Senior Cloud Engineer

Design and deliver a scalable, secure private cloud platform using VMware and Open Shift. The role is focused on architecture, implementation, and onboarding, ensuring the platform is production‑ready, standardized, and aligned with security, governance, and operational requirements.

• Responsible for the end‑to‑end design and implementation of private cloud infrastructure and container platforms.
• Define architecture designs (HLD/LLD) for cloud infrastructure and platform services.
• Build and deploy core cloud platforms based on VMware and Open Shift technologies.
• Integrate cloud platforms with enterprise systems, including networking, security, monitoring, identity management, and ITSM solutions.
• Enable cloud capabilities such as automation, self‑service provisioning, orchestration, and multi‑tenancy.
• Define standards for scalability, availability, performance, and security.
• Ensure platform designs comply with cybersecurity policies, governance frameworks, and industry best practices.
• Deploy and configure the VMware stack, including vSphere, vCenter, NSX‑T, and vSAN.
• Implement disaster recovery (DR) architecture, backup solutions, and replication strategies.
• Design and deploy cloud management components, including VMware Aria Automation (vRA), Aria Orchestrator (vRO), and Aria Operations (vROps).
• Design and implement automation workflows using vRO, Ansible, Python, and REST APIs.
• Enable self‑service provisioning and service catalog capabilities through Service Now and VMware Aria Automation.
• Build templates, blueprints, and standardized deployment models.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, network, and application teams to ensure successful platform adoption and onboarding.
• Provide technical guidance, troubleshooting, and support during implementation and operational handover phases.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, or platform engineering.
• VMware stack: vSphere, vCenter, NSX‑T, vSAN, Aria Suite (vRA, vRO, vROps)
• Open Shift (OCP): deployment, administration, scaling, networking, and storage integration
• Automation:
  Ansible, Python, REST APIs, and infrastructure automation
• Networking:
  Data center networking, segmentation, load balancing, and firewalls
• Storage:
  Enterprise storage, software‑defined storage, backup, and disaster recovery
• Integration:
  Service Now, identity management, APIs, and enterprise systems
• Strong understanding of cloud security, governance, and compliance requirements
• Experience with Kubernetes and containerized environments
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem‑solving skills
• Relevant VMware and/or Red Hat Open Shift certifications are preferred.