Lead Engineer - Virtualization

Presidio, Where Teamwork and Innovation Shape the Future 
At Presidio, we’re at the forefront of a global technology revolution, transforming industries through cutting-edge digital solutions and next-generation AI. We empower businesses—and their customers—to achieve more through innovation, automation, and intelligent insights. 

The Role
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Lead Engineer – Virtualization to spearhead the design, deployment, and configuration of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments. This role is pivotal in delivering modern datacenter and hybrid cloud solutions built on VCF as the core platform. Candidates must have deep hands-on experience with VCF lifecycle management, NSX, vSAN, vSphere, SDDC Manager, and Aria Suite components. Experience with AVS, VMConAWS, and Nutanix is considered a plus for multi-cloud and edge use cases. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Lead full-stack VCF deployments from planning to execution, including management domain and workload domain design, SDDC Manager configuration, and Bring-Up process.
• Configure and integrate vSphere, NSX-T, vSAN, and Aria Suite (Aria Operations, Aria Automation, Aria Logs)components in VCF environments.
• Collaborate with architects on VCF design blueprints, capacity planning, and implementation plans tailored to customer use cases.
• Drive post-deployment configurations like NSX security policies, AVNs, vSAN policies, alerting, logging, and automation integration.
• Provide in-depth troubleshooting of VCF-specific issues across compute, network, and storage layers.
• Automate VCF Day-2 operations using Ansible, Terraform, and REST APIs.
• Assist with upgrades and lifecycle management via SDDC Manager and associated tools.
• Support hybrid cloud integration of VCF with AVS, VMConAWS, or public cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure).
• Deliver technical documentation including VCF deployment runbooks, Day-2 operations guides, and design documents.
• Mentor junior engineers specifically on VCF architecture and configurations, helping them grow into VCF engineers.
• Maintain strong customer communication during all project phases and ensure high satisfaction levels.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7–10 years of experience in virtualization and cloud infrastructure.
• Minimum 3+ years of hands-on experience deploying and managing VCF in production environments.
• Deep technical knowledge of SDDC Manager, NSX-T, vSAN, vSphere 7/8, and Aria components.
• Experience in Day-0 to Day-2 VCF lifecycle activities including patching, upgrade, certificate replacement, and integrations.
• Knowledge of Terraform, Ansible, and scripting (PowerCLI, Bash, Python) for infrastructure automation.
• Exposure to Azure VMware Solution (AVS), VMware Cloud on AWS (VMConAWS), or Nutanix is beneficial.
• VMware certifications such as VCP-VCF Administrator, VCP-DCV/NV/CMA or equivalent.

Preferred Skills: 

• Experience with multi-site VCF deployments and advanced technologies like NSX Federation.
• Working knowledge of public cloud services (AWS/Azure) and the ability to implement hybrid cloud solutions.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and integrating VMware environments into DevOps workflows.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash) to automate routine tasks and optimize infrastructure management.

Soft Skills and Communication: 

• Strong leadership and mentoring skills to guide junior engineers on VCF technologies.
• Effective communicator who can translate complex architectures into simple language for customers and stakeholders.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills under pressure.
• Strong attention to detail in architecture, implementation, and documentation.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams in global delivery environments. 

Your future at Presidio
Joining Presidio means stepping into a culture of trailblazers—thinkers, builders, and collaborators—who push the boundaries of what’s possible. With our expertise in AI-driven analytics, cloud solutions, cybersecurity, and next-gen infrastructure, we enable businesses to stay ahead in an ever-evolving digital world. 

Here, your impact is real. Whether you're harnessing the power of Generative AI, architecting resilient digital ecosystems, or driving data-driven transformation, you’ll be part of a team that is shaping the future. 

Ready to innovate? Let’s redefine what’s next—together. 

About Presidio
At Presidio, speed and quality meet technology and innovation. Presidio is a trusted ally for organizations across industries with a decades-long history of building traditional IT foundations and deep expertise in AI and automation, security, networking, digital transformation, and cloud computing. Presidio fills gaps, removes hurdles, optimizes costs, and reduces risk. Presidio’s expert technical team develops custom applications, provides managed services, enables actionable data insights and builds forward-thinking solutions that drive strategic outcomes for clients globally. For more information, visit www.presidio.com. 

Presidio is committed to hiring the most qualified candidates to join our amazing culture. We aim to attract and hire top talent from all backgrounds, including underrepresented and marginalized communities. We encourage women, people of color, people with disabilities, and veterans to apply for open roles at Presidio. Diversity of skills and thought is a key component to our business success.

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