About the Role:

We are seeking a senior VMware Infrastructure Specialist to support a large-scale VMware modernization initiative. This role will be responsible for planning, designing, and implementing upgrades from vSphere 8 to VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.x across multiple data centers in Canada and the United States.

The successful candidate will bring deep VMware expertise and hands-on experience leading infrastructure transformation projects, migrations, and enterprise platform upgrades.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead VMware architecture, design, and implementation activities.
- Plan and execute upgrades from vSphere 8 to VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.x.
- Design and implement workload migrations into VCF environments.
- Collaborate with Solution Architects and Infrastructure teams to ensure successful project delivery.
- Develop and maintain implementation plans, testing strategies, operational procedures, and supporting documentation.
- Support infrastructure governance, compliance, risk mitigation, and operational readiness.
- Participate in disaster recovery and high-availability planning and testing initiatives.

Required Skills & Experience

- VMware Architecture, Design, Implementation Experience (Required)
- Experience with VMware environment upgrade to VCF 9.x (Required)
- Experience with workload migration to VCF 9.x (Required)
- VMware stack experience with: SRM,



NSX-T, vSphere, vSAN, vLCM
- VCP-DCV (Data Center Virtualization / vSphere)
- VCP-NV (Network Virtualization / NSX)
- VCP-TKG (Tanzu Kubernetes Grid)

Preferred Qualifications

- 7+ years of IT Infrastructure experience.
- 4+ years experience working with VMware, including experience upgrading to VCF 9.x
- Skills and experience as a solution/system architect, working on or supporting infrastructure projects.
- Strong communication skills. · Ability to understand and communicate key concepts.
- Understanding of IT business continuity, security, and other risk assessment and optimization methodologies.

Education

- Diploma or Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

Work Location: Edmonton, AB. - Hybrid

We offer a competitive benefits package designed to support our employees, including:

- Medical / Health Benefits
- Dental Benefits
- RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan)
- Paid vacation and company holidays
- Qualified growth and career development opportunities
- Collaborative and inclusive work environment

Note: AI-assisted screening technology may be used as part of the initial application review process. All applications will undergo recruiter and hiring manager review before any hiring decisions are made.

📌 VMware Infrastructure Specialist (Edmonton)
🏢 HCLTech
📍 Edmonton