SDDC Manager
Posted 3 days ago by Totaljobs
£675 Per day
Inside
Undetermined
London; City of London; East London; Central London; South East London; West London; Canary Wharf; South West London; North London; Greenwich; Stratford
Summary: The SDDC Manager role involves leading the deployment and management of VMware Cloud Foundation environments, ensuring compliance and operational security. The position requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to design scalable SDDC architectures and provide operational support for incidents. The contract duration is between 6 to 9 months and is classified as inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the deployment, configuration, and upgrade of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments using SDDC Manager.
- Manage and execute NSX-T networking upgrades, distributed firewall, and micro-segmentation policies.
- Oversee vSAN storage management and ESXi/vCenter operations.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, design authorities, and vendors for SDDC architecture validation.
- Develop technical documentation, operational runbooks, and knowledge transfer materials.
- Provide operational support for incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and implement mitigation strategies.
Key Skills:
- Deep expertise with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), vSphere/ESXi, vCenter, NSX-T, and vSAN technologies.
- Proven experience with SDDC lifecycle management.
- Strong background in network virtualization and security.
- Hands-on experience with automation, orchestration, and operational monitoring tools.
- Ability to design and implement secure and resilient cloud infrastructures.
- Excellent documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Salary (Rate): £675 per day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
INSIDE IR35 CONTRACT
Duration - 6-9 Months
ECS Resource Group are currently working in partnership with a global managed service provider, assisting them with the search for a SDDC Manager on a contract basis.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the deployment, configuration, and upgrade of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments using SDDC Manager, ensuring consistent configurations across dev, pre-prod, and production environments.
- Manage and execute NSX-T networking upgrades, distributed firewall, and micro-segmentation policies to maintain regulatory compliance (PCI/FCA) and operational security.
- Oversee vSAN storage management and ESXi/vCenter operations, including lifecycle management, patching, and performance optimization.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, design authorities, and vendors to validate resilient, scalable, and cost-effective SDDC architectures.
- Develop detailed technical documentation, operational runbooks, and knowledge transfer materials to support on-call and incident response teams.
- Provide operational support for incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and implement proactive mitigation strategies to meet SLA and SLO targets.
Key Skills:
- Deep expertise with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), vSphere/ESXi, vCenter, NSX-T, and vSAN technologies.
- Proven experience with SDDC lifecycle management, including workload domain deployments, upgrades, and patching.
- Strong background in network virtualization and security, including distributed firewalls, micro-segmentation, and compliance-driven environments.
- Hands-on experience with automation, orchestration, and operational monitoring tools (e.g., Aria Suite, Cloud Director).
- Ability to design and implement highly available, secure, and resilient hybrid or private cloud infrastructures.
- Excellent documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills for cross-team collaboration and project delivery.
Further job details available upon request.
ECS Recruitment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.