Hands?on VMware Cloud Architect / Consultant
Company: Talent Search PRO
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Required Technical Skills vSphere/ESXi, vCenter, vSAN, NSX (T),
Aria/vRealize Suite, SRM, HCX, Tanzu/Kubernetes Hybrid cloud
(on-prem ? cloud, VMware Cloud on AWS/Azure/GCP) Network overlays
Egress controls and cost-aware architectures VMware ESXi & vCenter
(8/9) VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) VMware Lifecycle Manager
Preferred Qualifications VMware certifications (VCP-DCV, VCAP, VCF
Specialist) Soft Skills Strong communication skills Ability to work
in 24/7 critical environments Analytical and troubleshooting
mindset Team collaboration and documentation discipline Roles &
Responsibilities Role Overview VMware consultant who can shape
platform strategy, own end-to-end architecture, and lead complex
transformations across private, hybrid, and multi-cloud
environments. The ideal candidate blends hands-on depth (vSphere,
vSAN, NSX, Aria/vRealize, SRM, HCX, VMware Cloud on AWS/Azure/GCP,
Tanzu) with consulting acumen—able to advise executives, develop
roadmaps, build target-state reference architectures, and guide
delivery teams from discovery through steady state. Key
Responsibilities Strategy & Advisory Lead assessment workshops to
baseline current state (infrastructure, operations, cost, risk) and
define target-state SDDC/cloud strategy Build business cases
(TCO/ROI), migration waves, and investment plans; present to senior
leadership and architecture review boards Define governance,
landing zones, guardrails, and operating models for VMware
platforms in enterprise contexts Architecture & Design Create high-
and low-level designs (HLD/LLD) Develop capacity and resilience
models (HA/DR patterns, RPO/RTO) Define security reference
architectures (micro-segmentation, zero-trust, segmentation
policies) Delivery Leadership Lead discovery, POCs, pilots, and
phased migrations for data center consolidations and application
modernizations Direct cross-functional teams (network, security,
storage, platform, DevOps) and coach engineers on best practices
and automation Establish Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and
automation patterns (PowerCLI, Terraform, Ansible) and integrate
with CI/CD where applicable Operations, Reliability & Security
Define SRE/operational runbooks, monitoring/observability (Aria
Operations/Operations for Logs), capacity, patch baselines, and
lifecycle management Implement DR/BCP with SRM (runbooks, test
plans), plus backup/recovery integrations Drive cost optimization
(rightsizing, consolidation, reserved capacity planning) and
license posture management Partner with security, audit, and
compliance teams on policy alignment (e.g., SOX/PCI/FFIEC/HIPAA as
relevant) Stakeholder Engagement & Pre-Sales Support Translate
technical decisions into business outcomes and risk trade-offs;
create C-level decks, design packs, and decision logs Support
RFP/RFI responses, sizing, and solution estimation Additional
Requirements Strong scripting/automation: PowerCLI (must-have);
Terraform/Ansible/Python (nice-to-have) Proven ability to produce
HLD/LLD, migration plans, and executive presentations Excellent
communication, stakeholder management, and consulting skills
Keywords: Talent Search PRO, South San Francisco , Hands?on VMware Cloud Architect / Consultant, IT / Software / Systems , San Francisco, California
