Senior Vmware Engineer (Security)

Summary: The role of Senior VMware Engineer involves providing advanced engineering expertise in managing and provisioning Linux and Windows virtual machines within enterprise VMware environments. This contract position supports a higher education institution's virtual infrastructure modernization and operational support initiatives. The engineer will ensure the stability, scalability, and performance of critical academic and research systems. The engagement is for a duration of four months with a hybrid working arrangement requiring two days on-site in Manchester.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provision, configure, and manage Linux and Windows VMs in enterprise clusters.
• Deploy and manage workloads within VMware Cloud Foundation environments.
• Install, configure, patch, and upgrade VMware ESXi hosts.
• Administer and optimise VMware vSphere clusters, including HA, DRS, and vMotion.
• Design and manage network virtualisation using VMware NSX-T.
• Perform VM lifecycle management (build, template creation, cloning, migration, decommissioning).
• Conduct performance monitoring, capacity planning, and resource optimisation.
• Support storage integration (SAN/NAS/vSAN) and ensure optimal IOPS performance.
• Implement and support backup, replication, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Document architecture, configurations, and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, networking, and research computing teams.
• Deliver fully provisioned and optimised virtual machine environments.
• Update and document VMware architecture diagrams and configurations.
• Generate performance optimisation and capacity planning reports.
• Resolve infrastructure incidents within agreed SLAs.
• Provide knowledge transfer documentation and handover sessions if required at contract completion.

Key Skills:

• VMware engineering experience.
• Proven track record provisioning Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, etc.) and Windows Server VMs.
• Strong hands-on expertise in VCF, ESXi, vSphere, and NSX-T.
• Experience in higher education, research institutions, or multi-tenant environments preferred.
• Solid understanding of storage, networking, and security integration.
• Automation and scripting skills (PowerCLI, PowerShell, Bash, Python).
• Experience with vCenter administration and cluster design.
• Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning capabilities.
• VMware certifications (VCP-DCV, VCAP).
• Experience with automation/orchestration (VMware Aria/vRealise, Ansible).
• Hybrid cloud experience (Azure, AWS, VMware Cloud).

Salary (Rate): £520.00/daily

City: Manchester

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: IT