Galactic Minds INC · 1 day ago
AVS (Azure VMware Solution) Technical Architect
United States
Contract
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
13+ years expGalactic Minds INC is seeking an AVS Technical Architect with expertise in VMware and Azure networking. This role involves planning and guiding complex infrastructure deployments and migrations for large enterprise customers, ensuring successful design and deployment of AVS solutions.
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Hiring Manager
RAJESH KUMAR
Responsibilities
Partner with program managers and service delivery teams to plan, architect, and guide complex infrastructure deployments and migrations for large enterprise customers, moving them from on-premises VMware environments to AVS
Work directly with customer application, infrastructure, and security stakeholders to define requirements, strategy, and processes for successful design, deployment, and migration
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Azure/AVS and VMware products to propose solutions and act as a subject matter trainer for other specialists
Share knowledge through solution documents, technical communities, automated self-help solutions, and training programs
Qualification
Required
AVS (Azure VMware Solution) architecture-level expertise – deep understanding of design and enterprise-scale deployment
VMware NSX-T – hands-on architecture and design experience
vSAN architecture – in-depth knowledge for enterprise deployment
HCX (Hybrid Cloud Extension) Advanced/Enterprise features – for migration and hybrid setups
VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) – for disaster recovery and replication design
Azure networking for AVS – advanced expertise in: ExpressRoute, Azure Virtual WAN, Azure Route Server
Datacenter architecture & platform design – enterprise migration planning and large-scale infrastructure design
13+ years of IT experience
Minimum 3 years on Azure VMware Solution (AVS)
5+ years on VMware vSphere, Azure cloud services deployments, and cloud migrations
Experience architecting and designing datacenter and cloud infrastructures using VMware and Microsoft technologies
Strong knowledge of VMware Core Cloud Infrastructure: Required: VMware vSphere 6.0+, VMware NSX-T (edge services, implementation, migration from VLAN/NSX-v), VMware vSAN, VMware HCX Advanced & Enterprise
Experience with on-premises-to-cloud or cloud-to-cloud migrations using VMware HCX
Experience with relevant Azure technologies: Required: Azure ExpressRoute, Azure VPN, Azure Virtual WAN, Azure Route Server, Azure networking
Understanding of cloud management systems and solutions
Strong platform architecture knowledge: hardware platforms, hypervisors, networking, security, data protection, high availability, monitoring, patching
Familiarity with security & compliance standards across enterprise IT environments
Azure hosting or infrastructure experience and public cloud knowledge is highly desired
Knowledge of datacenter networking fabric topologies (Layer 2 & Layer 3)
BS or postgraduate degree in Computer Science or technology-focused discipline, or equivalent experience
Preferred
VMware Site Recovery Manager & vSphere Replication
VMware management suite (vCD, vROps, vRNI, vRLI)
Azure Disk Pools
Azure NetApp Files
Azure Monitoring & Security (Monitor, Arc, Security Center)
3rd party network appliances for Azure & VMware
Preferred but not mandatory: VCDX-DCV/CMA, CCDP, CCNP, VCP-NV
Experience working with enterprise customers on Azure-specific solutions and deployments
Strong communication, presentation, and influencing skills
Excellent customer service, ability to handle complex or sensitive situations, lead projects, and motivate teams
Company
Galactic Minds INC
Galactic Minds INC is a leading IT consulting company specialized in staffing and workforce solutions with a strong presence across USA, Canada, and Mexico.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Akash Pattnaik
Founder and M.D.
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