Senior Consultant - VMWare Cloud Foundation Design & Deploy/No Clearance in Alexandria, Virginia at CALIBRE Systems Inc
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Job Description
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CALIBRE Systems, inc., an employee owned mission focused solutions and digital transformation company, is looking for an Architect to support work around the country. Travel will be involved.
The VCF Design & Deploy Senior Consultant is a mission-critical, hands-on expert responsible for delivering VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) solutions within secure, enterprise-scale environments. This role bridges architecture and execution—bringing designs to life through deployment, integration, and optimization.
You will work directly with customer stakeholders across high-visibility DoD, federal, or regulated environments to implement scalable, secure, and high-performing platforms.
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead deployment and configuration of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments across multiple U.S. locations
- Implement core technologies including vSphere, vSAN, NSX, SDDC Manager, and VMware Aria/vRA
- Execute deployment runbooks aligned with architectural designs and VMware validated architectures
- Configure and validate compute, storage, networking, and virtualization layers
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure and integration issues during deployment and post-deployment
- Conduct environment assessments and provide recommendations for performance, scalability, and stability
- Collaborate with architects, engineers, and stakeholders to ensure successful delivery and execution accuracy
- Produce high-quality documentation (as-builts, runbooks, procedures)
- Support Day-1 and Day-2 operational readiness and knowledge transfer
- Operate effectively in secure, mission-critical DoD, federal, or regulated environments
- Strong hands-on experience with VMware technologies (VCF, NSX-T, vSphere, vSAN, SDDC Manager)
- Experience deploying enterprise virtualization or SDDC solutions
- Solid understanding of:
- Networking (TCP/IP, VLANs, routing)
- Storage technologies
- Infrastructure integration
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
- Excellent customer-facing consulting and communication skills
- CompTIA Security+ certification (active)
- VMware Cloud Foundation Administrator certification (or ability to obtain within 60 days)
- Willingness to work onsite and travel (~50%)
Preferred Skills & Certifications
- VMware certifications (VCP or higher in VCF, NSX, vSAN, vSphere)
- Experience with automation and scripting (PowerCLI, Ansible, Terraform)
- Exposure to VMware Kubernetes (VKS/TKG)
- Experience with VMware Aria (Automation / Operations)
- Background in lifecycle management, upgrades, and optimization
- Experience supporting DoD, federal, or regulated environments
- Bachelor’s degree or 7–10 years equivalent experience
- 5+ years of hands-on VMware deployment experience
- Proven delivery of end-to-end VCF or SDDC solutions
- Strong depth across compute, storage, and network virtualization
Engagement Model
- ~50% travel / onsite delivery model across U.S. locations
- Project-based work supporting modernization and private cloud initiatives
REMOTE, United States
Full-Time/Regular