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Job Description:

We are trying to add someone to our team who intimately understands virtualization, containerization, and digital transformation at an enterprise level while collaboratively producing strategic approaches to drive measurable business outcomes for customers. More importantly, do you understand how to integrate and leverage diverse technology sets needed to drive cost avoidance, cost savings, and investment recommendations that customers value? Are you comfortable influencing customers' understanding, expectations, and success criteria for consuming Software-defined Data Centers and hybrid-cloud implementations? 

As a Consulting Architect within VMware Professional Services (PS) you will be responsible for the technical leadership required to deliver customer-focused solutions, capabilities, and sales support to ensure that VMware customers can execute their journey to a Software-Defined Enterprise that leverages multiple clouds. Produce measurable business outcomes.

The PS Consulting Architect is a senior technical position requiring excellent interpersonal/listening skills, complex problem-solving, big-picture thinking, and solution articulation. With a clear and agreed-upon client vision, you will be responsible for scoping a solution to realize the vision. As a PS Consulting Architect, you will be responsible for scoping the solution and supporting conceptual design/client proposal generation. This includes estimating effort calculations, defining service descriptions, risk identification/mitigation, and drafting detailed work packages.

Teamwork is critically important to success in the role, as is creating and leveraging a strong network amongst your peers and internal/external teams. You should be ready to take ownership of initiatives and programs to aid in the delivery of customer solutions. The ideal resource will have a good mix of technical skills, business acumen, and a strong desire to support the customer.

The successful applicant will likely have extensive experience in: Infrastructure (Data Center Design, Networking, Systems Hardware, System Architecture Virtualization, Systems Management, Security), and Cloud Computing (Automation and Orchestration, Cloud Methodologies, Cloud-Native Apps, and DevOps), or Desktop virtualization and enterprise mobility solutions.

 Education and Experience

• 12 years’ experience in a technical capacity in either Infrastructure, Development, Desktop, or Systems Management, with a strong bias toward networking and containerization

• Bachelor's degree

• Strong presentation, executive client management and business development and experience in a consulting or professional services environment

• Experience as a technical architect in a consulting environment, including time supporting sales and working with technical staff and implementations

• Strong understanding of application software development for one or more of the Linux, UNIX (e.g. Solaris), and Windows operating systems. Systems programming or OS internal level skills would be an advantage

• Industry-leading technical certifications (VCP, VCDX, CCIE or MCA are highly desirable)

• TS/SCI with poly required

Desired Skills and Knowledge

• Deep understanding of virtual IT production data centers

• Deep understanding of networking and storage

• Experience and understanding of modern DevOps practices

• An understanding and experience with automation/configuration management using tools like Ansible, Puppet, Chef, or an equivalent is highly desired.

• Strong systems design and architecture skills

• Strong scripting skills in any of the following: JavaScript, Python, Perl, Powershell, Bash, etc.

• Strong ability to synthesize customer business requirements and convert into technology solutions based on VMware Management product stack

• Familiarity with systems management concepts, processes and standards (e.g. SNMP); capacity/performance management and tuning; and storage and network management

• Understanding of modern IT production data center and Internet (ISP/ASP) hosting operations

• Knowledge of broader network infrastructure components (e.g. TCP/IP, Active Directory, DNS)

• Practical experience with the VMware portfolio – vSphere, NSX, vRealize Suite, vCD, etc.

• Knowledge of technology stack and services of public cloud providers – AWS, Azure, etc.

• Strong presentation skills, able to adjust and communicate with different levels – Engineers; IT Administrators; Project/Program Managers; all level of Managers including C level execs

• Emphasis on results and goal-oriented

Responsibilities:

• Actively contributes to defining vision for the Architecture & Engineering function

• Advocates and encourages innovation, creative thought, and new ideas and/or solutions

• Contributes to publications and community events

• Delivering workshops with customers and PSO consultants on or off customer premises to thoroughly capture requirements. Analyzing requirements and designing technical solutions based on VMware technologies and third-party or open-source products.

• Architecting large-scale enterprise solutions, designing and implementing scalability and high availability alternatives for them.

• Applying modern software development methodologies, with emphasis on software and hardware architecture, infrastructure design, and development

• Independently conducting engagements with customers in a timely and effective manner.

• Researching new technologies and providing technical guidance to management and team. Identifying new opportunities for services.

• Mentoring junior and coaching senior members of the team.

• Producing quality technical content and sharing it with the VMware community, partners and customers through services documentation, best practices, training, blogs, and presentations.

• Building and maintaining the confidence of colleagues and customers and leading improvements in the organization. Living and breathing the VMware values.

• Maintaining and developing current knowledge of the entire VMware product line.

• Leading and assisting in the development of standard reusable VMware “productized” consulting service offerings, including the definition of tasks, deliverables, and standard estimates.

• Presenting custom solutions and articulating how business requirements are met to all levels of customer resources, from operators and consumers to the highest management staff.

Additional Job Description:

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is $111,000 - $210,000.

This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus in accordance with relevant plan documents, and equity in accordance with equity plan documents and equity award agreements.

Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401(K) participation including company matching, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company paid holidays, paid sick leave and vacation time. The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.

Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.

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