Associate Principal - AVS Architecture

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled Azure VMware Solution (AVS) Architect with a strong background in VMware technologies and Azure cloud services. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in architecting, deploying, and migrating enterprise-grade solutions from on-premises VMware environments to Azure using AVS. This role requires strategic technical leadership, customer engagement, and hands-on design and delivery experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with program managers and delivery teams to plan, architect, and lead complex AVS infrastructure deployments and cloud migrations.
• Work closely with customers to define technical requirements, strategy, and processes for seamless AVS adoption.
• Architect and implement AVS-based solutions integrating VMware and Azure technologies.
• Act as a subject matter expert for AVS and VMware platforms, providing guidance and training to internal teams.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of AVS, VMware, and Azure ecosystems to design forward-thinking, scalable solutions.
• Create and share technical documentation, build automated self-help tools, and contribute to knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• 12+ years of IT experience with a minimum of:
• 3+ years in Azure VMware Solution (AVS)
• 5+ years in VMware vSphere and cloud migration projects
• Strong experience with on-premises to Azure AVS migrations using VMware HCX.
• Proven ability to design data center and cloud infrastructure using VMware and Microsoft technologies.

Technical Expertise

VMware Technologies (Required):

• VMware vSphere 6.0+
• VMware NSX-T (Edge Services, Distributed Firewall, NSX-V to NSX-T migration)
• VMware vSAN
• VMware HCX (Advanced & Enterprise)

VMware Technologies (Preferred):

• Site Recovery Manager & vSphere Replication
• VMware management tools (vCD, vROps, vRNI, vRLI)

Azure Technologies:

• [Required] Azure ExpressRoute, Azure VPN, Azure Virtual WAN, Azure Route Server
• [Preferred] Azure Disk Pools, Azure NetApp Files, Azure Monitor, Azure Arc, Security Center
• [Preferred] Experience with third-party virtual appliances (e.g., firewalls, load balancers)

Additional Skills & Knowledge

• Strong understanding of cloud security, compliance, high availability, monitoring, and backup strategies.
• Familiarity with cloud management platforms and infrastructure-as-code concepts.
• Solid understanding of datacenter network architecture (Layer 2/3).
• Excellent presentation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience supporting enterprise customers with Azure-based solutions is a strong plus.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Preferred Certifications:
• VCDX-DCV/CMA
• CCDP, CCNP, VCP-NV