Senior Cloud Engineer

Position Objective:

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

Job Description & Responsibilities:

• 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 OpenShift 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 ServiceNow 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.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 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)
• OpenShift (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: ServiceNow, 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 OpenShift certifications are preferred.