Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CDW is a Fortune 500 technology solutions provider that helps businesses, government, education, and healthcare organizations achieve what’s possible through technology. They are seeking a Principal Consulting Engineer to ensure solutions are delivered as designed, focusing on VMware Cloud Foundation infrastructure. The role involves collaborating with technical teams, defining project strategies, and providing technical governance and mentorship.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the technical architect on training plans and approaches to best equipped staff for successful implementations. Develop standards, best practices and training for team members along with technical architect and technical lead in their area of expertise
- Define project strategies or technical options to balance customer project goals and financial constraints. Provide leadership and expert advice/counsel on technical subject matters and architecture design to Customers, the Infrastructure Solutions Team, and other Extended Sirius Teams
- Escalate and communicate alternatives with associated risks with executives and stakeholders. Ensure procedures are being followed and assist in resolving complex problems which require professional level input
- Regularly interface with customer’s technical and business executive level and project leadership through sales presentations and/or client project solutions in communicating complex ideas, anticipating potential objections and leading discussions to align expectations
- Size, design, and deploy VCF Ops deployments
- Define and enforce cloud operating model standards including RBAC, tagging taxonomy, and capacity management
- Develop VCF Ops components such as dashboards, groups, alerts, costing models, actions, etc
- Produce HLD/LLD documentation, runbooks, and architectural decision records (ADRs)
- Provide technical governance and mentorship to delivery teams
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in business or computer science or an equivalent field
- 10 years of IT Infrastructure experience, including at least 3 years in large enterprise consulting, OR 14 years total Information Technology experience, to include 10 years of IT Infrastructure experience, including at least 3 years in large enterprise consulting
- 7+ years in enterprise virtualization/private cloud architecture
- Hands-on expertise with VCF 9.0 Automation deployments
- Deep proficiency deploying VCF 9 Operations components such as: Deployment in standalone and HA configurations, Dashboards, Alerts, custom groupings, alerts, Costing and costing models, Licensing and sizing
- Experience with SDDC Manager BOM management and async patch workflows
- Ability to maintain client relationships as a trusted advisor and mentor engineers for project design and coordination
- Excellent communication skills are required, with experience in making technology recommendations
- History of constructive relationships at all organizational levels and the ability to research complex technology solutions and present them to clients
- Ability to remain calm and productive in situations of change, ambiguity, and risk
- Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
- Willingness to work beyond the regular shift, on weekends, and overtime as needed
- Willingness to travel to other CDW locations or client sites
- A valid U.S. driver's license
- VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX) or VCP-VCF certification
- Automation experience (Python, Ansible, Terraform, etc.)
- Background in regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, federal)
Benefits
- Annual bonus target of 10% subject to terms and conditions of plan
- Benefits overview: https://cdw.benefit-info.com/
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