For the VMware Senior Consultant role the candidate must be willing to undertake short-term travel to Dubai for project engagements while sourcing profiles please ensure to check their LinkedIn profiles If a candidate is presently working with Reflections kindly avoid reaching out to them Responsibilities include Solution Design Architecture Gather and analyse customer requirements to design scalable resilient and secure VCF architectures including the definition of management and workload domains Deployment Configuration Lead the deployment and configuration of the full VCF stack including vSphere vSAN NSX and the Aria Suite Automation Operations Log Insight etc Consulting Advising Act as a trusted advisor to clients and their technical teams guiding them on best practices operational procedures and IT transformation strategies Troubleshooting Support Provide expert-level L3 L4 support and root cause analysis for complex issues across the compute storage and networking layers of the VCF environment Documentation Knowledge Transfer Create detailed technical documentation design documents and operational runbooks Conduct workshops and knowledge transfer sessions to enable customer teams to manage the workplace effectively Lifecycle Management Optimization Plan and execute upgrades patches and lifecycle management activities using the SDDC Manager ensuring minimal disruption and compliance with security best practices Integration Integrate VCF solutions with third-party tools such as backup monitoring security and automation platforms Primary Skills Technical Expertise Extensive hands-on experience with VMware Cloud Foundation and its core components vSphere vSAN NSX-T Aria Suite Cloud IT Fundamentals Strong understanding of virtualization networking L2 L3 storage concepts and potentially public cloud integrations AWS Azure Automation Experience with data center automation tools like Ansible Terraform or PowerShell is highly desirable Certifications Relevant professional certifications are often required such as the VMware Certified Professional - VCF Architect VCP-VCF Architect or advanced certifications like VCAP or VCDX Soft Skills Excellent client-facing communication presentation problem-solving and project leadership skills Travel Willingness to travel to client sites as needed for project engagements is a common requirement Dubai Secondary Skills Cypress Postman REST tools for API automation Kusto Query Language KQL or Azure Log Analytics Docker Kubernetes environments Python scripting or exposure to AI-driven testing concepts