VCF Architect
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VCF 9 Architect – Remote | USA Job Title: VCF 9 Architect / VMware Cloud Foundation Architect Location: Remote – USA Employment Type: Contract / Full-Time Experience: 10+ years in VMware / Virtualization; strong VCF 9 architecture experience Work Authorization: Open to qualified candidates authorized to work in the USA Position Overview We are seeking a highly experienced VCF 9 Architect to design, implement, modernize, and optimize enterprise VMware Cloud Foundation environments. The architect will provide technical leadership across compute, storage, networking, security, automation, lifecycle management, and private-cloud architecture. VCF 9 integrates technologies including vSphere/ESXi, vSAN, NSX, vCenter, VCF Operations, VCF Automation, HCX, and Kubernetes capabilities into an integrated private-cloud platform. Key Responsibilities • Lead the architecture and design of VMware Cloud Foundation 9.x environments., • Develop HLD/LLD architecture documents, deployment designs, topology diagrams, and implementation plans., • Design VCF Management Domains and Workload Domains based on application, security, availability, and performance requirements., • Architect vSphere clusters, ESXi hosts, vCenter, vSAN, NSX, and VCF management components., • Design NSX networking and security, including overlay networking, segments, gateways, distributed firewall, routing, and micro-segmentation., • Design vSAN storage architecture, capacity planning, performance, resilience, and availability., • Architect VCF Operations and VCF Automation for monitoring, capacity management, governance, and self-service automation., • Develop strategies for VCF 9 brownfield migration, vCenter-to-VCF conversion, workload-domain import, and VCF modernization. VCF 9 supports deployment, expansion, conversion of existing vCenter environments, and import workflows., • Lead VCF lifecycle management, patching, upgrades, and version compatibility planning., • Define upgrade and migration strategies across VCF Operations, Automation, SDDC Manager, NSX, vCenter, ESXi, and related components., • Design high-availability, disaster-recovery, backup, security, and business-continuity architectures., • Support integration with enterprise networking, storage, DNS, Active Directory/LDAP, PKI, monitoring, backup, and security platforms., • Provide architecture guidance for Kubernetes, modern applications, AI workloads, and private-cloud platforms., • Review infrastructure capacity, performance, scalability, and operational requirements., • Conduct architecture reviews and provide technical recommendations to engineering and infrastructure teams., • Develop standards, reference architectures, implementation runbooks, and operational procedures., • Troubleshoot complex VCF architecture and infrastructure issues and coordinate with vendor support when required., • Mentor VMware engineers and provide technical leadership across implementation and operations teams. Required Technical Skills VMware / VCF • VMware Cloud Foundation 9.x, • vSphere / ESXi, • vCenter Server, • vSAN, • NSX, • VCF Operations, • VCF Automation, • VCF Installer, • SDDC Manager, • HCX, • VCF Fleet Management, • VCF Operations for Networks and Logs Broadcom's VCF 9 administrator materials specifically identify vCenter, ESX, vSphere Supervisor, vSAN, NSX, VCF Identity Broker, VCF Automation, VCF Operations, VCF Operations for Logs, Fleet Management, and VCF Operations for Networks/HCX as key VCF components. Infrastructure • Enterprise compute and storage architecture, • Data center networking, • TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, • Routing and switching, • Load balancing, • SAN/NAS/NFS, • Hardware lifecycle and capacity planning Automation • PowerCLI, • REST APIs, • VMware automation, • Terraform and/or Ansible, • Infrastructure as Code, • CI/CD concepts Cloud & Modern Workloads • Kubernetes, • VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS), • Private cloud architecture, • Hybrid cloud, • Container platforms, • AI/GPU infrastructure concepts VCF 9.1's current platform includes vSphere, vSAN, NSX, VKS, VCF Operations, VCF Automation, HCX, and VCF Private AI Services. Architecture & Design Responsibilities The successful architect should be able to take an enterprise requirement and translate it into: Business Requirements ↓ Capacity & Workload Assessment ↓ VCF Architecture & Topology ↓ Compute + Storage + Network + Security Design ↓ Management & Workload Domains ↓ Automation & Operations ↓ Implementation & Migration ↓ Day-2 Operations & Optimization Preferred Qualifications • VMware VCP/VCAP or equivalent hands-on experience., • VCF 9.x certification or demonstrated VCF 9 architecture experience., • Experience designing large-scale enterprise private-cloud environments., • Experience with VCF migrations and modernization., • Strong knowledge of VMware networking and NSX., • Experience with vSAN architecture and troubleshooting., • Experience with automation and Infrastructure as Code., • Strong documentation and communication skills., • Ability to work independently with distributed U.S. teams. Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate is an enterprise VMware/VCF architect who can work across architecture, engineering, migration, automation, networking, storage, security, and operations—not simply administer individual VMware components. Keywords: VCF 9 Architect, VMware Cloud Foundation 9, VCF 9.x, VMware Architect, vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, vSAN, NSX, VCF Operations, VCF Automation, SDDC Manager, HCX, VKS, Kubernetes, Private Cloud, NSX-T, Cloud Foundation, VMware Infrastructure, Terraform, PowerCLI, Automation, Hybrid Cloud.