Senior Solution Specialist - VMware

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria; hybrid work with 3 days per week onsite.

Company

hirify.global is an independent technology consulting firm providing technology guidance and solutions to businesses through international teams across more than 60 countries.

What you will do

• Define architecture, technical standards, and technology roadmaps for enterprise VMware platforms.
• Act as the technical reference for virtualization solutions across global teams.
• Plan and deliver implementations, upgrades, migrations, and modernization initiatives.
• Manage the full solution lifecycle from deployment and operation through optimization and decommissioning.
• Ensure platform availability, performance, capacity, resilience, security, governance, and information security compliance.
• Lead technical workstreams, coordinate infrastructure teams, vendors, and partners, and provide expert support for critical incidents and complex technical problems.

Requirements

• Fluent English.
• Availability to work onsite in Sofia 3 days per week.
• At least 7 years of professional experience with enterprise VMware solutions.
• Strong experience in the architecture, implementation, and support of virtualization platforms.
• Advanced hands-on knowledge of VMware Cloud Foundation 9.x or higher, VMware vSphere 8.x, and VMware vSAN.
• Hands-on experience with VMware vCloud Director and VMware Aria Suite.
• Strong understanding of data center infrastructure and VMware license management.
• Experience managing capacity, availability, and performance in business-critical environments, including technical leadership on infrastructure or technology transformation projects.
• Experience working in multinational environments and collaborating with distributed teams.
• Knowledge of ITIL governance and service management processes, with strong analytical, troubleshooting, and stakeholder communication skills.

Nice to have

• Microsoft Azure and integration between VMware and Azure environments.
• Microsoft Hyper-V.
• Disaster recovery and business continuity experience.
• PowerShell and infrastructure automation.
• HPE and Dell storage solutions.
• ITIL certification.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, including Scrum or SAFe.
• Exposure to Industry 4.0 environments.
• Spanish language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• International community representing more than 110 nationalities.
• Trust-centered environment with opportunities for career progression.
• Internal Academy with more than 250 training modules.
• Opportunities to contribute to sustainability and social-impact initiatives through the WeCare Together programme.

Hiring process

• Brief virtual or phone call.
• Approximately three interviews, varying according to seniority.
• Potential case study, technical assessment, role play, or problem-solving scenario.