VMWare Specialist; JC, CLT, Plano

VMWare Speciallist

Jersey City | Plano | Charlotte

18 Month W2 Contract

Hybrid 3 days onsite 2 days remote

$76-Charlotte

$79-Plano, Jersey City

Position Summary We are seeking an experienced VMware vSphere Systems Engineer to support a large-scale, enterprise production VMware-based cloud environment running on HP and Dell server hardware. This role is responsible for planning, scheduling, coordinating, implementing, and troubleshooting virtual machine (VM) migrations and supporting the underlying virtualization infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of hands-on experience operating and troubleshooting VMware vSphere environments in production, with expertise in VMware vSphere 7.x and 8.x, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), vSAN, and VMware HCX. Strong infrastructure and networking knowledge, scripting capabilities, and experience working within an enterprise operations team are essential.

This position requires a hands-on engineer who has operated and supported complex VMware environments at scale, rather than someone whose experience is limited to basic virtual machine administration. Evening and weekend work may be required to support migrations and critical production activities.

• Plan, schedule, coordinate, and execute virtual machine migrations within a large-scale production VMware cloud environment.
• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot VMware vSphere 7.x and 8.x environments beyond basic VM-level support.
• Support enterprise virtualization infrastructure running on HP and Dell server hardware.
• Perform VMware HCX migrations and troubleshoot migration-related issues.
• Support VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and VMware vSAN environments.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, networking, authentication, security, and hardware integration issues affecting VMware environments.
• Work with VMware NSX components and virtual networking technologies, as applicable.
• Execute technical implementation plans and infrastructure changes while minimizing production disruption.
• Develop, maintain, and execute scripts to automate operational tasks and improve migration efficiency.
• Follow established technical procedures and contribute to the documentation and implementation of operational standards.
• Operate within an ITIL-based framework, following established processes for incident management, change management, and problem resolution.
• Collaborate with global infrastructure, networking, security, and operations teams across a large enterprise organization.
• Support time-sensitive technical initiatives in a high-pressure production environment.
• Participate in evening and weekend migration windows and scheduled maintenance activities as required.

• 5+ years of hands-on experience administering, supporting, and troubleshooting VMware environments in enterprise production settings.
• Strong experience with VMware vSphere 7.x and 8.x, including infrastructure-level troubleshooting beyond basic virtual machine administration.
• Demonstrated experience planning and executing large-scale VM migrations in production environments.
• Experience supporting VMware HCX.
• Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure, server hardware, networking, and virtualization technologies.
• Experience with VMware security, authentication, and hardware interfaces.
• Scripting experience for automation and operational support.
• Experience working within an enterprise IT operations team.
• Strong understanding of ITIL frameworks and operational processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to execute technical strategies, document procedures, and deliver complex technical projects.
• Ability…