Ahead
Principal Technical Consultant – VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
United States · Principal
Sponsorship not specified$180k-$210kDetected 118 days ago
AWSAzureCloud PlatformsLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingMentoring
About the role
- We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD.
- You will serve as a subject matter expert, guiding client and project teams, mentoring junior staff, and ensuring high-quality solution delivery.
- This OTE range may vary based on the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, and geographic location.
Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture, design, and deployment of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) solutions across all pillars of the VCF platform
- Architecture, design, and implement global, multi-site, enterprise architectures, workload mobility, and disaster recovery strategies.
- Primary Architectural Lead for technical discussions, workshops, and knowledge transfer sessions for clients and internal teams.
- Develop and deliver technical documentation, design documents, and best practices for VCF deployments.
- Identify and drive new business opportunities related to VMware Cloud solutions.
Requirements
- Minimum of 15 years of technical experience with VMware and supporting technologies.
- VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Architect Certification ( Exam 2V0-13.25 required).
- Strong experience with VCF lifecycle management, automation, and workload migration.
- Experience with Elastic VMware Services (EVS) on AWS or Azure VMware Solution (AVS) highly desirable.
- Strong understanding of software-defined networking (SDN), security policies, and enterprise storage.
- Experience integrating VCF with third-party tools such as backup, monitoring, and automation solutions.
- VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Administrator Certification (Exam 2V0-17.25 ) highly desired
- Specialty VCF VCAP-level certification highly desired, in either NSX, Operations, Automation, or VKS highly desired.
- Extensive architecture, design, and deployment expertise with VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 (VCF), including VCF Global Fleet, vSphere, NSX, vSAN, and Aria Suite.
- Hands-on experience deploying, upgrading, and managing VCF on various hardware platforms and HCI solutions. Experience with Elastic VMware Services (EVS) on AWS or Azure VMware Solution (AVS) highly desirable.
- Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong written and verbal client-facing communication and presentation abilities.
- Industry certifications such as VCAP, VCDX, or equivalent VMware certifications are highly desirable.
- Willingness to travel at least 10% as needed.
- Expectations
Skills
- Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.
- Candidates will not be penalized for choosing to opt-out.
Compensation
- The compensation range indicated in this posting reflects the On-Target Earnings ("OTE") for this role, which includes a base salary and any applicable target bonus amount.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Paid parental and caregiver leave
- Plus more! See benefits https://www.aheadbenefits.com/ for additional details.
Company info
- Act as a trusted advisor to customers, helping define long-term private cloud strategies.
- Work with customers to define business and technical requirements for VCF-based private and hybrid cloud solutions.
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