Key Responsibilities
- Testing and validating infrastructure solutions in a controlled lab/pre-production environment prior to live deployment
- Deep VMware engineering including: VM builds, ESXi & vCenter administration, vMotion, DRS, HA, Performance & resource management
- Managing and troubleshooting Storage & SAN environments including: Access control, Multipathing, Performance tuning, Storage connectivity validation
- Supporting pre-production testing of server and infrastructure changes
- Documenting test outcomes, identifying issues, and recommending practical solutions
- Working closely with internal Data Centre Engineering teams to support successful delivery
Skills & Experience Required
- Strong background in Infrastructure or Data Centre Engineering
- Deep hands-on VMware experience within enterprise environments including: vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, vMotion, DRS, HA, Resource Management
- Strong Storage & SAN experience including: SMB / NFS, Multipathing, Performance troubleshooting, Storage connectivity validation
- Experience with hardware management consoles such as: Dell iDRAC, HP iLO, Lenovo XClarity
- Good networking fundamentals with the ability to troubleshoot infrastructure connectivity issues
- Strong experience with: Windows Server 2016 / 2019 / 2022
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently
- Experience working within lab, test, or pre-production environments is highly desirable
- Comfortable working within Data Centre environments (non-physical build focus)