Senior VMware/VCF Engineer

CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler is seeking a Senior VMware / VCF Infrastructure Engineer for a major UK defence programme linked to a submarine project. The role involves designing, implementing, and migrating VMware infrastructure within a security-sensitive environment.

The contract is 6 months rolling, based in Reading with a hybrid model (2 days onsite). Up to £650 per day inside IR35, offering challenging infrastructure transformation work.

Qualifications

• Active SC clearance required.
• Strong hands-on experience with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).
• Experience with VMware vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter.
• Experience with NSX and NSX-T.
• Experience in VMware infrastructure design and implementation.
• Experience with on-premise to cloud migration.
• Experience with infrastructure transformation and software-defined data centre (SDDC).
• Experience with vSAN, HCX, and/or VMware Aria is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and migrate enterprise VMware infrastructure.
• Support a major UK defence programme linked to a high-profile submarine project.
• Work within a significant on-premise to cloud migration programme.
• Contribute to a security-sensitive infrastructure transformation environment.

Skills

SC clearance

VMware Cloud Foundation

VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter

NSX/NSX-T

VMware design & migration

On-prem to cloud migration

SDDC

vSAN/HCX/Aria

Job description

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements:

• Active SC clearance required
• Strong hands-on experience with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
• Experience with VMware vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter
• Experience with NSX and NSX-T
• Experience in VMware infrastructure design and implementation
• Experience with on-premise to cloud migration
• Experience with infrastructure transformation and software-defined data centre (SDDC)
• Experience with vSAN, HCX, and/or VMware Aria is highly desirable

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and migrate enterprise VMware infrastructure
• Support a major UK defence programme linked to a high-profile submarine project
• Work within a significant on-premise to cloud migration programme
• Contribute to a security-sensitive infrastructure transformation environment

Technologies:

• Cloud
• Support
• Security
• VMware

More:

We are recruiting for a Senior VMware / VCF Infrastructure Engineer to join a major UK defence programme supporting a high-profile submarine project. This is a 6-month rolling contract offering up to £650 per day inside IR35, based in Reading with a hybrid working model of 2 days per week onsite. We are delivering a genuinely interesting infrastructure transformation programme centred around VMware Cloud Foundation and NSX, and we are looking for someone comfortable working in complex, security-sensitive environments.

last updated 36 week of 2026