Senior Delivery Architect

Summary

Join Rackspace Technology as a VMware Architect to lead the design, delivery, and operation of VMware technology offerings. You will provide expert technical leadership and guidance, architecting VMware solutions in hybrid cloud environments and implementing solutions and proof-of-concept environments. Collaborate with clients, document solutions, and identify risks. Conduct assessments of customer environments and deliver migration recommendations. This role requires strong knowledge of distributed systems, project management, and hosting environments, along with scripting experience (PowerCLI, REST) and advanced network technology knowledge. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in VMware deployments and migrations of large customer environments and a passion for mentoring less experienced colleagues.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of designing, building, implementing, analyzing, and troubleshooting distributed, highly available systems
• Strong knowledge of Project Management methodologies
• Strong understanding of services and protocols, configuration, management, and troubleshooting of hosting environments, including web servers, databases, caching, and database services, OpenStack
• Strong knowledge of vCloud Director and vCloud Foundation
• Advanced knowledge in the application of current and emerging network software and hardware technology and protocols
• Degree in computer science, information systems, or other technology/engineering subject
• Analytical thinking and creative problem solving; you will own issues until full resolution
• Good time management skill
• Good communication skills - both verbal and written – with an ability to create and share project-related documentation
• Producing design documents such as HLDs and LLDs
• Production migration documentation including application assessments, migration architectures and migration runbooks
• Willingness to learn and a quick learner

Responsibilities

• Operating as a Lead Architect to support the design, delivery and operation of VMware technology offerings
• Providing expert VMware technical leadership, guidance and solution governance for all VMware activities
• Architect VMware solutions in hybrid cloud environments
• Implementing VMware solutions and proof of concept environments
• Participating in client workshops and working as part of joint Rackspace / customer teams
• Documenting solutions and identifying risks for management
• Providing expert VMware technical consultancy and advice to customers and project teams
• Interpreting internal/external business challenges and recommending best practices to improve products, processes or services
• Conducting assessments of customer current-state environments and delivering findings and recommendations for the best-fit migration solution based on their unique situation

Preferred Qualifications

• Scripting knowledge/experience is a plus (PowerCLI, REST)
• Healthcare industry experience a plus
• Relevant technical certifications a big plus