TOP SECRET CLEARED VMWARE CONSULTING ARCHITECT WITH SECURITY CLEARANCE

Our client, located in northern VA, is currently in need of a Secret cleared VMware Consulting Architect for a 6 month contract with potential for extensions. The consultant will work onsite in support of the design and deployment of VMware solutions at federal clients and engagements. Work Requirements: * Hands onsolution design, integrating both technical and business concepts, and present a transformational journey to project stakeholders. * Carry activities such as: technical contribution and guidance in project planning, lead in high level and low-level design, solution validation, impact analysis of change requests, etc. * Leveragingtechnical skillset and help to quickly build trustworthy relationship with customer in pre-sales stages through technical workshops, RFX responses, PS solution customization, scoping exercises and LOE estimation etc. * Drive efficiency in delivery model. * Assist with refinement and optimization of customer lifecycle and VMware Telco Cloud portfolio. * Above all we drive successful business outcomes for our customers and provide valuable insight to our product teams. Required Skills: * Strong client facing experience as a Consulting Architect or Solutions Engineer focused on VMware solutions * 5 years experience in architecting and designing data center automation and network function virtualization private cloud solutions. * Working experience with VMware VCF Infrastructure - vSphere, NSX-T, vCD, Aria, etc * An understanding of the telecommunications market, NFV/SDN context, standards, technology and use cases * Hands on familiarity with scripting using Python and troubleshooting approaches * Knowledge of cloud native application concepts * Active DoD Secret or higher clearance * Willing to work at client site 4 days a week Preferred or Nice to Have Skills: * Holds a VMware certification * Cisco CCNA/CCNP or equivalent certification * Holds more than one VMware Advanced Professional certification or TOGAF certified * Experience with Kubernetes, Cloud Native technologies