IT Systems Engineer (Virtual Infrastructure) - London

ZipRecruiter; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services organisation is seeking an IT Systems Engineer (Virtual Infrastructure) to join their London team. In this hybrid role, you will manage virtual infrastructure and drive automation using tools like Ansible and PowerShell, contributing to the performance and reliability of critical systems in a dynamic 24/7 environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in infrastructure engineering or operations within complex environments.
• Strong knowledge of VMware virtualisation and Nutanix hyper-converged infrastructure.
• Familiarity with automation and DevOps approaches, ideally with Ansible and PowerShell.

Responsibilities

• Manage and evolve virtual infrastructure across backup and hyper-converged platforms.
• Drive automation using tools such as Ansible and PowerShell.
• Contribute to disaster recovery planning and execution.

Skills

Infrastructure engineering experience

VMware virtualisation knowledge

Nutanix hyper-converged infrastructure

Cohesity backup solutions

Automation with Ansible

PowerShell scripting

Proactive mindset

Job description

Job Description

IT Systems Engineer (Virtual Infrastructure) - London

I'm working with a leading global financial services organisation that is looking to add an IT Systems Engineer (Virtual Infrastructure) to its growing London team.

You'll join a highly skilled engineering group of proactive, creative minds who are shaping the future of the company. The team supports complex, large-scale environments running 24/7, where performance, reliability, and innovation are key.

In this role you'll manage and evolve virtual infrastructure across backup, converged and hyper-converged platforms, while driving automation with tools like Ansible and PowerShell. Alongside ensuring performance, security and reliability, you'll contribute to disaster recovery and key infrastructure projects in a mission-critical environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage and evolve virtual infrastructure across backup, converged and hyper-converged platforms.
• Drive automation using tools such as Ansible and PowerShell.
• Ensure performance, security and reliability of critical infrastructure.
• Contribute to disaster recovery planning and execution.
• Support key infrastructure projects in a mission-critical, 24/7 environment.

Requirements

• Proven experience in infrastructure engineering or operations within complex environments.
• Strong knowledge of VMware virtualisation, Nutanix hyper-converged infrastructure, Cohesity backup solutions, and converged infrastructure.
• Familiarity with automation and DevOps approaches, ideally with Ansible and PowerShell.
• Exposure to storage platforms such as S3 and file solutions.
• A proactive mindset with the ability to adapt and thrive in a dynamic environment.

Please note this is a hybrid position in Central London.