Cloud Architect
LightEdge Solutions
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Des Moines • Iowa • United States
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About the role
- Design, architect, and develop standards and maintenance guidelines for VMware-based cloud and private infrastructure environments
- Design and integrate enterprise storage solutions to support performance, resiliency, and scalability requirements
- Architect, deploy, and optimize VMware vSAN environments
- Collaborate with networking teams to design and integrate VMware networking and ensure secure connectivity
- Ensure platforms are designed for data protection, cyber resilience, and rapid recovery
- Serve as a top-tier escalation resource for implemented architectures
- Ensure automation and standardization are embedded in platform designs
- Maintain architecture diagrams, system documentation, and operational standards
- Work closely with infrastructure, storage, networking, security, automation, and operations teams
- Act as a VMware and storage subject-matter expert during customer engagements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- 10+ years of hands-on experience designing and supporting VMware-based infrastructure
- Strong expertise with VMware vSphere, vCenter, HA/DRS, and cluster design
- Proven experience architecting enterprise storage systems and/or VMware vSAN
- Experience integrating virtualization platforms with backup, DR, and cyber recovery solutions
- Familiarity with NSX, Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and high-availability storage networking
- Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills
- VMware certifications (VCP, VCAP, or equivalent) preferred.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
VMwarevSANvSpherevCenterHA/DRSenterprise storage systemsvirtualization platformsbackup solutionsDR solutionscyber recovery solutions
Soft Skills
troubleshootingdocumentationcommunication
Certifications
VCPVCAP