Principal Solution Architect

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🕒 July 22

🇮🇳 India – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

💻 Solutions Engineer

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AHEAD

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1001 - 5000 employees

💼 Consulting

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🏢 Enterprise

💰 $5.7M Venture Round - AHEAD on 2024-05

Consulting • Artificial Intelligence • Enterprise

AHEAD is a technology consulting and systems-integration firm that accelerates digital transformation by engineering integrated solutions across infrastructure, applications, data, and security. The company specializes in AI transformation and AI-enabled infrastructure, data platform and platform/workload modernization, secure and resilient architectures, operational excellence, and managed services including IT lifecycle and procurement (AHEAD Hatch) and hardware integration (AHEAD Foundry). AHEAD delivers end-to-end services from strategy and financial consulting to build and run operations, partners with major cloud and infrastructure vendors (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Cisco, Dell, VMware, NVIDIA, ServiceNow, Palo Alto Networks, Rubrik, etc. ), and serves enterprise clients across industries such as healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, retail, and public sector.

📋 Description

• Lead technical design and implementation of **VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)** solutions across enterprise environments. • Own end-to-end technical delivery for assigned projects and workstreams. • Deploy and configure VCF components including **vSphere, vCenter, vSAN, NSX, SDDC Manager, and Aria Suite**. • Support architecture and solution design decisions in collaboration with Architects and Managers. • Drive lifecycle management, upgrades, patching, and optimization of VCF environments. • Design and implement automation and Infrastructure-as-Code practices using tools such as PowerCLI, Terraform, and Ansible. • Lead technical troubleshooting and performance tuning across virtualization and cloud platforms. • Conduct technical workshops, design reviews, and knowledge transfer sessions for customers and internal teams. • Contribute to process improvements, automation frameworks, and reusable deployment methodologies.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. • Typically **14–17+ years** of experience in IT Infrastructure / Cloud / Virtualization. • Significant hands-on experience delivering VMware Cloud Foundation solutions. • Relevant VMware certifications strongly preferred, such as: • - VMware Cloud Foundation Specialist / Architect Certification • - VCAP / VCIX • - VMware Certified Specialist – Cloud Foundation (latest version) • AWS/Azure cloud certifications are a plus.

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance coverage for employees, with options to extend coverage to dependents • Paid time off and company holidays, along with additional leave benefits as per policy • Flexible work arrangements, supporting work-life balance • Learning and development opportunities to support continuous growth and upskilling • Employee wellness initiatives and programs focused on physical and mental well-being • Retirement and statutory benefits in line with India regulations • Inclusive and people-first culture, with a strong focus on collaboration and ownership