Tanzu Platform Engineer
Role summary
The Tanzu Platform Engineer is responsible for maintaining the stability, security, and compliance of on-premises VMware Tanzu container platforms. This role involves proactively identifying and remediating configuration drift, platform issues, and security risks. Key duties include root cause analysis of incidents, enforcing governance standards, supporting upgrades, and ensuring audit readiness. The engineer will monitor platform health, respond to alerts, and contribute to operational improvements and automation. Experience with regulated environments and container security is essential for success in this role.
Role Summary – Tanzu Platform Engineer (On‑Prem | Remediation & Compliance)
Responsible for ensuring the stability, security, and compliance of on‑premises Tanzu container platforms by proactively identifying configuration drift, remediating platform, and security issues, and enforcing enterprise governance standards across clusters, workloads, and supporting infrastructure.
Core Responsibilities
Platform Remediation & Stabilization
Identify and remediate Tanzu cluster issues related to node health, control plane stability, capacity constraints, and networking
Perform root cause analysis for platform outages, degraded performance, and recurring operational incidents
Correct misconfigurations across namespaces, quotas, role bindings, and cluster policies
Support stabilization of on‑prem Tanzu environments following initial deployment or upgrades
Compliance & Governance Enforcement (On‑Prem)
Enforce enterprise governance and compliance standards across on‑prem Tanzu environments
Identify and remediate configuration drift from approved baseline architectures
Support adherence to regulatory and industry compliance requirements (e.g., healthcare, financial services)
Maintain documentation and evidence to support audit readiness
Security Remediation & Risk Management
Identify and remediate container platform security risks across clusters, nodes, and workloads
Address vulnerabilities across container images, runtime configurations, and platform components
Support security incident response and remediation in coordination with enterprise security teams
Enforce secure access controls and identity policies for on‑prem Tanzu platforms
Monitoring, Observability & Incident Response
Monitor on‑prem Tanzu platform health, performance, and capacity using enterprise monitoring tools
Respond to alerts and incidents to prevent business impact
Analyze operational trends to proactively remediate risks and prevent recurrence
Produce operational and compliance reports for platform stakeholders
Change, Patch & Upgrade Support
Support Tanzu platform upgrades, patches, and configuration changes in on‑prem environments
Validate platform stability and compliance following upgrades or infrastructure changes
Execute remediation actions during and after platform maintenance windows
Operational Readiness & Continuous Improvement
Contribute to remediation runbooks, operational standards, and compliance playbooks
Identify opportunities to automate remediation and compliance validation activities
Collaborate with infrastructure, virtualization, and platform teams supporting on‑prem environments
Support long‑term platform maturity and operational excellence initiatives
Skills & Experience (Suggested)
Hands‑on experience with VMware Tanzu deployed on‑premises (vSphere / VCF)
Strong understanding of container platform remediation, governance, and compliance
Experience supporting regulated enterprise environments
Familiarity with incident management, root cause analysis, and stabilization efforts
Working knowledge of container security and enterprise access controls
Expected Outcomes
Reduced platform incidents and operational risk
Improved compliance and audit readiness
Faster remediation of platform and security issues
Increased stability and reliability of on‑prem Tanzu environments