Sr. VCF Automation Consultant

VCF Automation Consultant (Aria / vRO / IaC)

Contract: Freelance / Independent Contractor

Timezone alignment : U.S. EST/CST

Company description

dvloper.io is a IT Services & Consulting company delivering enterprise-grade solutions across infrastructure, cloud, networking, and platform engineering. Our teams design, implement, and operate reliable systems in complex, large-scale production environments for clients across Europe and North America.

Through a strategic joint venture with a U.S.-based company that is a Expert Advantage Partner (EAP) for VMware Professional Services, we support enterprise initiatives focused on VMware Cloud Foundation 9, advanced networking, and automation.

Role overview:

We are looking for an experienced Senior VCFA Consultant / Architect to support enterprise VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) engagements within a Professional Services environment.This is a senior, hands-on consulting role combining solution architecture, implementation, automation, operations, and technical advisory responsibilities.

Key responsibilities:

• Work directly with enterprise customers throughout the PSO delivery lifecycle, from technical discovery and architecture through implementation, validation, troubleshooting, optimization, and operational handover.
• Support enterprise adoption of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF 9–9.1), covering architecture, implementation, solution validation, automation, optimization, and operational readiness in alignment with best practices.
• Design and implement VCF Automation / Aria Automation and Aria Orchestrator (vRO) solutions, including reusable workflows and Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell/PowerCLI, Python, and REST APIs.
• Configure and optimize VCF Operations / Aria Operations and Operations for Logs, including monitoring, dashboards, alerts, reporting, telemetry, and log management.
• Support core VCF infrastructure and lifecycle activities across vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, SDDC Manager, workload domains, upgrades, patching, and environment validation.
• Support enterprise cloud modernization and workload migration initiatives, including VMware HCX and, where required, VKS/Tanzu/TKG and Kubernetes environments.
• Lead technical workshops, architecture discussions, solution reviews, PoCs, troubleshooting, documentation, and knowledge transfer, providing senior technical guidance to customer and engineering teams.

Requirements:

• 7+ years of hands-on experience with VMware technologies, including vSphere, vSAN, vCenter, and complex enterprise VMware environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), ideally VCF 9.x / 9.1, across architecture, implementation, validation, and lifecycle management.
• Strong expertise in VCF Automation / Aria Automation, Aria Orchestrator (vRO), and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices.
• Experience with VCF Operations / Aria Operations and Operations for Logs, including monitoring, analytics, dashboards, logging, and performance optimization.
• Strong automation and integration experience using Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell/PowerCLI, Python, REST APIs, and enterprise platforms such as ServiceNow and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex VCF, VMware, automation, and hybrid-cloud environments, perform root-cause analysis, and implement effective solutions.
• Customer-facing consulting skills, including technical workshops, architecture discussions, documentation, knowledge transfer, and stakeholder communication.

Certifications

• VMware Certified Advanced Professional - VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
• VMware Certified Professional - VMware Cloud Foundation Architect/Admin
• VCAP-CMA or VCIX-CMA (experience must remain current)

Why Join Us?

• Work on global projects with high-profile clients.
• Enjoy a fully remote work model.
• Join a culture that values continuous learning and technical excellence.

Visit https://dvloper.io/ to learn more about our team and services.