Virtualization Infrastructure Architect

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This Position is: Hybrid (Brentwood, T

N)Travel Requirements: Travel up to 10% (To facilities

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Position Summ

aryThe Virtual Infrastructure Architect is responsible for the architecture, design, and ongoing optimization of the organization’s virtual infrastructure environment, with a strong focus on VMware and Nutanix platforms, hyper‑converged infrastructure, and vRealize Operations (vROps). This role provides technical leadership for highly available, scalable, and secure virtual environments supporting mission‑critical business and clinical systems. The architect establishes standards, leads modernization initiatives, and partners closely with infrastructure, cloud, storage, network, and security tea

ms.
Key Responsibilities Architecture & De

• signLead the design and evolution of enterprise VMware vSphere environments, including ESXi, vCenter, and associated compone
• nts.Architect and standardize hyper‑converged infrastructure (HCI) solutions (e.g., VMware vSAN‑based platforms) to support performance, resilience, and scalability requireme
• nts.Define reference architectures, standards, and best practices for virtual compute, storage, and management platfo
• rms.Ensure infrastructure designs align with organizational security, compliance, and availability requireme

nts.
Operations & Optimiz

• ationOwn and optimize the use of vRealize Operations (vROps) for performance monitoring, capacity management, proactive alerting, and trend anal
• ysis.Establish and refine performance baselines, capacity models, and forecasting using vROps analy
• tics.Identify and remediate performance bottlenecks, resource contention, and configuration risks across the virtual environ
• ment.Partner with operations teams to improve monitoring, incident response, and root cause anal

ysis.
Platform Engineering & Lifecycle Mana

• gementLead platform lifecycle activities including upgrades, patching strategies, hardware refreshes, and technology roa
• dmaps.Evaluate new VMware and HCI capabilities and translate them into actionable implementation
• plans.Drive infrastructure automation and consistency through templating, standards, and repeatable build pat
• terns.Support disaster recovery, business continuity, and high‑availability strategies across virtual plat

forms.
Collaboration & Lea

• dershipAct as a technical escalation point and mentor for infrastructure and operations
• teams.Collaborate with application, database, and cloud teams to align infrastructure capabilities with workload requir
• ements.Participate in architecture reviews, technical review boards, and infrastructure governance pro
• cesses.Provide clear documentation, diagrams, and executive‑level summaries for complex technical d

esigns.
Required Qualif

• ications8+ years of progressive experience in enterprise infrastructure, with significant hands‑on experience in VMware and Nutanix based virtual envir
• onments.Strong expertise in VMware vSphere, vCenter, and related core com
• ponents.Proven experience designing and supporting hyper‑converged infrastructure (HCI) solutions, including storage and performance conside
• rations.Deep working knowledge of vRealize Operations (vROps) for monitoring, capacity planning, and performance optim
• ization.Solid understanding of enterprise compute, storage, and networking concepts in virtualized envir
• onments.Experience supporting highly available, 24x7 production

systems.
Preferred Quali

• ficationsVMware and Nutanix certifications (VCP, VCAP, NCP, NCA or equ
• ivalent).Experience integrating virtual infrastructure with public or hybrid cloud p
• latforms.Familiarity with automation tools, scripting, or infrastructure‑as‑code
• concepts.Experience in regulated environments (e.g., healthcare, financial services) with strong uptime and compliance requ
• irements.Strong documentation, presentation, and stakeholder communicatio

n skills.
Key Co

• mpetenciesSystems thinking and architectural probl
• em solvingPerformance and capacity optimizati
• on mindsetStrong operational discipline balanced with forward‑look
• ing designAbility to translate technical detail into business‑relevan