Solutions Architect - VMware ​/ Cisco UCS​/ Nutanix – Remote Hybrid (Phoenix vicinity, Southern CA OR Las Vegas residents

Solutions Architect

We are seeking a Solutions Architect to join our Modern Infrastructure team. This high-impact, client-facing role is responsible for delivering enterprise-grade infrastructure solutions across three core pillars:
Cisco UCS compute, VMware vSphere, and Nutanix hyperconverged infrastructure. You will serve as the primary technical resource on customer engagements, translating solution architectures into successful production deployments and providing end-to-end lifecycle services from design validation through production handoff.

The ideal candidate brings 3–4 years of experience in a VAR, consulting, or professional services setting, with deep, hands-on expertise deploying and operating enterprise server, storage, and virtualization infrastructure. This role demands strong delivery capability across VMware vSphere, supported by cross-stack skills in enterprise storage, networking, and backup / data protection (e.g., Veeam). Certification in each of the VMware, Microsoft, and Cisco pillars is expected (or equivalent demonstrated delivery experience).

You will be expected to operate autonomously on-site at customer locations, lead complex deployments, and deliver measurable outcomes on every engagement.

Delivery & Implementation

• Deliver end-to-end implementation and lifecycle services for enterprise server, storage, and virtualization infrastructure, from design validation through production handoff
• Integrate compute, storage, and hypervisor platforms into cohesive production architectures; validate end-to-end functionality, performance, and resilience
• Perform infrastructure assessments, health checks, and optimization engagements across the full stack (storage, compute, networking, virtualization)
• Execute workload migrations across hypervisor and storage platforms as engagement scope requires
• Deliver backup and data protection solutions (e.g., Veeam Backup & Replication) as part of broader infrastructure engagements

Cisco UCS

• Design and build Cisco UCS compute environments, including Fabric Interconnects, chassis, blade and rack servers, and host connectivity to FC / Ethernet fabrics
• Manage UCS infrastructure through Cisco Intersight using policy-based configuration (server profiles, firmware policies, boot policies) and infrastructure-as-code templates
• Perform UCS firmware upgrades, hardware deployments, domain migrations (UCS Manager to Intersight Managed Mode), and lifecycle operations
• Integrate UCS with enterprise storage and hypervisor platforms to deliver converged and hyperconverged solutions (VMware, Hyper-V / Azure Stack HCI)
• Troubleshoot UCS hardware, firmware, and fabric-level issues across compute, storage, and network layers

VMware vSphere

• Design and deploy VMware vSphere 7.x/8.x environments, including vCenter Server, ESXi cluster builds, distributed switching (vDS), and host profile standardization
• Configure and tune vSphere HA, DRS, vMotion, and Storage vMotion for high availability and workload mobility
• Perform vCenter and ESXi lifecycle operations, including major and minor version upgrades, patching, and host hardware refreshes
• Integrate vSphere with enterprise storage (FC, iSCSI, NFS data stores, VMFS/VVOLs) and with backup and data protection platforms
• Implement vSphere networking and security best practices, including VLAN segmentation, distributed port groups, and role-based access control

Nutanix

• Design and deploy Nutanix hyperconverged infrastructure, including AOS, the AHV hypervisor, and Prism Element / Prism Central management planes
• Perform Nutanix cluster builds, node and block expansions, and AOS / AHV lifecycle upgrades using Life Cycle Manager (LCM)
• Configure and manage the Nutanix distributed storage fabric, including storage containers, deduplication, compression, and erasure coding
• Implement data protection and disaster recovery using native snapshots, async / Near Sync replication, and Nutanix DR (Protection Domains / Leap)
• Execute workload migrations to Nutanix AHV using Nutanix Move (from VMware ESXi, Hyper-V, or physical), validating performance and resilience post-migration
• Integrate Nutanix with enterprise networking, backup / data…