VMware NSX L3 Deployment Engineer

VMware NSX L3 Deployment Engineer Location: India, Mumbai

Work Experience: 5-8 years total experience, with strong focus on network virtualization and NSX deployments.

Technical Skills Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with VMware NSX deployments (NSX-T / NSX).
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (CCNA/CCNP level), including:
  • TCP/IP, VLANs, trunking
  • Routing and switching
  • BGP, OSPF, static routing
  • MTU, LACP, and network redundancy
• Experience integrating NSX with physical network infrastructure.
• L3-level troubleshooting skills for network virtualization and overlay networking.
• Experience working in enterprise customer environments.
• Strong understanding of security concepts:
  • Distributed firewall
  • Micro-segmentation
  • Load balancers (L4/L7 - basic to intermediate)

Desired / Nice-to-Have Skills

• NSX deployments as part of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).
• Automation or scripting exposure (PowerCLI, Ansible, or APIs).
• Experience with multi-site or stretched cluster NSX designs.
• VMware or networking certifications:
  • CCNA / CCNP (Routing Switching or Enterprise)
  • VMware NSX certifications (VCP-NV or equivalent)

Professional Behavioural Attributes

• Strong deployment and implementation mindset.
• Comfortable in customer-facing, on-site delivery roles.
• High ownership of deployment tasks and issue resolution.
• Motivated to continuously learn advanced NSX and cloud networking concepts.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a project team.
• Clear communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Travel Requirement

• Willingness to travel (domestic and/or international) based on project requirements.

Qualifications: Bachelor s degree in Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Applications, or equivalent work experience.

• Act as an L3 Deployment Engineer for VMware NSX-based solutions.
• Design and execute end-to-end VMware NSX deployments in customer environments.
• Plan and implement:
  • NSX Manager, control plane, and data plane components
  • NSX-T / NSX networking constructs (segments, gateways, routing)
• Integrate NSX with:
  • VMware vSphere
  • Physical network infrastructure (ToR switches, routing, VLANs)
• Deploy and configure:
  • Logical switching and routing
  • North-South and East-West traffic flows
  • Load balancing, firewalling, and security policies
• Validate infrastructure and network readiness prior to deployment.
• Troubleshoot complex issues related to:
  • Overlay and underlay networking
  • Routing, BGP, OSPF, and MTU-related issues
  • NSX integration with physical networks
• Work directly with customers during design, deployment, testing, and handover phases.
• Create deployment documentation, design diagrams, and as-built reports.
• Collaborate with internal architecture and escalation teams as required.