Principal Technical Consultant – VMware Cloud Foundation
United Kingdom
Full Time
1 hour ago
$100,000 - $140,000 GBP
No Sponsorship
Key skills
AWSAzureCloudVMwareMentoringCommunication
About this role
Role Overview
Architect, design, deploy, and optimize enterprise-scale hybrid cloud and data center solutions using VMware Cloud Foundation.
Lead clients through the development of complex and global VCF-based architectures that enhance operations, automation, security, and scalability.
Serve as a subject matter expert, guiding client and project teams, mentoring junior staff, and ensuring high-quality solution delivery.
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.
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.
Tech Stack
AWS
Azure
Cloud
VMware
Benefits
Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.
We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.