About the role
Thinkahead · Hybrid
AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.
At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived.
We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD.
We are seeking a highly skilled VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) L3 Engineer to support enterprise private cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with VCF architecture, deployment, operations, upgrades, and troubleshooting across the full stack including vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, vSAN, NSX, and SDDC Manager.
The engineer will be responsible for managing day-2-day operations, resolving escalated incidents, supporting lifecycle management activities, validating environment readiness, and driving platform stability and optimization. This role requires strong troubleshooting ability, architectural understanding, and experience working in complex enterprise environments.
The engineer will be responsible for managing day-2-day operations, resolving escalated incidents, supporting lifecycle management activities, validating environment readiness, and driving platform stability and optimization. This role requires strong troubleshooting ability, architectural understanding, and experience working in complex enterprise environments.
Required Skills
• Strong hands-on experience with VMware Cloud Foundation
• Strong experience in vSphere / ESXi / vCenter
• Strong experience in vSphere / ESXi / vCenter
• Strong experience in vSAN
• Good experience in NSX-T / NSX for VCF
• Experience with SDDC Manager lifecycle management
• Experience with VCF workload domains and management domain operations • Strong knowledge of:
• Experience in troubleshooting production issues and critical incidents
• Good documentation and customer communication skills
Preferred Skills
• Experience with VCF design and deployment
• Experience with DR / backup / monitoring integration
• Exposure to Terraform, PowerVCF, Ansible, or automation tooling.
• Experience working with Broadcom support
• Knowledge of enterprise operational processes and change management
Why AHEAD:
Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.
We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.
India Employment Benefits include:
Comprehensive health insurance coverage for employees, with options to extend coverage to dependents
Paid time off and company holidays, along with additional leave benefits as per policy
Flexible work arrangements, supporting work-life balance
Learning and development opportunities to support continuous growth and upskilling
Employee wellness initiatives and programs focused on physical and mental well-being
Retirement and statutory benefits in line with India regulations
Inclusive and people-first culture, with a strong focus on collaboration and ownership
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