Infrastructure Analyst

Queen Square Recruitment; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Analyst (VMware) in Coventry to manage and improve a complex virtualized infrastructure. The role involves technical support for VMware environments, collaborating with teams to enhance efficiency, and ensuring high availability. Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience, strong problem-solving skills, and familiarity with tools like vRealize Operations Manager and VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM). This is a hybrid position.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience supporting virtualised infrastructure in enterprise environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently on complex technical issues.
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
• Collaborative and proactive mindset, continuously seeking efficiency improvements.
• Experience working with infrastructure monitoring tools (SolarWinds, AppDynamics, Datadog).

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and incident resolution for production VMware environments.
• Manage, maintain, and patch virtualised infrastructure (vSphere, UCS, HPE).
• Perform technical tasks such as resource allocation, storage management, and backup configuration.
• Use vRealize Operations Manager to monitor and optimise infrastructure performance.
• Support disaster recovery and business continuity using VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on infrastructure automation, scaling, and performance improvements.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, standards, and procedures.

Skills

VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, vSAN

vRealize Operations, vRealize Automation, vRealize Log Insight

Cisco UCS, HPE Blade infrastructure

Backup tools (Commvault preferred)

Scripting and Linux command line familiarity

Understanding of Agile delivery practices

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Queen Square Recruitment

Job Title: Infrastructure Analyst (VMware)

Location: Coventry (Hybrid – 2 days onsite per week)

Contract: 6 Months++

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Analyst (VMware) to join a dynamic platform team supporting a large-scale enterprise environment.

You will play a key role in managing, maintaining, and improving a complex virtualised infrastructure, ensuring high availability and optimal performance.

This position requires strong technical troubleshooting skills, a collaborative approach, and an eagerness to contribute to process improvements and platform efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and incident resolution for production VMware environments.
• Manage, maintain, and patch virtualised infrastructure (vSphere, UCS, HPE).
• Perform technical tasks such as resource allocation, storage management, and backup configuration.
• Use vRealize Operations Manager to monitor and optimise infrastructure performance.
• Support disaster recovery and business continuity using VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM).
• Work with storage technologies such as IBM Block/File Storage, Spectrum Scale, and Dell VxRail.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on infrastructure automation, scaling, and performance improvements.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, standards, and procedures.

Core Technical Skills

• VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, vSAN
• vRealize Operations, vRealize Automation, vRealize Log Insight
• Cisco UCS, HPE Blade infrastructure
• Backup tools (Commvault preferred)
• Scripting and Linux command line familiarity
• Understanding of Agile delivery practices

Experience & Attributes

• Minimum 5 years’ experience supporting virtualised infrastructure in enterprise environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently on complex technical issues.
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
• Collaborative and proactive mindset, continuously seeking efficiency improvements.
• Experience working with infrastructure monitoring tools (SolarWinds, AppDynamics, Datadog).

Why Join

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a technically challenging environment with a forward-thinking infrastructure team.

You’ll contribute to the stability, performance, and evolution of a large virtualised estate using modern tools and automation practices.

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