Dual-Site VMware vSAN Cloud Foundation Engineer

Hamilton Barnes; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 74,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes is seeking an experienced Server & Storage Design Engineer to join the Compute & Storage workstream on a major Critical National Infrastructure virtualisation programme. The six‑month contract is based in Glasgow and covers Low‑Level Design to build and commission a dual‑site VMware Cloud Foundation/vSAN platform.

You will author LLD content, support the build and validation of a 50+ node HCI platform across two sites, and collaborate with Network, Identity, Security and OT

Qualifications

• Hands-on production experience with VMware vSphere and vSAN, ideally vSAN ESA, including cluster design, RAID/FTT policy and encryption configuration.
• Experience with HPE ProLiant hardware, covering deployment, firmware management and iLO configuration.
• Solid understanding of enterprise backup and DR concepts, with hands-on experience of an enterprise backup platform (Rubrik is a strong plus).
• Working knowledge of Windows Server infrastructure (Active Directory, PKI/AD CS, RDS), sufficient to coordinate effectively with the Identity workstream.
• Ability to author and review technical design documentation (LLDs, diagrams, build guides, configuration standards) to a high, audit-ready standard.

Responsibilities

• Author Low-Level Design content for the Compute & Storage platform, turning the agreed HLD architecture into build-ready detail
• Support the build, commissioning and validation of a 50+ node HCI platform across two sites
• Work closely with the Network, Identity, Security and OT Applications workstreams to deliver a coherent, joined-up build

Skills

VMware vSphere

VMware vSAN

HPE ProLiant

Backup & DR

Windows Server

LLD documentation

PowerCLI

Security awareness

Tools

PowerCLI

LogRhythm

SolarWinds

Job description

Hamilton Barnes is seeking an experienced Server & Storage Design Engineer to join the Compute & Storage workstream on a major Critical National Infrastructure virtualisation programme. The six‑month contract is based in Glasgow and covers Low‑Level Design to build and commission a dual‑site VMware Cloud Foundation/vSAN platform.

You will author LLD content, support the build and validation of a 50+ node HCI platform across two sites, and collaborate with Network, Identity, Security and OT