Senior VMware Engineer

Senior VMware Engineer

Location:

Plano, Texas (Hybrid)

Employment Type:

Contract

Contract Duration: 12 Months

This position is responsible for engineering the virtualization layer of the Internal Cloud Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) stack. The role enables standardized, production-grade hosting for various workload types, including virtual machines, grid compute, and container platforms. You will ensure the virtualization layer meets enterprise requirements for availability, performance, and resiliency while integrating with automated HCI stack components.

• Engineer and maintain the VMware-based virtualization platform layer for the Internal Cloud HCI stack.
• Own virtualization engineering patterns, platform configurations, and operational standards.
• Govern the design, validation, and support of virtualized workload domains within the Internal Cloud environment.
• Support lifecycle changes, including upgrades and patching for the virtualization platform.
• Validate the performance and resiliency of the virtualization layer.
• Partner with automation and platform teams to ensure consistent delivery of virtualization capabilities.

• Experience:
  
  4–5 years of experience engineering or operating enterprise virtualization platforms in production environments.
• Hands‑on experience with Linux workloads and infrastructure troubleshooting in virtualized environments.
• Experience supporting virtualization lifecycle activities such as upgrades, patching, stability/performance triage, and production change processes.

• Familiarity with VMware virtualization concepts and hyperconverged infrastructure fundamentals (compute/virtualization/storage interaction).
• Primary Skill: VMWARE ESX
• Secondary Skill: VMWARE vSAN
• Tertiary Skill:
  Networking

• 5–7+ years supporting virtualization platforms at an enterprise scale.
• Experience operating virtualization platforms that support multiple workload domains (VMs, container platforms, grid/batch).
• VMware certification (e.g., VCP) or equivalent training/experience.
• Experience working in regulated environments with formal operational readiness, change control, and release governance expectations.

Everforth Apex is a world‑class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including Clearly Rateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

• Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection.
• We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure.
• Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a Support Linc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts.
• In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.
• Everforth Apex has a dedicated…