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Salary: £? - ? per year
Requirements: Strong hands-on experience with VMware virtualisation, including vSphere, ESXi and vCenterExperience with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and Software-Defined Data Centre (SDDC)Practical knowledge of NSX, vSAN and VCF OperationsExperience with infrastructure automation using Terraform, PowerCLI, Ansible or SaltStackKnowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), API integration and automated provisioningExperience with enterprise networking, DNS and load balancingExperience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure integrationSecurity hardening experience, including work in secure or regulated environmentsAbility to produce technical documentation, Low-Level Designs (LLDs) and build guidesStrong troubleshooting and problem-solving skillsMust hold or be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC)Desirable: experience with VMware Kubernetes Service (VKS), Kubernetes and container platformsDesirable: experience with hybrid cloud and multi-platform infrastructureDesirable: knowledge of GitOps and IaC best practicesDesirable: knowledge of backup, disaster recovery and high availabilityDesirable: experience with Agile delivery and Atlassian toolsDesirable: VMware certifications such as VCP, VCAP or VCF Specialist Responsibilities: Design, build, configure and maintain VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) platformsImplement and support VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, NSX, vSAN, VCF Operations, VPC and VKSDevelop Infrastructure as Code and automated deployments using Terraform, PowerCLI, Ansible or SaltStackBuild API-driven automation for provisioning, configuration and lifecycle managementManage VMware platform upgrades, patching, scaling and performanceIntegrate virtualisation infrastructure with networking, DNS, identity services and CI/CD pipelinesImplement security hardening and secure-by-design standardsProduce Low-Level Designs, build documentation, technical guides and operational runbooksSupport infrastructure integration, testing, troubleshooting and service transition Technologies: APIAnsibleAtlassianCI/CDCloudDevOpsGitOpsSupportKubernetesLoad BalancingSecurityTerraformVMware More:
We are seeking a VMware Virtualisation Engineer to support a major infrastructure programme, designing, building, configuring and automating VMware Cloud Foundation and Software-Defined Data Centre platforms in secure environments. The role covers the infrastructure lifecycle, from deployment, automation and integration through upgrades and testing to operational handover. This is a long-term contract, paying £600–£675 per day inside IR35, with hybrid working from Corsham.
last updated 42 week of 2026