Virtualization Administrator

United ITS; Comunidad Valenciana; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

United ITS is seeking a senior virtualization engineer for hybrid work across Valencia, Spain, Brindisi, Italy, or remote in Southern and Eastern Europe. You will deploy and manage VMware vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation, implement automation with Terraform and Ansible, and collaborate with IT teams to ensure reliable infrastructure.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of enterprise virtualization experience, strong scripting skills in Python/PowerShell, and professional English.

Qualifications

• Five+ years in enterprise virtualization support and operations.
• Proven hands-on with VMware vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation.
• Security best practices and compliance awareness.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and maintain VMware and VCF environments across platforms.
• Monitor health, performance, and capacity; troubleshoot incidents with minimal disruption.
• Automate provisioning and configuration management using Python, PowerShell, Terraform or Ansible.

Skills

VMware vSphere

VCF (VMware Cloud Foundation)

PowerShell

Python

Terraform

Ansible

Education

Secondary school education or equivalent, IT training

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Full Time | Valencia, Spain or Brindisi, Italy or Remote within Southern & Eastern Europe

Location: Valencia, Spain or Brindisi, Italy or Remote within Southern & Eastern Europe

Required Technical Skills

SCOPE OF WORK:

Deployment and administration:

• Install, configure, and maintain VMware and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments; support Nutanix, Hyper‑V and OLVM/KVM environments as required.
• Implement virtualization solutions that meet the organization’s operational needs.
• Perform VMware lifecycle patching, host updates, and approved configuration changes.
• Apply security best practices and maintain compliance with applicable standards.

Monitoring, optimization, and support:

• Monitor the health and performance of virtual machines and hosts.
• Tune environments and proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Troubleshoot virtualization issues and resolve incidents and problems while minimizing service disruption.

Automation and improvement:

• Maintain scripts and tools that streamline administration, provisioning, configuration management, and monitoring.
• Keep current with virtualization technologies and assess improvements, including through proof‑of‑concept deployments.

Collaboration, documentation, and reporting:

• Work with IT teams, stakeholders, and vendors to plan and deliver virtualization projects under the Team Lead’s guidance.
• Provide timely updates on project progress, issues, and resolutions, and guide junior colleagues in established practices.
• Maintain infrastructure and process documentation, and report regularly on platform health, performance, and capacity.

Other responsibilities:

• Provide ad hoc support within or beyond the team, including special projects or temporary service‑delivery assignments, as requested by senior management.

The resource MUST have the following skills and experience:

• At least five (5) years of relevant experience supporting and operating enterprise virtualization infrastructure and related services.
• Proven hands‑on experience installing, configuring, administering, and troubleshooting VMware vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments.
• Experience with VMware VCF, including VCF Operations and VCF Automation core components.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using tools such as Python, PowerShell, Terraform, or Ansible.
• Hands‑on experience applying Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles with Terraform to provision and manage virtual infrastructure, particularly VMware vSphere resources.
• Proficiency with command‑line tools for managing virtualized systems.
• Secondary school education or equivalent, supplemented by specialized IT training.
• Professional proficiency in English.

The resource SHOULD have the following skills and experience:

• Experience with public cloud platforms and storage management in virtualized environments.
• Knowledge of container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with configuration‑management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
• Knowledge of Continuous Data Protection (CDP) solutions.
• Knowledge of Spanish.

• Teamwork: Builds effective relationships and resolves conflicts constructively.
• Communication: Communicates clearly, listens actively, and shares information effectively in writing and conversation.
• Respect for diversity: Works inclusively with people of all backgrounds and perspectives.
• Self‑management: Handles pressure and ambiguity, welcomes feedback, and pursues professional growth.
• Results focus: Takes initiative and delivers high‑quality outcomes.
• Adaptability: Welcomes new ideas and responds positively to change.

Relevant certifications related to abovementioned virtualization solutions are highly desirable:

• VMware Certified Professional (VCP‑VCF Administrator / VCAP-VCF or similar)
• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate or a relevant Red Hat Ansible Automation certification
• ITIL, ISO20000, PRINCE2 foundation certifications.

Teleworking Option: Yes, up to 5 days per week.

On-call requirements: One week per month (rotation subject to the number of team members)