Senior Consultant – VMware Avi Load Balancer

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Consultant – VMware Avi Load Balancer based in France.

This role is centered on designing, implementing, and optimizing enterprise-grade application delivery infrastructure using the VMware Avi Load Balancer platform. You will play a key technical leadership role in building scalable, high-performance load balancing architectures that support both traditional virtualized environments and modern cloud-native workloads, including Kubernetes and AI/ML systems. The position requires strong hands-on expertise in networking and load balancing, with a focus on improving application availability, performance, and operational efficiency. You will work across complex, multi-tenant environments, ensuring robust automation, observability, and reliability of the load balancing ecosystem. The environment is highly technical and infrastructure-driven, requiring both architectural thinking and deep troubleshooting capability. This is a high-impact consulting role where your work directly strengthens enterprise application delivery and resilience.

• Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of VMware Avi Load Balancer environments across enterprise-scale infrastructures.
• Architect and support end-to-end application delivery solutions ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability across VM-based and containerized workloads.
• Implement and troubleshoot Avi Load Balancer components including Controllers, Service Engines, and Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB).
• Configure and enhance automation workflows to enable secure, multi-tenant self-service load balancing capabilities.
• Support integration of Avi with cloud and virtualization platforms, including VCF automation and orchestration tools.
• Monitor and optimize network performance using centralized logging, observability, and proactive health management tools.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and networking teams to ensure seamless traffic management and application delivery.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and operational support for complex load balancing and networking issues.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in network load balancing and application delivery infrastructure.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with VMware Avi Load Balancer in production environments.
• Strong understanding of Avi architecture including Controllers, Service Engines, and GSLB.
• Deep networking knowledge including TCP/IP, BGP EVPN, Tier-0/Tier-1 gateways, and SSL/TLS offloading.
• Experience working with cloud and virtualization environments, particularly VMware VCF automation and integration.
• Strong skills in infrastructure troubleshooting, performance tuning, and operational support.
• Familiarity with automation and self-service infrastructure provisioning concepts.
• VMware Certified Professional – Avi Load Balancer Administrator certification required.
• Additional networking certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, or F5 are considered a strong plus.

Benefits:

• Competitive contract compensation based on experience and expertise
• Remote-first role with flexible working arrangements
• Opportunity to work on enterprise-scale application delivery infrastructure
• Exposure to advanced VMware Avi, cloud networking, and modern workload environments
• Hands-on involvement with automation and next-generation load balancing architectures
• Professional growth through complex, high-impact infrastructure projects
• Access to enterprise tools, platforms, and modern networking technologies
• Collaborative technical consulting environment with experienced engineering teams