Our client, located in Reno, NV is currently in need of a Senior VMware NSX Consultant for a 12 month contract with anticipated extensions. The consultant will work remotely in support of the customer's VMware environment with heavy focus on NSX. The consultant will be working a flexible schedule, which can include nights or weekends, to provide expertise in NSX networking, vDefend distributed firewall (DFW), optimization of DFW policies, migrating to VM based security groups & apply to specific workloads, Gateway Firewall (GFW), AVI deployment and management, and to troubleshoot as needed. Delivery will start once the State of Nevada Public Trust is obtained. Required Skills: * Strong experience with VMware NSX and the ANS suite * Experience with vDefend Distributed Firewall (DFW) * Optimization experience using IP based DFW policy * Experience with Gateway Firewall (GFW) * Experience deploying AVI, as well as AVI SLB and GSLB deployment and management * Strong troubleshooting skills related to AVI and vDefend deployments * Active State of Nevada clearance or a US citizen able to obtain the Public Trust clearance * Willing to work a flexible schedule based on customer needs, including nights or weekends Preferred or Nice to Have Skills: * VMC on AWS experience * HCX experience * VCF 9x experience * Familiarity with VPC