Über die RolleThis position requires the successful candidate to work on a W2 directly with FDM. We cannot accept C2C, 1099 or employment sponsorship (e.g. H1-B) for this position.
FDM is seeking a
VMware Virtualization SME located in
NYC or Jersey City to support a project in the
Financial Services sector. Involvement in this project is anticipated to last initially 1 yearbut may be extended.
This role will be
Hybrid with requirements to be in office
3 days per week.
Das bringst du mitCore Responsibilities- Platform Architecture & Migration
- Lead the migration to VMware Cloud Foundation 9 (VCF 9), ensuring zero downtime, compliance, and alignment with security baselines.
- Design and evolve the integrated VMware stack (vSphere, NSX T, vSAN, Aria Operations, VRLI, VRNI) to meet ultra low latency and high availability requirements.
- Automation & AI Enabled Operations
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (Ansible, Terraform, PowerCLI) to automate provisioning, patching, and lifecycle management of the virtualization layer.
- Deploy agentic AI assistants (LLM powered chat ops) for ticket triage, predictive alerting, and automated root cause analysis within Aria Operations.
- Create self healing playbooks that remediate common performance or capacity events without human intervention.
- Performance Monitoring & Capacity Management
- Configure, fine tune, and maintain monitoring thresholds, alarms, and dashboards in Aria Operations, VRLI, and VRNI.
- Use AI driven anomaly detection to anticipate capacity bottlenecks and latency spikes before they affect production.
- Process Improvement & Standardisation
- Facilitate environment wide process improvement initiatives (change, release, and incident management) to increase efficiency and consistency.
- Ensure all deployments adhere to group standards, best practices, and security hardening guides (CIS, VMware Hardened Base Image).
- Vendor & Global Team Collaboration
- Interface with VMware, storage, networking, and hyper converged hardware vendors; coordinate with global IT teams to keep the platform aligned with enterprise standards.
- Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
- Participate in DR planning, testing, and execution for the virtualization environment; maintain RPO ≤ 5 seconds and RTO ≤ 15 minutes for critical workloads.
- Operational Support
- Provide Tier 2/3 support for production workloads, including 24 × 7 on call rotation.
- Conduct thorough morning and end of day health checks using scripted tools and AI generated health scores.
- Perform OS and firmware upgrades, mandatory security patches, and storage system updates through automated pipelines.
- Stakeholder & Service Management
- Liaise with application owners to gather requirements, design standards, and deploy consistent virtual infrastructure services.
- Maintain the service catalogue for internal business lines, regularly reviewing consumption, pricing, and performance metrics.
- Reporting & Governance
- Report to the Americas IT Infrastructure Virtualization Platform Manager; deliver executive dashboards on SLA compliance, cost savings, AI ops impact, and platform health.
- Required Experience & Qualifications (2026)
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
- 5-7 years of hands on experience designing, deploying, and supporting large scale VMware environments (vSphere 8+, NSX T, vSAN).
- Demonstrated experience migrating legacy VMware sites to VMware Cloud Foundation 9 or newer cloud native stacks.
- Strong automation background - expert level use of PowerCLI, vRealize Automation (vRA), Ansible, Terraform, and PowerShell/Python scripting.
- Hands on experience with the Aria Operations suite (formerly vRealize Operations), VRLI, and VRNI for log analytics and network insight.
- Solid understanding of enterprise storage (EMC/Isilon, Pure Storage, Dell/NetApp SAN, iSCSI), and how vSAN integrates with these platforms.
- Deep networking knowledge - TCP/IP fundamentals, VLANs, routing, and NSX T concepts (micro segmentation, distributed firewalls).
- Experience applying AI ops concepts: predictive monitoring, automated RCA, LLM driven chat ops, and intelligent capacity forecasting.
- Proven track record of cost optimisation (rights sizing VMs, leveraging spot/ephemeral instances, improving TCO).
- Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to influence senior stakeholders and mentor junior team members.
- Strong project management skills focused on outcome based results (Agile/ITIL preferred).
- Desired Certifications & Skills
- VMware Certified Professional - Cloud Management and Automation (VCP CMA)
- VMware Certified Advanced Professional - Cloud Foundation (VCAP CF)
- ITIL Foundation / Managing Professional.
- Experience with Aria Operations and related APIs for custom automation.
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