VKS, Private AI, microservices, Kubernetes in general, stakeholder management, previous DND experience in addition to the secret clearance and darksite 5 days a week in Ottawa. (preferably local)

The request is for a Senior Consultant highly skilled with VKS and VMware Private AI. The candidate must hold a Canadian citizenship and possess a Secret Clearance issued by the government of Canada and must also be willing to be on site in Ottawa (Canada) 5 days/week.

The VKS Senior Consultant will build, configure, and validate VKS in line with architecture designs, supporting customer teams through Day-1 and Day-2 operations.

Deploy and configure VKS in VCF 9 environments.

Integrate VKS with NSX networking and vSAN storage policies.

Implement monitoring and lifecycle management via VCF Operations for Containers.

Troubleshoot deployment and integration issues, providing timely resolution.

Document build procedures, runbooks, and operational guides.

Support workload onboarding and provide knowledge transfer to customer teams.

Collaborate closely with the Architect to ensure successful outcomes.

3+ years VMware consulting or delivery experience.

Hands-on experience deploying VKS (formally TKG) and related VMware components.

Familiarity with Kubernetes operations, container networking, and storage integrations.

Hands-on experience with VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2; exposure to or training in VCF 9.

Experience with NSX, vSphere, and SDDC Manager.

Solid troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in customer environments.

Understand network requirements for Supervisor Clusters (Management, Workload, Ingress, Egress CIDRs).

Kubernetes CKA or CKAD certification.

Experience with CI/CD tooling and container registries.

Familiarity with GitOps and automation frameworks (Helm, ArgoCD, Jenkins, etc.).

Job Qualifications

Preferred - VMware Certified Professional – VMware Cloud Foundation Administrator (2V0-17.25)

Optional - VMware Cloud Foundation Architect (2V0-13.25)





Deploy and configure VKS (VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service)

Configure Kubernetes RBAC and namespace management

Perform cluster validation and testing

Integrate VKS with NSX networking and security

Implement vSAN storage policies and CNS integration

Set up VCF Operations for container monitoring

Configure container registry and image management

Kubernetes cluster operations and troubleshooting

Container networking configuration and validation

Storage class configuration and persistent volumes

Workload onboarding and application deployment

Namespace and resource quota management

Diagnose VKS deployment and integration issues

Resolve Kubernetes cluster and workload problems

Analyze logs and perform root cause analysis

Network and storage troubleshooting for containers

Create build procedures and runbooks

Document operational guides and best practices

Build as-built documentation for VKS environment

Conduct knowledge transfer sessions with customer teams

Support Day-1 and Day-2 operations activities

Work closely with the Architect on design alignment

Execute build plans per architecture specifications

Support customer technical teams during implementation

Professional customer-facing communication

Coordinate with project manager on deliverables

VCF 5.2+ hands-on experience with VCF 9 exposure

NSX, vSphere, and SDDC Manager experience

Container registries and image management

CI/CD tooling familiarity (Jenkins, GitLab, etc.)

GitOps and automation frameworks (Helm, ArgoCD)

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