Virtualisation Engineer - DV Cleared

Virtualisation SME

+ DV Cleared role

+ Working out of Corsham

+ £600 to £675 per day - Inside IR35

+ Initially 7 months but will be long term

The Role:

Deliver hands-on engineering support to the OpNET programme, designing, building, and automating VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) platforms.

We are seeking an experienced VMware VCF / Virtualisation Engineer to design, build, automate and support enterprise virtualisation and software-defined infrastructure within a secure/regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

Design, deploy and manage VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) platforms.
Implement and support vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, NSX, vSAN, VCF Operations, VPC and VKS.
Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and API-driven automation using Terraform, Ansible, PowerCLI or SaltStack.
Support platform lifecycle activities including builds, upgrades, patching, scaling and operational handover.
Integrate virtualisation platforms with enterprise networking, DNS, identity and DevOps/CI/CD services.
Translate architecture designs into secure, automated and deployable solutions.
Produce LLDs, build guides and operational runbooks.
Support integration, testing, troubleshooting and continuous improvement.
Ensure solutions follow secure-by-design, hardening and organisational security standards.

Essential Skills

Strong VMware experience across vSphere, ESXi and vCenter.
Proven experience with VMware Cloud Foundation and SDDC technologies.
Strong automation and Infrastructure as Code experience.
Experience with Terraform, Ansible, PowerCLI or similar.
Knowledge of enterprise networking and services including DNS and load balancing.
Experience integrating platforms with DevOps and CI/CD toolchains.
Experience working in secure or regulated environments.
Strong technical documentation, troubleshooting and communication skills.

Desirable

Kubernetes / VKS experience.
Hybrid cloud and multi-platform environments.
GitOps and IaC best practices.
Backup, disaster recovery and resilience.
Agile delivery / Atlassian tools.
VMware certifications such as VCP, VCAP or VCF Specialist
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed