Vmware Architect

Role: VCF Architect- Design and Deploy

Location: Remote

Duration:12+months

Interview:  video

Why WWT?

At World Wide Technology, we work together to make a new world happen. Our important work benefits our clients and partners as much as it does our people and communities across the globe. WWT is dedicated to achieving its mission of creating a profitable growth company that is also a Great Place to Work for All. We achieve this through our world-class culture, generous benefits and by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions for our clients.

Founded in 1990, World Wide Technology (WWT) is a global technology solutions provider leading the AI and Digital Revolution. With more than $20 billion in annual revenue, WWT combines the power of strategy, execution and partnership to accelerate digital transformational outcomes for large public and private organizations. Through its Advanced Technology Center, a collaborative ecosystem of the world's most advanced hardware and software solutions, WWT helps clients and partners conceptualize, test and validate innovative technology solutions for the best business outcomes and then deploys them at scale through its global warehousing, distribution and integration capabilities.

With over 10,000 employees and more than 55 locations around the world, WWT's culture, built on a set of core values and established leadership philosophies, has been recognized 13 years in a row by Fortune and Great Place to Work® for its unique blend of determination, innovation and creating a great place to work for all. With this culture at its foundation, WWT bridges the gap between business and technology to make a new world happen for its customers, partners and communities.

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Description and Overview

The VCF Design and Deploy Architect will work directly with customers to understand business requirements, and design a VCF9 architecture. This role focuses on high-level and low-level solution architecture and design leadership, ensuring that deployments align with VMware best practices and customer goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead design workshops and discovery sessions with customer stakeholders.
• Develop architecture diagrams, business requirements, high-level, low-level designs for VCF 9.
• Define workload domain strategy, NSX design, vSAN policies, Fleet management, SDDC Manager integration.
• Provide input to transformation roadmaps and migration strategies from legacy vSphere/VCF.
• Collaborate with oversight architects, consultants, project managers, and partner teams to ensure designs are executed effectively.
• Review and approve design artifacts, ensuring alignment with VMware reference architectures.
• Act as a trusted advisor to customer executives and technical leads.

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years VMware experience
• Hands-on experience designing VMware Cloud Foundation 5x / 9x solutions.
• Training in VCF 9 (hands-on preferred).
• Deep technical knowledge of VCF, including vSphere architecture, NSX, vSAN, and VCF Automation and VCF Operations.
• Strong communication and presentation skills for both technical and executive audiences.
• Hybrid cloud experience (VMC on AWS, or Azure VMware Solution, or Google Cloud VMware Engine).
• Familiarity with VCF Suite, containerization, and enterprise automation strategies.

Certifications

• VMware Cloud Foundation Architect (2V0-13.25)

Skills Checklist

Core Design Capabilities

• Multi-region and multi-site VCF design
• Workload domain strategy and segregation
• NSX networking and security design
• vSAN storage architecture and policies
• SDDC Manager and Fleet management design Customer Engagement
• Customer-facing discovery and design workshops
• Discussing design tradeoffs and alternatives
• Executive and technical stakeholder presentations
• Trusted advisor relationship building Requirements & Documentation
• Translate business requirements into technical requirements
• Document risks and design decisions
• Capture functional and non-functional requirements
• Create high-level and low-level design documents
• Develop architecture diagrams and deployment blueprints Migration & Lifecycle
• Legacy vSphere to VCF 9 migration strategies
• Upgrade and lifecycle planning Technical Knowledge
• VCF 9.0 architecture and new capabilities
• VCF 5x and 9x hands-on experience
• VCF Operations integration
• VMware validated solutions and reference architectures Collaboration
• Work with consultants, project managers, and partners
• Design review and approval processes
• Cross-team coordination and alignment