VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Architect

About the Role

At MomentumAI, you’ll architect and deliver VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9 solutions for enterprise and government clients, designing software-defined data centers that unify compute, storage, networking, and security. You’ll partner with platform, infrastructure, and security teams to modernize private and hybrid cloud infrastructure while meeting stringent security and compliance requirements.

We are seeking a VCF Architect with deep, hands-on experience in VMware vSphere, vSAN, NSX, and SDDC Manager. You will work with mission stakeholders, developers, security, and operations to design resilient architectures, implement zero trust networking, and migrate workloads to VCF platforms in both commercial and air-gapped environments.

VCF 9 represents a major evolution in private cloud platforms, featuring unified management, confidential computing, expanded storage options, and integrated security with vDefend. You’ll help clients leverage these capabilities to build secure, scalable, and sovereign cloud environments.

What You’ll Do

• SDDC Architecture: Design and implement VCF 9 environments using the unified installer, including vSphere, vSAN, NSX, and SDDC Manager configurations for enterprise workloads
• Private Cloud Design: Architect private cloud solutions leveraging VCF 9 features like confidential computing (AMD SEV-SNP, Intel TDX), data-residency controls, and geo-fencing policies
• Storage Architecture: Design principal storage configurations using vSAN, NFSv3/v4.1, Fibre Channel, iSCSI, or NVMe over Fabrics based on client requirements
• Security Implementation: Deploy vDefend for micro-segmentation, virtual patching, and east-west traffic protection against ransomware and lateral threats
• AI Workload Enablement: Architect infrastructure for AI/ML workloads using VCF 9’s optimized data paths, NVMe memory tiering, and GPU resource scheduling
• Migration & Modernization: Lead workload migrations to VCF 9 platforms using HCX, including assessment, planning, and execution
• Hybrid Cloud Integration: Design unified management strategies using VMware Aria Suite for operations, automation, and governance across hybrid environments
• Security & Compliance: Implement security controls ensuring platforms meet enterprise security standards and government requirements (FedRAMP, NIST, DoD) where applicable
• Client Engagement: Work directly with clients to understand requirements, present solutions, and guide technical decisions
• Team Leadership: Mentor junior engineers and contribute to practice development, including reusable patterns and accelerators
• Documentation: Create architecture documentation, runbooks, and training materials for client teams

Required Qualifications

Strong candidates will meet most (not necessarily all) of the following requirements.

• 8+ years of experience in virtualization, data center infrastructure, or cloud architecture roles
• Deep expertise with VMware vSphere, including advanced features like DRS, HA, and vMotion
• Strong experience with vSAN storage architecture and operations
• Hands-on experience deploying and managing VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF 5.x or later, VCF 9 preferred)
• Proficiency with SDDC Manager and lifecycle management workflows
• Remote-friendly with travel to client sites as needed

Preferred Qualifications

These are nice-to-haves that strengthen your candidacy. You don’t need all of them.

• VMware Certified Professional - VCF Administrator (VCP-VCF Administrator)
• VMware Certified Professional - VCF Architect (VCP-VCF Architect)
• Experience with NSX networking and vDefend security integration within VCF
• Experience with VCF 9 expanded storage options (NFS, FC, iSCSI, NVMe-oF)
• Experience with automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, PowerCLI, Go, Python)
• Experience with air-gapped or disconnected environment deployments

Nice to Have

• Active security clearance (TS/SCI preferred for government engagements)
• Experience working in federal or defense environments
• Familiarity with Tanzu integration for running VMs and Kubernetes workloads side-by-side