Senior Solution Architect

The SDDC Architect would need to have at least 10 years of experience. Requirements/Must Haves: 5 years practical experience designing and building Datacenter for large-scale infrastructure projects with an emphasis on sustainable production operations.5 years practical experience with distributed systems, multi-site and/or Cloud environments.5 years practical hands on experience with VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, Nutanix Demonstrable experience with the consumption and operation of Public Cloud services.A strong understanding of server and storage platforms and software defined networking.Architect, Design, Build and provide implementation and operational guidance for outcome based SDDC solutions that incorporate VMware and 3rd party products.Identify and articulate VMware product opportunities to address gaps, focus for improvement and new capabilitiesCollaborate with peers to review customer and partner SDDC designs and operational procedures, provide guidance and recommendationsWork with Quality Engineering to implement SDDC designs, perform stringent scale and stress testingArticulate design decisions and defense, as well as lessons learned and best practices at varying levels of detail depending on audience from Engineering through to LeadershipBe recognized as a subject matter expert of at least one discipline of SDDC infrastructure and services (Compute, Network, Storage, Automation, Operations, and Service Definition).VMware VCP Required, VCDX preferred.Preferred to have experience sizing and designing for Cisco Hyperflex, UCS, HP and Dell EMC hardware HCI or converged platforms Suggest project/account design reviews.Review and approve project design deliverablesExperience in preparing reports, LLD-HLD documentsEffective presentation, communication and negotiation skills with customer.Multiple technology certifications, Architecture certifications preferred.