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VMware vSphere Deployment Engineer

Location: Mumbai/Bangalore/Delhi/Chennai

Work Experience: 5–8 years of relevant VMware deployment experience.

Requirements:

Technical Skills & Experience

  • Strong hands-on experience in VMware vSphere deployments, including:

    • ESXi installation and configuration
    • vCenter deployment and configuration
    • Cluster design (HA, DRS, resource management)
  • L3-level troubleshooting skills related to vSphere deployment and integration.
  • Fair to good understanding of the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) stack, including:

    • vSphere
    • vSAN (deployment and basic design concepts)
    • NSX (basic deployment and integration knowledge)
    • SDDC Manager (conceptual understanding and/or hands-on exposure)
  • Experience deploying VMware solutions in enterprise customer environments.
  • Strong understanding of infrastructure fundamentals:

    • Server hardware
    • Storage systems
    • Networking concepts (VLANs, routing basics)

Desired / Nice-to-Have Skills

  • Hands-on experience with VCF full-stack or partial deployments.
  • NSX-T deployment and troubleshooting experience.
  • VMware PowerCLI or automation exposure.
  • Experience working in partner or professional services organizations.
  • VMware certifications such as VCP, VCF-related certifications, or equivalent.

Professional & Behavioural Attributes

  • Deployment-first mindset (implementation over operations).
  • Strong customer-facing and communication skills.
  • High ownership and ability to drive deployments independently.
  • Motivated to learn advanced VMware Cloud Foundation concepts and architectures.
  • Comfortable working in fast-paced project-based environments.
  • Team player with the ability to mentor junior engineers.

Travel Requirement

  • Willingness and readiness to travel (domestic and/or international) for customer deployments and project engagements.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Applications, or equivalent work experience.

Job Description:

  • Act as an L3 Deployment Engineer for VMware vSphere and VCF-based solutions.
  • Lead and execute end-to-end deployment of VMware vSphere infrastructure in customer environments.
  • Participate in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) deployments, including:

    • Planning and executing SDDC Manager-based deployments
    • Deploying and integrating vSphere, vSAN, and NSX components
  • Perform greenfield and brownfield deployments, upgrades, and migrations.
  • Validate infrastructure readiness (compute, storage, network) prior to deployment.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex deployment and configuration issues during implementation.
  • Work closely with customers during:

    • Requirement gathering
    • Design discussions
    • Deployment, validation, and handover
  • Produce deployment documentation, runbooks, and as-built reports.
  • Collaborate with internal architecture and escalation teams as needed.
  • Continuously build expertise in VMware Cloud Foundation, new releases, and best practices.