DV Cleared - Infrastructure Architect/VMware specialist

What You'll Be Doing:

• Design and implement VMware-based IaaS solutions aligned to customer requirements, industry best practice, and secure-by-design principles.
• Configure, integrate, and optimise VMware Cloud Foundation components, ensuring seamless interoperability with VMware Aria Operations.
• Design and implement air-gapped patching and update capabilities across VMware Cloud Foundation environments.
• Implement and manage NSX-T software-defined networking and security solutions to deliver secure, scalable virtual infrastructure.
• Deploy, configure, and administer VMware Cloud Director environments, including organisations, resource pools, virtual data centres, and networking services.
• Design and implement VMware Cloud Director Availability (VCD-A) solutions to support disaster recovery, business continuity, and workload mobility.
• Collaborate closely with infrastructure, platform, and operations teams to integrate VMware technologies with wider enterprise systems.
• Provide technical leadership and support for testing, troubleshooting, and issue resolution across VMware infrastructure and Omnissa Horizon VDI environments.
• Produce and maintain high-quality technical documentation, including architectural designs, operational procedures, and support guides.
• Stay current with emerging VMware technologies, industry trends, and best practices, driving innovation and continuous improvement across the platform.

What We're Looking For:

• A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
• Proven experience designing, implementing, and managing VMware virtualisation platforms in enterprise environments.
• Strong hands-on expertise with VMware Cloud Director (VCD), NSX-T, and VMware automation technologies including vRealize Orchestrator (vRO).
• Deep understanding of VMware vSphere architecture, virtualisation concepts, and cloud infrastructure technologies.
• Experience developing automation and orchestration solutions using scripting languages such as PowerShell and Python.
• Solid knowledge of Software Defined Networking (SDN) principles and practical experience configuring and managing NSX-T.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with a strong attention to detail.
• The ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working within Agile delivery teams and collaborating across multiple technical disciplines.

The following would be advantageous:

• VMware Certified Professional (VCP) certification.
• VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) certification.
• Experience delivering secure or regulated infrastructure environments.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery, business continuity, and cloud-native platform technologies.
• Exposure to large scale enterprise or service provider VMware environments.