VMware & Hyper-V Virtualization Engineer

HCLTech; Havant; On-site; GBP 74,000 - 92,000; Part time

Job summary

HCLTech in Havant, United Kingdom, seeks a VMware & Hyper‑V Administrator for a 3‑month fixed term contract (day-rate). The role covers Hyper‑V and VMware vSphere administration, VM provisioning, clustering, storage and networking, and PowerShell automation to optimize virtualization environments.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with ESXi/vCenter, Hyper‑V, and related storage/networking technologies, delivering reliable, scalable, and secure virtualization solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware vSphere administration, including ESXi hosts, vCenter Server, and Hyper-V hosts.
• Hands-on VM deployment, provisioning, cloning, migrations, snapshots/checkpoints, and lifecycle management.
• Strong expertise in Failover Clustering, CSV, HA, VMware HA, DRS, vMotion, and Storage vMotion.
• Experience with SAN, NAS, Fibre Channel, iSCSI, Datastores, VMFS, and Storage Spaces Direct (S2D).
• Knowledge of virtualization networking and PowerShell-based automation.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Hyper-V and VMware environments to ensure high availability.
• Perform VM provisioning, migrations, and lifecycle management with minimal downtime.
• Configure and manage clustering, HA, and vMotion capabilities across hosts.
• Manage storage, networks, and related components (SAN/NAS/FC/iSCSI).
• Automate repetitive tasks using PowerShell and troubleshoot issues promptly.

Skills

Hyper-V

VMware vSphere

PowerShell

Incident management

Tools

VMware vCenter Server

Storage Spaces Direct (S2D)

SAN

iSCSI

SMB Direct

Job description

HCLTech in Havant, United Kingdom, seeks a VMware & Hyper‑V Administrator for a 3‑month fixed term contract (day-rate). The role covers Hyper‑V and VMware vSphere administration, VM provisioning, clustering, storage and networking, and PowerShell automation to optimize virtualization environments.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with ESXi/vCenter, Hyper‑V, and related storage/networking technologies, delivering reliable, scalable, and secure virtualization solutions.