Sr. VCF Automation Consultant
VCF Automation Consultant (Aria / vRO / IaC) Contract: Freelance / Independent Contractor Timezone alignment : U.S. EST/CST Company description dvloper.io is a IT Services & Consulting company delivering enterprise-grade solutions across infrastructure, cloud, networking, and platform engineering. Our teams design, implement, and operate reliable systems in complex, large-scale production environments for clients across Europe and North America. Through a strategic joint venture with a U.S.-based company that is a Expert Advantage Partner (EAP) for VMware Professional Services, we support enterprise initiatives focused on VMware Cloud Foundation 9, advanced networking, and automation. Role overview: We are looking for an experienced Senior VCFA Consultant / Architect to support enterprise VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) engagements within a Professional Services environment.This is a senior, hands-on consulting role combining solution architecture, implementation, automation, operations, and technical advisory responsibilities. Key responsibilities: Work directly with enterprise customers throughout the PSO delivery lifecycle, from technical discovery and architecture through implementation, validation, troubleshooting, optimization, and operational handover. Support enterprise adoption of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF 9–9.1), covering architecture, implementation, solution validation, automation, optimization, and operational readiness in alignment with best practices. Design and implement VCF Automation / Aria Automation and Aria Orchestrator (vRO) solutions, including reusable workflows and Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell/PowerCLI, Python, and REST APIs. Configure and optimize VCF Operations / Aria Operations and Operations for Logs, including monitoring, dashboards, alerts, reporting, telemetry, and log management. Support core VCF infrastructure and lifecycle activities across vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, SDDC Manager, workload domains, upgrades, patching, and environment validation. Support enterprise cloud modernization and workload migration initiatives, including VMware HCX and, where required, VKS/Tanzu/TKG and Kubernetes environments. Lead technical workshops, architecture discussions, solution reviews, PoCs, troubleshooting, documentation, and knowledge transfer, providing senior technical guidance to customer and engineering teams. Requirements: 7+ years of hands-on experience with VMware technologies, including vSphere, vSAN, vCenter, and complex enterprise VMware environments. Strong hands-on experience with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), ideally VCF 9.x / 9.1, across architecture, implementation, validation, and lifecycle management. Strong expertise in VCF Automation / Aria Automation, Aria Orchestrator (vRO), and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices. Experience with VCF Operations / Aria Operations and Operations for Logs, including monitoring, analytics, dashboards, logging, and performance optimization. Strong automation and integration experience using Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell/PowerCLI, Python, REST APIs, and enterprise platforms such as ServiceNow and CI/CD pipelines. Proven ability to troubleshoot complex VCF, VMware, automation, and hybrid-cloud environments, perform root-cause analysis, and implement effective solutions. Customer-facing consulting skills, including technical workshops, architecture discussions, documentation, knowledge transfer, and stakeholder communication. Certifications VMware Certified Advanced Professional - VMware Cloud Foundation Automation VMware Certified Professional - VMware Cloud Foundation Architect/Admin VCAP-CMA or VCIX-CMA (experience must remain current) Why Join Us? Work on global projects with high-profile clients. Enjoy a fully remote work model. Join a culture that values continuous learning and technical excellence. Visit https://dvloper.io/ to learn more about our team and services.