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Salary: £? - ? per year
Requirements: Deep, hands-on expertise in Oracle Linux KVM and OLVM (oVirt)Strong experience designing enterprise virtualisation platformsProven delivery of HLD and LLD documentationSolid knowledge of qemu-kvm, libvirt and VDSMStrong understanding of VM lifecycle, high availability and live migrationStrong Linux administration and system hardening skillsExperience in storage and networking design, including SAN, VLANs, bridging and bondingAutomation skills with Ansible, Bash, Python and APIsExcellent stakeholder engagement and problem ownershipSC clearance in place for the roleNPPV3 required, with the ability to obtain it before starting Responsibilities: Lead the design and delivery of Oracle Linux KVM and OLVM platformsProduce high-quality HLD and LLD documentationArchitect and implement KVM hosts, clusters and virtualisation environmentsArchitect and implement storage domains, including NFS, iSCSI and FCArchitect and implement logical networks, VLANs and VM standardsDeliver build, configuration, migration and platform validation activitiesDesign for high availability, resilience and disaster recoveryDefine standards across security hardening, compliance, performance, capacity optimisation, backup, monitoring and automationWork closely with infrastructure, network, security and application teamsProvide technical leadership and mentoring Technologies: AnsibleArchitectBashKVMLinuxNetworkNFSOraclePythonQEMUSecurity More:
We are seeking a hands-on Systems Engineer / SME / Architect to take full ownership of enterprise virtualisation platforms in highly regulated, mission-critical environments. This is an end-to-end role covering requirements gathering, architecture, build, migration, assurance and handover into live service. You will work across infrastructure, network, security and application teams, helping us deliver secure, large-scale KVM environments with a strong focus on resilience, compliance and operational excellence.
last updated 29 week of 2026