VMWare Infrastructure/Cloud Consultant

Version 1; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share

Flexible/remote working options

Pension and Private Healthcare

Employee Wellbeing schemes

Educational assistance and certifications

Job summary

A technology solutions provider in Edinburgh is seeking an experienced VMWare Infrastructure/Cloud Consultant for a mid-senior level role. You will support multiple clients, lead on technical projects, and provide mentorship to junior team members. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of relevant experience, strong communication skills, and VMWare certification. This position offers a competitive benefits package and encourages a healthy work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years experience in a similar technical role.
• Experience in deploying and troubleshooting VMWare.
• Strong ability to interpret and solve technical problems.
• Disaster recovery and site replication with SRM.
• Networking and security best practices (Cisco preferred).
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft technologies (AD/Entra/AVS).
• Experience with ITSM tools (ServiceNow, JIRA).
• Experience with backup technologies (Veeam, Rubrik, Data Protector, CommVault).
• Client-facing and project delivery experience.

Responsibilities

• Support multiple clients across various technologies.
• Mentor junior team members.
• Gather requirements and implement solutions.
• Documentation and development of designs, processes and procedures.
• Work within an ITIL/ISO20000 environment.
• Gather requirements, design solutions, build PoCs and implement solutions.
• Excellent presentation and reporting for customer-facing and on-site engagements.
• Escalation point for major incidents.

Skills

VMWare ESXi & Hyper-V

Networking and security best practices

Disaster recovery and site replication

Microsoft technologies

Backup technologies (e.g. Veeam)

Education

VMWare certification

ITSM knowledge (ITIL/ISO20000)

Tools

ITSM Toolsets (ServiceNow, JIRA)

Backup technologies (e.g. Veeam)

Veeam

Rubrik

Data Protector

CommVault

Site Recovery Manager

Cisco networking

Active Directory/Entra/AVS

ServiceNow

JIRA

Azure/AVS

Job description

Overview

Role: VMWare Infrastructure/Cloud Consultant

Location: Edinburgh, UK

Job Type: Full Time

This is a technical position that requires experienced infrastructure configuration and management, with strong communication and customer service focus, as well as excellent technical network and security knowledge.

The successful applicant will participate in the tooling choice, architectural design, configuration, deployment, and management of the customer IT Estate.

We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Level 3 VMWare Infrastructure/Cloud consultant. This is a hands-on role requiring excellent communication and technical skills.

Responsibilities

• Support multiple clients across multiple technologies


• Mentoring of junior team members


• Consult with customers and across a cross-team environment


• Documentation and development of designs, processes and procedures


• Work within a structured ITIL / ISO20000 IT Service Management environment


• Works directly with client to gather requirements, design solutions, build proof of concepts and implement solutions


• Excellent presentation and reporting skills arising from customer facing and on-site experience


• Very strong verbal, presentation, and interpersonal skills are required


• Escalation point for major incidents/investigations

Qualifications

• Solid technical aptitude, the ability to work in a team, good people skills and a minimum of 3+ years experience working within a similar technical role


• Proven experience deploying, supporting and troubleshooting VMWare ESXi & Hyper-V


• VMWare certified


• Disaster recovery and site replication solutions experience using VMWare Site Recovery Manager


• Working knowledge in networking and security best practices (Cisco Certified preferred)


• Strong working knowledge of modern Microsoft technologies - Active Directory, Microsoft Entra, AVS


• Interpreting, understanding and solving complex technical problems/incidents


• Project or support delivery experience with client facing background


• Strong experience across multi-server, standalone and clustered solutions


• Good broad technical knowledge across Microsoft Azure and AVS


• Exposure to ITSM Toolsets e.g. ServiceNow, JIRA


• Experience with backup technologies (e.g. Veeam, Rubrik, Data Protector, and/or CommVault)

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated over 28 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Our expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly changing Digital-First world we live in. We foster strong partnerships with leading technology giants including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of Version 1 and what we do:

• 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK


• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW


• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW

We’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!

Why Version 1?

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company\'s profits


• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme


• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people\'s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance


• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme


• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies


• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat


• Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform


• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology, Consulting, and Customer Service

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting, Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting, and Information Services