Summary: The Infrastructure Architect role focuses on designing, implementing, and optimizing VMware-based environments, requiring a strong background in virtualization and infrastructure solutions. The position demands leadership in technical solution delivery, ensuring high performance, scalability, and security throughout the project lifecycle. Candidates must possess valid DV clearance and a proven track record in complex infrastructure design. This role is ideal for professionals passionate about virtualization and architecture.

Key Responsibilities:

• VMware Architecture & Implementation - Design and optimise VMware vSphere environments (6.7 / 7), ensuring performance and scalability.
• Technical Design & Documentation - Create High-Level Designs (HLDs), Low-Level Designs (LLDs), Bills of Materials (BOMs), and support documentation.
• Solution Delivery Leadership - Oversee the design, build, and deployment phases, ensuring best practices are followed.
• Performance & Troubleshooting - Identify and resolve ESX performance issues to maintain system efficiency.
• Storage & Backup Solutions - Work with Veeam, NetApp, iSCSI, FC, NFS, and preferably Eternus storage solutions.
• Microsoft Infrastructure Integration - Ensure seamless integration with Windows Server 2019, including troubleshooting and optimisation.

Key Skills:

• Valid DV Clearance
• Extensive VMware experience, including vSphere 6.7 / 7 and VCP-DCV 2019+ certification (or VCP5/6 equivalent).
• Deep understanding of virtualisation challenges and best practices for optimising VMware environments.
• Experience with ESX performance analysis and fault resolution.
• Storage solutions, including Veeam, NetApp, and various protocols (iSCSI, FC, NFS).
• Strong Microsoft infrastructure experience, including Windows Server 2019 troubleshooting.
• ISODE messaging products, including MBOX, MSWITCH, MVAULT, and HARRIER Web Client.
• SQL database management and optimisation.
• Network Data Diode solutions.
• Splunk for monitoring and analysis.
• MCSE or equivalent experience.

Salary (Rate): 650

City: Basingstoke

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: IT