Lightedge · 3 hours ago
Cloud Architect
Des Moines, IA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expLightedge is one of the few VMware VCSP partners in the USA, seeking a talented Cloud Architect. This role involves designing, implementing, and operationalizing VMware-based cloud and private infrastructure platforms to support enterprise and customer workloads.
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Responsibilities
Design, architect, and develop standards and maintenance guidelines for VMware-based cloud and private infrastructure environments, following industry and vendor best practices for HA/DRS configurations, lifecycle management, and performance optimization
Design and integrate enterprise storage solutions (e.g., Pure Storage, NetApp, or equivalent) to support performance, resiliency, and scalability requirements. Ensure best practices around multipathing, snapshots, replication, and tiering
Architect, deploy, and optimize VMware vSAN environments, including capacity planning, fault domains, performance tuning, and operational support
Collaborate with networking teams to design and integrate VMware networking (NSX & VLAN-backed environments) and ensure secure, high-performance connectivity to storage, backup, and cloud-adjacent services
Ensure platforms are designed for data protection, cyber resilience, and rapid recovery. Experience with enterprise backup platforms (Veeam, Commvault), immutable storage, and recovery strategies is strongly preferred
Serve as a top-tier escalation resource for implemented architectures, recognizing that all Operations personnel share responsibility for delivering a reliable and high-quality client experience
Ensure automation and standardization are embedded in platform designs to support repeatable, consistent deployments and upgrades
Maintain architecture diagrams, system documentation, and operational standards to support governance, audits, and knowledge sharing across teams
Work closely with infrastructure, storage, networking, security, automation, and operations teams to ensure solutions are secure, scalable, and supportable
Act as a VMware and storage subject-matter expert during customer engagements, assisting Sales with solution design, architecture validation, and technical discovery when needed
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
10+ years of hands-on experience designing and supporting VMware-based infrastructure
Strong expertise with VMware vSphere, vCenter, HA/DRS, and cluster design
Proven experience architecting enterprise storage systems and/or VMware vSAN
Experience integrating virtualization platforms with backup, DR, and cyber recovery solutions
Familiarity with NSX, Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and high-availability storage networking
Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills
Preferred
VMware certifications (VCP, VCAP, or equivalent)
Company
Lightedge
Lightedge delivers technology solutions that bring the operational benefits of the public cloud to enterprise IT workloads.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$5M2021-09-01Acquired
2004-04-23Private Equity· $5M
Leadership Team
Amy Spyksma
Sr. Director of Partner Development
Jeff Lucich
Partner Success Director
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