Senior Private Cloud Architect – VMware, Kubernetes

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ukraine, +5 more countries.

📋 Description

• Lead engagements focusing on VMware and Kubernetes architecture from the initial discovery phase to handover.

• Facilitate customer workshops to gather technical, operational, security, migration, and business requirements.

• Evaluate existing infrastructure, virtualization, networking, security, automation, and Kubernetes environments.

• Design future-state architectures for VCF and Kubernetes.

• Develop high-level and low-level designs, diagrams, procedures, migration plans, and transformation roadmaps.

• Create networking and security solutions using NSX and vDefend, including BGP and Tier-0/Tier-1 routing.

• Define architectures for automation and orchestration utilizing VCF/Aria Automation and associated technologies.

• Plan for installations, migrations, upgrades, patching, disaster recovery, and modernization initiatives.

• Present recommendations, elucidate trade-offs, and justify architectural decisions.

• Deliver implementation-ready designs and provide guidance to delivery teams as needed.

• Lead or assist in proofs of concept and technology evaluations.

• Collaborate with customers, solutions architects, delivery technical leads, and engineers.

• Keep technical knowledge current through documentation, lab testing, and certification.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive experience at a senior level in designing enterprise VMware, private cloud, or platform solutions.

• Strong practical expertise in architecture for both VMware and Kubernetes.

• Proven experience in assessing current-state environments and crafting secure, reliable, and operationally supportable future-state architectures.

• In-depth knowledge of VCF, vSphere, vSAN, NSX, vDefend, automation, operations, logging, disaster recovery, Supervisor, and VKS.

• Capability to architect Kubernetes platforms and integrate them seamlessly with VMware infrastructure, networking, storage, and security.

• Familiarity with NSX networking, including BGP, Edge Nodes, Tier-0/Tier-1 routing, route redistribution, and north-south connectivity.

• Experience with VMware automation and orchestration, including VCF/Aria Automation.

• Background in developing strategies for migration, modernization, and cloud transformation.

• Demonstrated experience in enterprise consulting or professional services.

• Ability to independently lead discovery workshops, gather requirements, and translate findings into architecture.

• Excellent presentation skills and the ability to articulate and defend technical trade-offs to both engineers and management.

• Strong written documentation skills, encompassing high-level and low-level designs.

• Proficiency in identifying and documenting risks, constraints, dependencies, and prerequisites.

• Ability to adhere to industry guidelines and best practices.

• Proficiency in English at an upper-intermediate level or higher.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work with a flexible working schedule.

• Consistent workload and stable income.

• Provision of laptops and licensed software.

• Regular performance and merit reviews.

• Personalized development plans.

• Opportunities for individual learning through the corporate library.

• Support for public speaking.

• Participation in company-wide tech and cultural events.

• Engaging CSR initiatives.

• HR support available.

• Referral bonus program.