
Principal Engineer
reDesign
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Lead end‑to‑end design engagements, including discovery workshops, requirement analysis, and solution planning.
- Develop and defend High‑Level Designs (HLDs) and Low‑Level Designs (LLDs) for complex, multi‑site VCF environments.
- Serve as the highest‑level technical escalation point for VMware solutions (vSphere, vSAN, NSX, Aria, HCX, and DR) while actively training on the broader VCF stack.
- Plan hybrid cloud integrations with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, including migration strategies and HCX‑based mobility.
- Define security, compliance, and operational standards aligned with frameworks such as PCI‑DSS, HIPAA, and FedRAMP.
- Produce reference designs, validated configurations, best‑practice guides, and internal enablement materials.
- Partner with sales, delivery leadership, and customer executives to shape program scope, success criteria, and modernization roadmaps.
- Ensure solution alignment across compute, storage, networking, automation, and cloud management platforms.
- Mentor senior engineers and contribute to internal capability development.
Requirements
- 8–12 years of experience in enterprise IT, solution design, or cloud engineering
- Advanced expertise with core VMware ecosystem: vSphere, vSAN, NSX, and Aria Suite.
- Eagerness to learn: A strong willingness and technical aptitude to complete comprehensive training to become a subject matter expert in VMware cloud Foundation (VCF)
- Ability to translate business requirements (RTO/RPO, SLA, compliance, cost models) into actionable technical plans.
- Proven experience designing multi-datacenter or global VMware solutions.
- Deep understanding of hybrid cloud planning, migrations, and hyperscaler integrations.
- Experience designing secure, compliant, and highly available private cloud environments.
- Prior exposure to or foundational knowledge of VMware Cloud Foundation is a major plus, but not strictly required.
- VMware Certified Professional (VCP) or VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) in relevant tracks.
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match (annual dollar cap applied)
- Flexible time off plan
- 15 paid holidays
- Sick leave (amount varies by state requirements and is at least the minimum required by any state)
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Life insurance
- Paid parental leave
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Hard Skills & Tools
High-Level Designs (HLDs)Low-Level Designs (LLDs)VMware vSphereVMware vSANVMware NSXVMware AriaVMware HCXAWSAzureGoogle Cloud
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingadaptabilitytechnical aptitudecustomer engagementtraining
Certifications
VMware Certified Professional (VCP)VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP)