Principal Technical Consultant – VMware Cloud Foundation

🕒 April 3

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $180k - $210k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

💼 Consultant

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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 the architecture, design, and deployment of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) solutions across all pillars of the VCF platform; vSAN, NSX, Operations, Automation, and VKS. (VCF v9.0+ experience required) • Oversee architecture, deployment, and configuration of the VCF Fleet, vSphere, vCenter, vSAN, NSX, Operations (Network, Logs), Automation, and VKS within VCF environments. • Work with customers to define business and technical requirements for VCF-based private and hybrid cloud solutions. • 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. • Integrate VCF with third-party platforms such as storage, networking, and security solutions. • Develop and deliver technical documentation, design documents, and best practices for VCF deployments. • Mentor junior technical consultants and provide guidance on troubleshooting and optimization. • Participate in pre-sales engagements, helping scope and position VCF solutions for clients. • Ensure adherence to industry standards, security policies, and compliance requirements.

🎯 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). • 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. • Strong experience with VCF lifecycle management, automation, and workload migration. • 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. • 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. • 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.

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance • 401(k) • Paid company holidays • Paid time off • Paid parental and caregiver leave • Plus more! See benefits https://www.aheadbenefits.com/ for additional details.