VMWare Engineer - Inside IR35

VMWare Engineer - Inside IR35

Posted 1 day ago by Adecco

Apply
£550 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Manchester, Greater Manchester
Apply
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Ansible Bash (Scripting Language) Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery Change Advisory Change Management Cloud Computing Cloud Technology Disaster Recovery File Servers Lifecycle Management Linux Management Management Process Microsoft Windows Network Virtualisation Oracle Linux Performance Tuning Project Stakeholders Python (Programming Language) Root Cause Analysis Scalability Scripting Stakeholder Management Supervision Templates Ubuntu (Operating System) Vcenter Virtualisation Virtual Machines VM (Operating System) VMware Certified Associate VMware VSphere Windows PowerShell Windows Servers

Summary: The role of a Senior VMware Engineer involves providing advanced engineering expertise in managing and provisioning Linux and Windows virtual machines within enterprise VMware environments. The contractor will support a higher education institution's virtual infrastructure modernization and operational support initiatives over an initial 4-month period. Key responsibilities include managing VMware Cloud Foundation, ESXi, vSphere, and NSX-T to ensure system stability and performance. The position requires a minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in enterprise VMware engineering.

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.
  • Provide performance optimisation and capacity planning reports.
  • Resolve infrastructure incidents within agreed SLAs.
  • Prepare knowledge transfer documentation and handover sessions if required at contract completion.

Key Skills:

  • Minimum 5+ years of enterprise 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 large 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.
  • Preferred VMware certifications (VCP-DCV, VCAP).
  • Experience with automation/orchestration (VMware Aria/vRealise, Ansible).
  • Hybrid cloud experience (Azure, AWS, VMware Cloud).
  • Experience supporting research computing or HPC workloads.
  • Familiarity with ITIL-based change management processes.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Deliver results within defined project timelines.
  • Participate in change advisory board (CAB) meetings as required.
  • Provide regular status updates to project stakeholders.
  • Availability for occasional after-hours maintenance windows.

Salary (Rate): £550/day

City: Manchester

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

VMWare Engineer

Rate - £525 - £550 (Daily)

Location - Manchester (Hybrid)

Duration - 4 Months (Initially)

Ir35 - Inside (Must use an umbrella company)

We are seeking a Senior VMware Engineer (Contractor) with a minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience provisioning and managing Linux and Windows virtual machines in enterprise VMware environments. This is a contract engagement supporting a higher education institution's virtual infrastructure modernisation and operational support initiatives.

The contractor will provide advanced engineering expertise across VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), VMware ESXi, VMware vSphere, and VMware NSX-T, ensuring stability, scalability, and performance of mission-critical academic and research systems.

Scope of Work

  • 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.

Deliverables

  • Fully provisioned and optimised virtual machine environments.
  • Updated and documented VMware architecture diagrams and configurations.
  • Performance optimisation and capacity planning reports.
  • Resolved infrastructure incidents within agreed SLAs.
  • Knowledge transfer documentation and handover sessions (if required at contract completion).

Required Experience & Skills

  • Minimum 5+ years of enterprise 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 large 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.

Preferred Qualifications

  • VMware certifications (VCP-DCV, VCAP).
  • Experience with automation/orchestration (VMware Aria/vRealise, Ansible).
  • Hybrid cloud experience (Azure, AWS, VMware Cloud).
  • Experience supporting research computing or HPC workloads.
  • Familiarity with ITIL-based change management processes.

Contractor Expectations

  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Deliver results within defined project timelines.
  • Participate in change advisory board (CAB) meetings as required.
  • Provide regular status updates to project stakeholders.
  • Availability for occasional after-hours maintenance windows.
Apply
Similar Jobs
Loading data...