Senior infrastructure talent, placed by someone who's done the work.

R3L is a direct-hire search firm covering the full infrastructure stack: VMware/VCF/NSX-T, NetApp/Dell EMC/Pure storage, Cisco networking, and IT support from help desk through T2/T3. Founded and run by an engineer, not a recruiter.

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r3l.profile

firm:        R3L Technology Group
model:       direct placement only. no contracting, no bench, no volume resumes
domains:     virtualization (VMware/VCF/NSX-T), storage (NetApp/EMC/Pure), networking (Cisco)
founder:     VCF 9.0 certified, 15 yrs VMware, ex Dell EMC pre-sales architect
certs:       VCP, VCAP, VCDX, VCF 9.0 preferred. storage/network vendor certs a plus
screening:   every candidate vetted by an engineer, not a keyword filter
guarantee:   90-day replacement

why_r3l:

Screened by an engineer who runs this stack

We place senior infrastructure engineers and architects into permanent roles at enterprises, VARs, and federal-adjacent organizations. No W2 contracting, no staffing bench, no spraying resumes at fifty openings. Most of the candidates we represent aren't on job boards. They're working engineers who'd take a call from a peer and hang up on a recruiter.

VCF 9.0 certified founder with 15 years of hands-on VMware infrastructure experience, including federal environments.
Former Dell EMC pre-sales architect. We know the difference between someone who administered vCenter and someone who can design a multi-site SDDC.
Storage and networking screened the same way. We can tell a storage engineer who's replicated NetApp SnapMirror across sites from one who's only clicked through OnCommand, and a network engineer who's designed a data center fabric from one who's only followed a runbook.
Technical screens, not keyword matches. Every candidate is interviewed on architecture, failure scenarios, and real project depth before you ever see a resume.
Two or three candidates, not twenty resumes. You get a short list of people who actually fit, not a stack of profiles that match a search string.
90-day replacement guarantee on every placement, in writing.

track_record:

Early-stage, and built on real credentials

R3L is a new firm. We'd rather say that plainly than dress up a placement count that doesn't exist yet. What you can verify today is the founder's own bench: the same technical depth every candidate gets screened against.

15 yrs

hands-on VMware infrastructure

VCF 9.0

certified founder

90 day

replacement guarantee, in writing

roles_we_place:

Senior roles across the infrastructure stack

virtualization

Senior VMware / vSphere Engineers

10+ years running production virtualization at scale.

Senior

VCF Architects and Administrators

Design, deployment, and lifecycle of VMware Cloud Foundation.

Senior / Architect

NSX-T Network Virtualization Specialists

Overlay networking, micro-segmentation, distributed firewalling.

Senior

Infrastructure Leads

vSAN, enterprise storage, and automation across the SDDC.

Lead

storage

Enterprise Storage Engineers

NetApp, Dell EMC, and Pure Storage design and administration.

Senior

networking

Network Engineers

Cisco routing and switching in enterprise data center environments.

Senior

it support

Help Desk / Desktop Support

Frontline end-user support, ticketing, and device management.

T2 / T3 Support Engineers

Escalation-tier troubleshooting across systems, network, and infrastructure issues.

T2 / T3

how_it_works:

What happens after you reach out

You tell us the role, or your background

A hiring need with the stack and level, or your resume and what you're looking for next.

We screen technically

Architecture questions, failure scenarios, real project depth. Not a keyword match against a job description.

You get a short list, not a pipeline

Employers see two or three candidates who actually fit. Candidates hear about roles worth a real conversation.

Placement, backed by a 90-day guarantee

If a placed candidate leaves within 90 days, we replace them. In writing.

contact:

Hiring, or open to the right role?

for employers

Submit a hiring need

Tell us the role, the stack, and the level. We'll tell you within a day whether we have someone worth talking to.

for engineers

Submit your background

Senior VMware/VCF/NSX-T, storage, or Cisco background? We'll only reach out about roles worth leaving for.

Prefer email? Reach me directly.

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