Azure VMware Solution Architect

About Us:

LTIMindtree is a global technology consulting and digital solutions company that enables enterprises across industries to reimagine business models, accelerate innovation, and maximize growth by harnessing digital technologies. As a digital transformation partner to more than 700 clients, LTIMindtree brings extensive domain and technology expertise to help drive superior competitive differentiation, customer experiences, and business outcomes in a converging world. Powered by nearly 90,000 talented and entrepreneurial professionals across more than 30 countries, LTIMindtree — a Larsen & Toubro Group company — combines the industry-acclaimed strengths of erstwhile Larsen and Toubro Infotech and Mindtree in solving the most complex business challenges and delivering transformation at scale. For more information, please visit www.ltimindtree.com.

Role: Azure VMware Solution Architect

Work Location: Bellevue, WA

Responsibilities:

13 years of IT experience and minimum 3 years of experience on Azure VMware Solution and 5 years of experience on VMware vSphere, Azure cloud services deployments, and cloud migrations.

Responsibilities

• You will partner with program managers and service delivery teams to plan, architect, and guide complex infrastructure deployments and migrations for large enterprise customers, moving customers from on-premises VMware environments to Azure VMware Solution.
• You will work directly with customer application, infrastructure, and security stakeholders to define requirements, strategy and processes for successful design, deployment & migrations.
• Maintain knowledge of the latest on Azure/AVS and VMware products in order to propose designs to customers and act as subject matter trainer for other specialists.
• Share knowledge with others through solution documents, engage technical communities, build automated self-help solutions, and create training.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in architecting and designing datacenter and cloud infrastructures using VMware and Microsoft technologies.
• Knowledge and implementation experience designing and developing solutions using VMware’s Core Cloud Infrastructure
• [Required] VMware vSphere 6.0 and above.
• [Required] VMware NSX-T network virtualization technologies.
• NSX edge services (DNS, DHCP, Gateway Firewall, Distributed Firewall)
• NSX implementation
• NSX migration from vlan or NSX-v
• [Required] VMware vSAN
• [Required] VMware HCX Advanced & Enterprise
• [Preferred] VMware Site Recovery Manager & vSphere Replication.
• [Preferred] VMware management suite (vCD, vROps, vRNI, vRLI)
• Experience with on-premises-to-Cloud or cloud-to-cloud migrations with VMware HCX
• Experience with relevant Azure technologies like:
• [Required] Azure ExpressRoute and Azure VPN
• [Required] Azure Virtual WAN and Azure Route Server
• [Required] Azure networking.
• [Preferred] Azure Disk Pools and Azure NetApp Files
• [Preferred] Azure Monitoring and Security technologies (Monitor, Arc, Security Center)
• [Preferred] 3rd party network virtual appliances (firewalls, load-balancers, routers) for Azure and VMware environments.
• Experience and good understanding of any leading cloud management systems and solutions.
• Strong core platform architecture concepts including hardware platform, hypervisor, Networking, security, data protection, high availability, monitoring & alerting, patching etc.
• Familiarity with security & compliance standards across a variety of enterprise IT landscapes.
• Experience with Azure Hosting or Infrastructure background and public cloud highly desired.
• A good understanding of datacenter networking fabric topologies and common architectures deployed, both Layer 2 and Layer 3 based is highly desired.
• Strong presentation, influencing and communication skills.

Education Qualifications:

• BS or postgraduate degree in Computer Science or technology-focused discipline or equivalent experience
• VCDX-DCV/CMA certification is preferred but not required.
• CCDP, CCNP, VCP-NV certification is preferred but not required.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working with enterprise customers on Azure specific solutions and deployment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with corporate customers, possess an understanding of the onboarding process and demonstrate a vision for the future.
• Excellent customer service skills, good oral and written communication skills, proven ability to handle difficult and sensitive situations involving the most critical and politically charged customer situations, to lead projects and to motivate others.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with LTIMindtree (“LTIM”):

Benefits and Perks:

• Comprehensive Medical Plan Covering Medical, Dental, Vision
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability Coverage
• 401(k) Plan with Company match
• Life Insurance
• Vacation Time, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays
• Paid Paternity and Maternity Leave

The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum salary target for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and job level and additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Depending on the position offered, other forms of compensation may be provided as part of overall compensation like an annual performance-based bonus, sales incentive pay and other forms of bonus or variable compensation.

Disclaimer: The compensation and benefits information provided herein is accurate as of the date of this posting.

LTIMindtree is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity in the workplace. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, family-care status, veteran status, marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, military service, handicap or disability or history of handicap or disability, genetic information, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, union affiliation, affectional or sexual orientation or preference, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, except where such considerations are bona fide occupational qualifications permitted by law.

Safe return to office:

In order to comply with LTIMindtree’ s company COVID-19 vaccine mandate, candidates must be able to provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 before or by the date of hire. Alternatively, one may submit a request for reasonable accommodation from LTIMindtree’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for approval, in accordance with applicable state and federal law, by the date of hire. Any request is subject to review through LTIMindtree’s applicable processes.