Virtual Platform Engineer

Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential. **Job Title:** Virtual Platform Engineer **Location:** 100% Remote (U.S.) **Position Type:** Full-time, Direct W2 **Salary Range:** $100,000–$150,000 Annually **Experience Required:** 6+ years **Sponsorship:** U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position. **Job Summary:** We are looking for a Virtual Platform Engineer to design, deploy, and operate VMware-based virtualization, software-defined networking, and software-defined storage platforms across on-premises and hybrid cloud environments. The role covers vSphere, vSAN, NSX, Aria, and Tanzu, with a focus on automation, capacity management, and the practical realities of operating a large VMware estate alongside modern cloud-native workloads. The ideal candidate has operated VMware platforms at enterprise scale, navigates the evolving VMware product landscape pragmatically, and brings strong automation and operations discipline. **Key Responsibilities** - Design and operate VMware vSphere, vSAN, and NSX environments across data centers and hybrid cloud deployments. - Build and maintain Tanzu Kubernetes Grid environments for containerized workloads. - Implement vRealize / Aria Automation for self-service VM provisioning, lifecycle management, and policy enforcement. - Operate NSX-T for software-defined networking, including micro-segmentation and load balancing. - Manage vSAN clusters, storage policies, and storage performance for diverse workload classes. - Implement disaster recovery and business continuity using Site Recovery Manager and replication. - Build automation for VMware infrastructure using PowerCLI, Terraform, Ansible, and vRO. - Design capacity management strategies including right-sizing, reservation, and workload placement. - Operate VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) deployments where applicable, applying lifecycle management, workload domain design, and integration patterns appropriate to the broader hybrid cloud strategy. - Implement and operate VMware integrations with cloud providers (VMware Cloud on AWS, AVS, GCVE). - Build observability for VMware infrastructure including performance, capacity, and compliance. - Lead VMware upgrades, lifecycle management cycles, and security patching across the virtualization estate, planning carefully sequenced rollouts that minimize disruption to dependent workloads. - Troubleshoot complex VMware issues spanning compute, network, and storage layers. - Stay current with VMware product evolution following the Broadcom transition. **Required Qualifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field. - Five or more years of hands-on VMware platform engineering experience. - Deep expertise in vSphere, vCenter, and ESXi. - Hands-on experience with vSAN and storage policy management. - Experience with NSX-T or NSX-V networking. - Strong PowerCLI scripting skills and experience with automation tooling. - Familiarity with Tanzu Kubernetes Grid or VMware container platforms. - Strong understanding of disaster recovery patterns and SRM. - Strong troubleshooting skills across compute, network, and storage layers. - Excellent communication and collaboration skills. **Preferred Qualifications** - VMware Certified Professional (VCP) or VCAP credentials. - Experience with VMware Cloud on AWS, AVS, or GCVE. - Familiarity with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). - Experience with Aria Operations / vRealize Operations. - Exposure to migration programs out of VMware to alternative virtualization platforms. **How to Apply** Would you like to know more about this opportunity? For immediate cons…