Cloud Platform Engineer (FTE/Hybrid)

Job summary

NTT DATA is seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to design, build, and maintain their next-generation private cloud infrastructure based on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9. This role involves transitioning traditional virtualization workloads into a highly automated, API-driven private cloud platform, ensuring maximum availability, exceptional performance, and unyielding security for virtualized services within a top financial institution. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in the VMware ecosystem, robust system administration fundamentals, strong infrastructure automation skills, and a rigorous approach to meeting strict financial regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• 5 years hands-on experience designing and administering VMware vSphere (ESXi and vCenter) at an enterprise scale
• Proven ability to deploy and manage software-defined networking and security using VMware NSX
• Strong operational knowledge of the VMware Aria Suite, particularly Aria Automation and Aria Operations
• Solid understanding of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) architecture and lifecycle management (SDDC Manager)
• Proficiency in basic system administration, configuration, and troubleshooting for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Windows Server environments
• Solid foundation in TCP/IP networking protocols and enterprise routing/switching principles
• Hands-on experience managing and integrating core infrastructure services (DNS, DHCP, IPAM)
• Proficiency in writing and maintaining automation playbooks using Ansible
• Strong scripting skills in Python for building custom API endpoints, interacting with VMware REST APIs, and automating complex infrastructure tasks
• 3 years’ experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and state management
• Familiarity with version control systems (Git) and modern CI/CD practices
• Deep understanding of enterprise storage (SAN/NAS, vSAN) and compute hardware design
• Experience operating within highly regulated environments
• Strong grasp of data privacy, compliance frameworks, and disaster recovery architectures
• 5 to 8 years' experience integrating virtualization infrastructure
• Experience with modern cloud-native technologies (e.g., container orchestration platforms like Red Hat OpenShift, VMware Tanzu)
• Public cloud experience is an advantage
• Active VMware certifications (VCP-DCV, VCP-NV, VCAP, or VCIX)

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain next-generation private cloud infrastructure based on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9
• Ensure virtualized services deliver maximum availability, exceptional performance, and unyielding security
• Transition traditional virtualization workloads into a highly automated, API-driven private cloud platform
• Architect, deploy, and manage private cloud environments utilizing VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9
• Ensure optimal resource allocation and scalability
• Design and implement automated workflows for VM lifecycle management, day-two operations, and event-driven triggers
• Develop API services to integrate virtualization platforms with internal catalogs and deployment pipelines
• Oversee foundational OS and network layers supporting the virtualized environment
• Ensure seamless integration of core IP services and reliable guest OS performance
• Monitor enterprise infrastructure for maximum uptime of mission-critical internal banking applications
• Proactively tune CPU, memory, and storage configurations for performance and cost-efficiency
• Implement and enforce strict security policies, micro-segmentation, and role-based access controls (RBAC)
• Adhere to US banking regulations and internal audit standards
• Drive the evolution of platform engineering practice by incorporating infrastructure-as-code (IaC) principles
• Provide technical guidance and escalation support for junior administrators and operational teams

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