VMware Solution Architect

Job Description — VMware Solution Architect (Advanced Level)

Location:
Dubai, UAE (Onsite) or Remote

Employment Type:
Full-Time

Onsite Package:
AED 45,000+ per month

Remote Package:
AED 30,000 per month

Multiple vacancies — different VMware specialties

About the Role

We're hiring
senior VMware Solution Architects
who can take full ownership of designing, deploying, and optimizing enterprise-scale virtualization and automation platforms. This is not a mid-level engineering role — you will act as the technical authority for customers, lead architecture decisions, troubleshoot complex environments, and drive modernization initiatives across multi-cloud and on-prem infrastructures.

Candidates must have
deep, hands-on mastery of VMware technologies
, with at least one specialization:

• Aria Automation (vRealize Automation – Advanced Level)
• Aria Orchestrator (vRealize Orchestrator – Advanced Scripting & Integration)
• vSphere with Tanzu / Modern Kubernetes Integration
• VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Architecture
• VMware Cloud Director (VCD)
• VMware NSX ALB (Avi Load Balancer)

Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Design

• Lead end-to-end architecture of VMware-based cloud platforms (private cloud, hybrid cloud, VCF-based environments).
• Design scalable, secure blueprints using
  Aria Automation
  , including policies, services, catalogs, multi-tenancy, and extensibility.
• Develop advanced automation workflows using
  Aria Orchestrator
  with REST/SOAP integrations, PowerShell, Python, and third-party systems.
• Architect Kubernetes-ready infrastructure with
  vSphere with Tanzu
  , including namespaces, TKG clusters, and integrations with CI/CD.
• Build multi-site, highly available architectures using
  VCF
  , NSX-T, vSAN, and SDDC Manager.
• Design multitenant IaaS/PaaS platforms using
  VCD
  , including resource pools, catalogs, edge gateways, and SDN.
• Architect and optimize
  Avi Load Balancer
  deployments for L4/L7 services.

Deployment & Implementation

• Execute complex deployment projects with zero-downtime strategies and production-grade readiness.
• Configure policies, lifecycle management, image repositories, identity federation, automation pipelines, and cloud integrations (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Deploy Tanzu clusters, configure storage classes, ingress controllers, and integrate with GitOps pipelines.
• Build production-ready automation packs and integrations with ITSM, CMDB, monitoring, and security platforms.

Advisory & Governance

• Lead technical workshops, design reviews, and customer architecture assessments.
• Troubleshoot high-severity issues across the entire VMware stack (compute, storage, network, automation, Kubernetes).
• Develop migration strategies for legacy virtualization → VCF/VCF-based cloud environments.
• Provide capacity planning, performance tuning, HA/DR designs, and compliance alignment.

Documentation & Knowledge Sharing

• Create HLDs, LLDs, runbooks, implementation guides, and operational SOPs.
• Transfer knowledge to customer teams and mentor junior engineers.

Required Skills & Experience

• 8–15+ years
  of experience in VMware ecosystem, with proven solution architecture ownership.
• Strong background across virtualization, networking, storage, cloud automation, and Kubernetes.
• Deep technical expertise in at least
  two
  of the following (mandatory):
• Aria Automation (vRA)
• Aria Orchestrator (vRO)
• vSphere with Tanzu
• VCF
• VCD
• NSX ALB / Avi
• Solid experience designing large-scale production environments for enterprise or telco.
• Strong scripting background (PowerCLI, Python, JS, REST).
• Comfortable presenting architectural decisions to C-level and defending technical choices.

Preferred Certifications

(Not mandatory but strong plus — and realistically market-valued)

• VMware Certified Advanced Professional (
  VCAP
  ) – Design or Deploy
• VMware Certified Implementation Expert (
  VCIX
  )
• VMware Certified Professional (
  VCP
  ) – Any track
• Kubernetes certifications (CKA/CKAD) for Tanzu-focused roles
• Cloud certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP) for hybrid integrations

Who Should Apply

Professionals who:

• Have built real VMware automation/VCF/Tanzu platforms—not just touched them.
• Are confident leading architecture decisions.
• Can work independently in complex customer environments.
• Want to work on large-scale enterprise and telco-grade VMware projects across the GCC.