VMware Cloud Engineer

Location

Remote from US

Type

Contract

Duration

5+ months

Start Date

10/5/2026

Skills

VMware, KVM, Harvester, vSphere, vSan, vMotion, vCenter, vRa, Nutanix, Openshift, RedHat, PowerCLI, Python, Go, Infrastructure as Code, Terraform, AWS, Azure, GCP, PowerShell, JavaScript

Reference #

Job-11895

Job Description

Join a highly skilled Infrastructure Engineering team developing a hybrid-first, enterprise-grade platform that unifies Enterprise Data Warehousing, AI, and analytics within a scalable Lakehouse architecture. Leverage your deep expertise in VMware and KVM virtualization to design, develop, and maintain on-premises infrastructure supporting complex enterprise workloads. This role offers the opportunity to solve complex infrastructure challenges and help shape a scalable, modular platform with flexible hybrid deployment capabilities.

* **Start Date:** ASAP
* **Duration:** 5 months
* **Location: Remote from U.S.
* **Compensation:** Starting at $67 per hour (W2) plus benefits

What You’ll Be Doing
* Work within a team of skilled engineers to perform software engineering duties including problem analysis, code review, design, development, testing, troubleshooting, documentation, and support
* Conduct end-to-end testing to validate functionality, stability, and integration across the platform
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to continuously improve test strategies and processes
* Detect early signals of at-risk features and applications within the platform
* Work with the DevOps team to build and develop test tools and automation
* Perform root cause analysis of customer-reported issues
* Contribute to product documentation and manuals

Infrastructure & Virtualization
* Design, implement, and maintain the on-premises platform infrastructure
* Evaluate, improve, and maintain information security throughout the virtualized infrastructure
* Drive virtualization best practices across customer enterprise environments
* Optimize network hardware and software to enable virtualization integration

Collaboration & Communication
* Coordinate cross-functional processes to deliver on customer needs
* Collaborate closely with teams outside of infrastructure engineering to address new features and applications

Qualifications
* 7+ years of experience with a BS, 5+ with an MS, or 2+ with a PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
* Expert knowledge of virtualization technology, including hypervisors and network virtualization
* Expert knowledge of KVM and Harvester
* Expert knowledge of vSphere, vSAN, vMotion, vCenter, and/or vRA
* Expert knowledge of VMware deployment best practices in enterprise environments
* Familiarity with VMware alternatives such as KVM/Nutanix and RedHat/OpenShift
* Experience automating VMware environments using PowerCLI, Python, or Go
* Experience using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform to deploy VMware components
* Experience debugging issues within vSphere clusters, including tools such as pktcap-uw, esxtop, and esxcli
* Knowledge of L2 and L3 network protocols
* Strong understanding of cloud technologies including AWS, Azure, and GCP
* Knowledge of programming and scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, or JavaScript
* VMware Certified Advanced Professional certification

What You’ll Bring to the Team
* Broad understanding of technology and systems with the ability to investigate and solve complex problems
* Strong communication skills with the ability to tailor reporting and updates for varied audiences, including executives, customers, and team members
* Excellent analytical and judgment skills, drawing on factual and qualitative information from multiple sources
* A collaborative mindset and openness to learning new technologies and approaches
* A consistent track record of delivering commitments on time and with high quality
* Intellectual curiosity, a habit of asking questions, and a drive to continuously learn and improve #LI-RJ1 #LI-DNI #LI-Remote

For more information, please email: Job-11895@thecarreraagency.com