Lead Cloud Engineer - VMware Cloud Foundation

Investigo; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Investigo is seeking a Lead Cloud Engineer focused on VMware private cloud to design and deploy VMware VCF9 solutions for enterprise customers. You will lead architecture discussions, drive solution governance, and partner with delivery teams to ensure successful transformation of complex data center and cloud environments.

You will collaborate across multi-technology stacks, evaluating Nutanix, Azure Local, Red Hat Virtualisation, and HPE VCE, while mentoring peers and shaping our private cloud

Qualifications

• Extensive VMware experience and current VCP-VCF certification.
• Deep understanding of VMware VCF, vSAN, NSX, or Aria Operations.
• Proven track record in solution design, delivery, and customer engagement.
• Strong knowledge across data centre compute, storage, networking, and backups.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to lead senior customer discussions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of VMware VCF9 solutions for major customer projects.
• Act as a trusted technical authority, driving customer design discussions and shaping solution architecture.
• Work across multi-technology environments, evaluating new tools like Nutanix, Azure Local, Red Hat Virtualisation, and HPE VCE.
• Mentor colleagues, share knowledge, and help evolve our Private Cloud strategy.

Skills

VMware VCF9

VCP-VCF certification

NSX

Aria Operations

Solution design

Project delivery

Customer engagement

Data centre compute/storage/networking

Tools

VMware

Azure

Nutanix

Red Hat Virtualisation

HPE VCE

DevOps

Cloud

Job description

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements

• Extensive experience with VMware technologies, holding current VCP-VCF certification.
• Deep understanding of VMware VCF, vSAN, NSX, and/or Aria Operations.
• Proven track record in solution design, project delivery, and customer engagement.
• Strong knowledge across data centre technologies compute, storage, networking, and backups.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence in leading senior customer discussions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of VMware VCF9 solutions for major customer projects.
• Act as a trusted technical authority, driving customer design discussions and shaping solution architecture.
• Work across multi-technology environments, evaluating new tools like Nutanix, Azure Local, Red Hat Virtualisation, and HPE VCE.
• Mentor colleagues, share knowledge, and help evolve our Private Cloud strategy.

Technologies

• Azure
• Cloud
• Nutanix
• VMware
• DevOps

More

We are seeking a Lead Cloud Engineer focused on VMware private cloud. In this Lead Consultant role, we work in a collaborative environment designing and deploying complex, cutting-edge VMware VCF9 solutions for enterprise customers. We partner with some of the best technical minds in the industry, influencing architecture, guiding delivery teams, and helping our customers achieve real transformation in their data centre and private cloud strategies.

last updated 38 week of 2026