VMware Cloud Engineer

Back 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 null VMware Cloud Engineer