VMWare Infrastructure/Cloud Consultant

ZipRecruiter; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a VMWare Infrastructure/Cloud Consultant in Edinburgh. This full-time position involves engaging with customers, working on architectural designs, configurations, and helping multiple clients across diverse technologies. Successful candidates will have extensive knowledge in network and security, VMWare ESXi, and a proven ability to troubleshoot complex issues.

Benefits

Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share

Strong Career Progression

Flexible/remote working

Financial Wellbeing initiatives

Employee Wellbeing schemes

Educational assistance

Generous holiday allowance

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Annual Excellence Awards

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in a technical role.
• Proven experience with VMWare ESXi & Hyper-V.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft technologies including Active Directory.

Responsibilities

• Support multiple clients across various technologies.
• Consult with customers to gather requirements and design solutions.
• Work within an ITIL / ISO20000 IT Service Management environment.

Skills

Technical aptitude

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Troubleshooting

Presentation skills

Education

VMWare certification

Cisco Certified

ITIL Foundation Certificate

Tools

ServiceNow

JIRA

Veeam

Rubrik

Data Protector

CommVault

Job description

Job Description

Role: VMWare Infrastructure/Cloud Consultant

Location: Edinburgh, UK

Job Type: Full Time

Job Description

• Onsite role Edinburgh
• Full time position

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.

Duties & 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+ 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 practise (Cisco Certified )
• 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.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills required.

Desirable skills

• Exposure to ITSM Toolsets e.g. ServiceNow, JIRA
• Experience with backup technologies (e.g. Veeam, Rubrik, Data Protector, and/or CommVault)
• ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management

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:

• UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
• 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
• 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!

Additional information

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 , and belonging schemes.