Lead Consultant (VCF SME) (San Francisco)

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Base pay range

$150,000.00 / yr - $170,000.00 / yr

About the role

As a Computacenter Lead Consultant, you will help provide transformative technology solutions to the worlds most visionary companies. This takes imagination, relentless attention to detail, and tenacity to enable our clients to achieve their goals and delight our customers. Our toptier partnerships with leadingedge technology manufacturers keep us immersed across the broad spectrum of the IT ecosystem.

Along with implementing and assisting with designing single and multivendor technology solutions, you will have the opportunity to work within an industryleading sales and technical sales team to understand our clients needs and craft sustainable roadmaps to achieve their goals.

From strategy to fulfillment and managed services, our engineeringfocused solutions help clients leverage technology to achieve more than they ever thought possible. This role emphasizes multiple versions of VCF, delivering highquality design and implementation of VCFbased private and hybrid cloud solutions.

What youll be doing

Works closely with Consulting Engineers and Principal Consultants to deliver services that support company objectives and align with Winning Together values.

Develop as a technical leader in technology solutions by doing the following :

Receive mentoring from Principal Consultants for advancement.

Mentoring other Consulting Engineers.

Lead a team of resources on larger projects.

Review the deliverables of other Engineers, as appropriate.

Act as a point of escalation for Consulting Engineers.

Be regarded as a thought leader by recommending new technologies, best practices and tools that support the growth of the business.

Assess customer environment and make design and solution recommendations.

Act as liaison between PreSales and Delivery teams.

Provide design, deployment and implementation services of single or multivendor solutions.

Handle issues escalated by Consultants.

Troubleshoot multivendor issues, create remediation plans, and plan execution.

Lead Project teams as assigned.

Be current with vendor offerings and technology.

Achieve and maintain Industry and Partnerfocused certifications as it relate to your focus area(s).

Be available to meet the customers IT needs.

Achievement of individual utilization targets.

Embrace and support Computacenters mission and core values.

Lead architecture, design, deployment, and optimization of VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0, including core components (SDDC Manager, vSphere, vCenter, vSAN, NSX, Aria Suite).

Conduct workshops, knowledge transfers, and lead internal technical training and evangelism.

Oversee integration with thirdparty storage, network, security, backup, and automation tools.

Create and deliver technical documentation, architectural blueprints, bestpractice guidelines, and modernization roadmaps.

Participate in or lead presales efforts, technical scoping, proposals, and RFP responses.

Maintain deep familiarity with VMwares evolving VCF portfolio, driving use of advanced services like vDefend, Avi, Private AI, DSM, and integrated automation.

Proven expertiseideally handsonwith VMware Cloud Foundation (including recent knowledge of VCF 9.0).

Strong understanding of vSphere, NSX, vSAN, Aria Suite, and extended VCF services.

VMware VCF Architectlevel certification (e.g., VMware Certified Specialist Cloud Foundation 2024) or higher (VCAP, VCDX preferred).

Strong architectural, lifecycle management, automation, hybrid cloud, and workload migration experience.

Excellent clientfacing communication, presentation, and documentation skills.

Able to think strategically : aligning VCF implementations with business outcome objectives.

Experience in presales, proposal development, and driving new revenue opportunities.

Passion for mentorship and developing teams and technical excellence.

Willingness to stay current with VCF and broader VMware ecosystem trends, innovations, and certifications.

Travel as needed (e.g., up to 20%) to support client engagements.

What you have

5+ years of professional experience in large enterprise environments, with a focus on designing, deploying, and managing complex VMware Cloud Foundation infrastructure solutions.

Must be proficient in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), with handson experience deploying and managing integrated cloud infrastructure solutions, including vSphere, vSAN, NSX, and SDDC Manager. Experience with VCF 9.0 a plus.

Professional vendor certifications are highly preferred, including :

VMware Certified Professional (VCP) Data Center Virtualization (vSphere)

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) certification

Legally eligible to work in the United States.

Proficiency in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) : Strong understanding of VCF components, including vSphere, vSAN, NSX, and SDDC Manager, with the ability to design and deploy integrated cloud infrastructure solutions. Experience with the

ARIA Suite is a plus.

Communication Skills : Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex VCF concepts in customerfacing discussions, internal education sessions, and industry conferences.

Interpersonal Skills : Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with PreSales, Delivery, and application teams, ensuring seamless integration of VCF solutions.

CustomerFocused Delivery : Demonstrated confidence in delivering customerfacing discussions, providing clear and actionable insights into VCF solutions.

Project Leadership : Ability to lead VCF project teams, ensuring alignment with project goals, timelines, and customer expectations.

Continuous Learning : Commitment to staying current with VCF offerings, industry trends, and emerging virtualization and networking technologies.

Subject matter expert within your focused technology stack.

Ability to deploy complex multitechnology solutions.

Ability to participate in the design of complex technical solutions and provide input into bid, project and technical documents.

Ability to function within a large virtual technical team, with good negotiation skills and who is a selfstarter.

Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work independently.

Experience with Linux and shell scripting (bash / zsh / sh).

Experience with troubleshooting in large, complex environments.

Experience and / or understanding of Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, and HighAvailability concepts.

Experience and / or knowledge of current industryaccepted Backup and Recovery concepts and practices.

Demonstrated confidence in leading customerfacing discussions.

What you can expect

Theres so much more to enjoy about being at Computacenter than just having a rewarding career. In addition to offering competitive compensation plans and longterm career opportunities, we provide an attractive mix of benefit plans to contribute to your good health, future financial security, and peace of mind.

About us

Computacenter is a leading independent technology partner, trusted by large corporate and public sector organizations. We help our worldrenowned customers to source, transform, and manage their IT infrastructure to deliver digital transformation, enabling users and their business. Were a public company quoted on the London FTSE 250 (CCC.L) and employ over 20,000 people worldwide. In the US, we support some of the countrys bestknown businesses with regional hubs in SanFrancisco and Irvine,CA; Norcross,GA; Plano,TX; and NewYorkCity; and Integration Centers in Silicon Valley and Atlanta. www.computacenter.com / us

Seniority level

MidSenior level

Employment type

Fulltime

Job function

Information Technology and Consulting

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