Senior Product Engineer - VMware Cloud & Kubernetes

TEKsystems; Leeds; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

TEKsystems seeks a Senior Product Engineer - VMware to join our Product Architecture & Engineering team in Leeds. You will lead hands-on engineering across VMware-based private cloud platforms, focusing on VCF, Kubernetes, IaC and automation, with mentoring to the team.

You will design and build VMware private cloud platforms, develop Terraform/YAML automation, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines, while collaborating with Architecture, Engineering and Operations to improve security and resilience.

Qualifications

• VMware infrastructure and private cloud environments.
• VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).
• Kubernetes and containerised workloads.
• Terraform/Infrastructure as Code.
• YAML and declarative infrastructure.
• Automation and scripting.
• CI/CD and DevSecOps practices.
• GitHub, GitLab or similar version-control platforms.
• Enterprise platform engineering and operational support.
• Technical documentation, runbooks and handovers.
• Taking ownership of complex technical workstreams.
• Mentoring or supporting other engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, configure and enhance VMware-based private cloud platforms.
• Deliver engineering solutions across VMware Cloud Foundation, vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, vSAN and NSX.
• Support VCF 9+ and multi-tenant private cloud environments.
• Build and manage Kubernetes clusters and containerised workloads.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, YAML and automation templates.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps and automated deployment processes.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and platform issues.
• Improve platform security, resilience, monitoring and operational supportability.
• Produce technical documentation, runbooks and build standards.
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring and quality reviews for other engineers.
• Work closely with Architecture, Engineering, Operations and Delivery teams.
• Identify and reduce technical debt while improving engineering standards and automation.

Skills

VMware infra & private cloud

VCF (VMware Cloud Foundation)

Kubernetes

Linux

Terraform

YAML

Automation

CI/CD & DevSecOps

GitHub/GitLab

Operator handover/docs

Ownership of complex work

Mentoring engineers

Tools

vSphere

vCenter

ESXi

vSAN

NSX

VCF operations

VCF automation

VMware Cloud Director

Job description

TEKsystems seeks a Senior Product Engineer - VMware to join our Product Architecture & Engineering team in Leeds. You will lead hands-on engineering across VMware-based private cloud platforms, focusing on VCF, Kubernetes, IaC and automation, with mentoring to the team.

You will design and build VMware private cloud platforms, develop Terraform/YAML automation, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines, while collaborating with Architecture, Engineering and Operations to improve security and resilience.