Sr. Staff Consulting Architect - SDN & Virtualization

About the role

Nutanix is hiring a Staff Consultant in its Professional Services team in Singapore, focused on virtualization, software-defined networking and network security. The role reports to the Senior Manager of Professional Services and sits in a hybrid setup: three days per week in the office, with about 15% travel to client sites or industry events. It suits a seasoned professional who wants to shape hybrid cloud environments.

Key responsibilities

• Design and deploy software-defined networking infrastructure with Nutanix Flow Virtual Networking.
• Design and deploy network and application tier segmentation strategies with Nutanix Flow Micro-segmentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate virtual and physical infrastructures.
• Configure and manage network policies, security frameworks and compliance systems in production.
• Optimize virtualization platforms and support workload migrations with minimal downtime.
• Mentor junior consultants and share knowledge within the team.
• Enhance customer engagement and consultancy skills through stakeholder management.
• Set and achieve measurable goals for SDN and virtualization projects in the first year.

Required profile

• 10+ years of experience in data centre virtualization and SDN solutions.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or an equivalent discipline.
• Cisco CCNA or equivalent, or VMware VCP-NV or equivalent.
• Excellent consulting, customer engagement and communication skills.

Required skills

• Networking concepts: VLANs, routing, NAT, VPNs, BGP and firewalls.
• Hands-on experience with at least one SDN platform (VMware NSX, Nutanix Flow, Cisco ACI).
• Network technologies: ingress/egress, firewalls, proxies, load balancers, subnet overlay and dynamic routing.
• Micro-segmentation and Zero Trust architecture design.
• Working knowledge of hypervisors (VMware ESXi, Nutanix AHV, Hyper-V).
• Troubleshooting with CLI, API and network analysis tools.