStore, and PowerPath.
• Strong understanding of Fiber Channel, iSCSI, NFS, and SMB storage protocols.
• Experience with Windows Server, RHEL, SUSE, CentOS, or other enterprise operating systems.
• Experience with production change management, infrastructure documentation, and root cause analysis.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a globally distributed enterprise environment.
• Strong customer service skills and the ability to perform under pressure.
• Experience mentoring junior staff and managing vendor and partner relationships.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Outlook.
• VMware certifications are preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

• VMware certifications relevant to virtualization, cloud, or infrastructure engineering.
• Experience architecting and supporting globally distributed enterprise infrastructure.
• Demonstrated ability to drive infrastructure innovation, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Flexibility to provide occasional evening and weekend support.