Senior Virtualization & Storage Engineer - Platform Upgrade

Referment; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 90 000 - 140 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Referment is partnering with a global investment and technology organisation to hire a Senior Virtualization and Storage Engineer. This senior IC role will own mature production platforms while shaping their next generation through evaluation, proof-of-concept work and planned migrations.

You’ll combine operational responsibility with long-range technical design across virtualization, enterprise storage and automation.

Qualificações

• At least ten years hands-on experience building and supporting server virtualization in production.
• Deep expertise in VMware, Hyper-V or a KVM-based platform; experience across more than one is valuable.
• Enterprise storage and SAN experience, including storage protocols and at least one software-defined storage platform.
• Python and PowerShell programming experience.
• The judgement to evaluate platform change driven by hardware, cost or vendor considerations.
• Strong communication, organisation and independent delivery skills.

Responsabilidades

• Own and maintain production virtualization platforms and storage solutions, focusing on availability, performance and resource efficiency.
• Research alternative technologies, run proofs of concept and define practical migration paths.
• Build automation and tooling that improves reliability, scalability and operational efficiency.
• Plan and execute virtualization and storage migrations with cross-functional teams.
• Provide technical direction on large, complex initiatives while remaining hands-on.

Conhecimentos

Virtualization platforms (VMware/Hyper

KVM-based platform

Enterprise storage

SAN experience

Storage protocols

Software-defined storage

Python

PowerShell

Platform change evaluation

Communication

Independent delivery

Formação académica

Computer science degree (preferred)

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Referment is partnering with a global investment and technology organisation to hire a Senior Virtualization and Storage Engineer. This senior IC role will own mature production platforms while shaping their next generation through evaluation, proof-of-concept work and planned migrations.

You’ll combine operational responsibility with long-range technical design across virtualization, enterprise storage and automation.