Infra Architect: Virtualization & Cloud Lead (1-Year Contract)

Matthey

Milton

On-site

GBP 22,000 - 33,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Johnson Matthey seeks a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, and manage virtualization platforms and data centre operations. You will work across VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, and Azure Local, supporting Windows and Linux systems and ensuring high availability.

The role involves on-call rotations and collaboration with network, security, and application teams. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in IT infrastructure, strong scripting (PowerShell) skills, and experience with SAN/NAS and

Qualifications

5+ years of hands-on IT infrastructure experience with virtualization and platform administration.
Deep expertise in VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V, including clustered deployments.
Strong Windows Server skills and cross‑platform Linux support (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu).

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and manage virtualization platforms across VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, and Azure Local.
Maintain and support Windows and Linux systems, including patching, upgrades, and capacity planning.
Oversee data centre operations: servers, racks, storage, backups, and availability.
Monitor performance and troubleshoot across virtual and physical environments; ensure security baselines.
Collaborate with network, security, and application teams; maintain documentation; participate in on-call rotations.