Job Description
Job DescriptionJob Title: Functional Architect – NSX Administrator
Job Code: PA 810530
Client: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Location: 1 Technology Park, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 1 day/week onsite
Duration: Until 12/31/2026
Closing Date: 09/01/2026 at 4:00 PM
Interview: Microsoft Teams
Important Notes
- Pennsylvania residents only.
- Candidate must currently live in Pennsylvania.
- Hybrid schedule requires 1 day per week onsite in Harrisburg.
- Interviews will be conducted via Teams.
Position Overview
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is seeking an experienced Functional Architect / VMware NSX Administrator to design, deploy, configure, and manage VMware NSX-T environments. The role will focus on virtualized network infrastructure, network security, micro-segmentation, logical routing/switching, load balancing, distributed firewalls, troubleshooting, automation, and data center modernization.
The NSX Administrator will collaborate closely with network, server, security, and architecture teams to maintain a secure, stable, and high-performing VMware environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, configure, and administer VMware NSX-T enterprise environments.
- Manage logical routing, switching, load balancing, and distributed firewall policies.
- Implement and maintain micro-segmentation strategies and network security policies.
- Perform NSX component maintenance, upgrades, and lifecycle management.
- Monitor infrastructure health, performance, capacity, and logs.
- Troubleshoot complex issues involving network overlays, transport nodes, edge appliances, and physical network integrations.
- Work with network, server, security, and architecture teams on platform upgrades and deployments.
- Create and maintain network topology diagrams, SOPs, configuration records, and technical documentation.
- Develop automation and scripting to improve operational efficiency and disaster recovery readiness.
- Support incident response and provide escalation support for critical infrastructure issues.
- Participate in an on-call rotation.
Required Skills
- Strong hands-on experience administering VMware NSX-T in enterprise environments.
- Strong understanding of networking concepts including VLANs, BGP, OSPF, and VXLAN.
- Hands-on experience with VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, and related VMware technologies.
- Strong troubleshooting skills across networking and virtualization layers.
- Knowledge of network security and micro-segmentation.
- Experience with automation/scripting using PowerShell, PowerCLI, Python, or REST APIs.
Highly Desired Skills
- VCP-NV, VCAP-NV, or equivalent VMware NSX hands-on expertise.
- Cloud networking experience with AWS and/or Azure.
- Experience with monitoring tools such as VMware Aria Operations, vRealize Network Insight, SolarWinds, or Splunk.
Primary Skills
VMware NSX-T | NSX Administration | vSphere | ESXi | vCenter | BGP | OSPF | VLAN | VXLAN | Micro-Segmentation | Network Security | PowerShell | PowerCLI | Python | REST APIs | VMware | Azure | AWS | Splunk | SolarWinds | Aria Operations | vRealize Network Insight
Flexible work from home options available.