Senior Private Cloud Architect (VMware + Kubernetes)

SPD Technology is a global software product development company specializing in fintech, digital payments, data engineering, AI/ML, and cloud computing. Founded in 2006, it has delivered over 460 custom projects for startups, SMBs, and enterprises globally, including partnerships with Fortune 500 companies. The company employs over 650 engineers across 35 countries and boasts a high level of seniority among its staff.

• Senior-level experience designing enterprise VMware, private cloud, or platform solutions
• Strong practical architecture expertise in both VMware and Kubernetes
• Experience assessing current-state environments and designing secure, reliable, and supportable future-state architectures
• Strong knowledge of VCF, vSphere, vSAN, NSX, vDefend, automation, operations, logging, disaster recovery, Supervisor, and VKS
• Ability to architect Kubernetes platforms and integrate them with VMware infrastructure, networking, storage, and security
• Experience with NSX networking including BGP, Edge Nodes, Tier-0/Tier-1 routing, route redistribution, and north-south connectivity
• Experience with VMware automation and orchestration including VCF/Aria Automation
• Experience developing migration, modernization, and cloud transformation strategies
• Proven enterprise consulting or professional services experience
• Ability to independently lead discovery workshops and translate findings into architectural designs
• Strong presentation and technical documentation skills
• Ability to identify and document risks, constraints, dependencies, and prerequisites
• Ability to follow industry guidelines and best practices
• Relevant degree and advanced VMware or Kubernetes certifications advantageous
• English proficiency at Upper Intermediate level or higher

• Lead VMware and Kubernetes architecture engagements from discovery to handover
• Conduct customer workshops to gather technical, operational, security, migration, and business requirements
• Assess current infrastructure, virtualization, networking, security, automation, and Kubernetes environments
• Design future-state VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and Kubernetes architectures
• Create high-level and low-level design documents, diagrams, procedures, migration plans, and transformation roadmaps
• Design NSX and vDefend networking and security solutions, including BGP and Tier-0/Tier-1 routing
• Define automation and orchestration architectures using VCF/Aria Automation and related tools
• Plan installations, migrations, upgrades, patching, disaster recovery, and modernization initiatives
• Present and defend architecture recommendations to engineering teams and management
• Hand over implementation-ready designs and provide technical guidance during deployment
• Lead or support proofs of concept and technology evaluations
• Collaborate with customers, solutions architects, delivery technical leads, and engineers
• Maintain current technical knowledge through documentation, lab testing, and certification

Candidates are expected to have some overlap with the US East Coast time zone for collaboration.