NSX​/AVI Architect

Job Title: NSX / AVI Architect – VCF 9 & VKS

Location: Remote – United States

Duration: 6 Months/Extendable

Pay Rate: $75–$80/hour

We are seeking an experienced NSX / AVI Architect with strong expertise in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF
9), NSX networking, AVI Load Balancer, and VMware Kubernetes Service (VKS). The ideal candidate will lead customer-facing architecture and design initiatives, translating business requirements into scalable, secure, and highly available network and application delivery solutions.

This role involves leading discovery workshops, developing high-level and low-level designs, supporting Kubernetes networking and ingress evaluations, and guiding the implementation of modern VMware infrastructure solutions.

• Lead customer discovery sessions and technical design workshops to understand business and infrastructure requirements.
• Develop architecture diagrams, high-level designs (HLDs), low-level designs (LLDs), and deployment blueprints for NSX and AVI.
• Design and implement NSX networking and AVI Load Balancer solutions aligned with VMware best practices and validated architectures.
• Support VKS evaluations, including Kubernetes networking, ingress, Gateway API, and application delivery architecture.
• Provide guidance on AVI Controller deployment automation and AKO integration for supervisor and workload clusters.
• Collaborate with VKS and VCF architects to define networking and load balancing success criteria.
• Support AVI operationalization in VCF 9 and VKS environments, including traffic visibility and observability through AVI and VCF Operations.
• Develop migration strategies for transitioning from legacy NSX and traditional network architectures.
• Review and approve technical design artifacts to ensure alignment with reference architectures and customer objectives.
• Advise customers on architecture decisions, technical trade-offs, risks, and transformation roadmaps.
• Coordinate with architects, consultants, project managers, platform engineering teams, and implementation partners.

• 8+ years of VMware experience, including hands-on architecture and design expertise.
• Strong experience designing and implementing VMware NSX and AVI Load Balancer solutions.
• Knowledge of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.x, with hands-on experience in VCF 5.x and 9.x preferred.
• Strong understanding of:
• vSphere architecture
• NSX networking and workload domain design vSAN
• VCF Automation and VCF Operations
• Experience with Kubernetes networking, AVI Kubernetes Operator (AKO), ingress technologies, and Gateway API.
• Knowledge of BGP, OSPF, EVPN, physical fabric integration, and network convergence.
• Experience designing highly available, multi-region, and multi-site network architectures.
• Familiarity with hybrid cloud platforms, including VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC), Azure VMware Solution (AVS), and/or Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE).
• Experience with automation, infrastructure lifecycle management, and migration planning.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage both technical teams and executive stakeholders.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications and comprehensive design documentation.

• VMware Cloud Foundation Architect certification (2V0-13.25).
• VMware NSX certifications.
• VMware AVI Load Balancer certifications.
• Formal training or hands-on implementation experience with VCF 9.
• Experience with VMware Validated Solutions and Reference Architectures.
• Knowledge of containerization, enterprise automation, and infrastructure observability.

• Networking: BGP, OSPF, EVPN, physical fabric integration, high availability.
• Customer Engagement: Discovery workshops, technical presentations, stakeholder management, and architectural guidance.
• Migration & Lifecycle: Legacy network migration, AVI adoption, upgrades, and lifecycle planning.