VMware Platform Engineer - vSAN & VM Networking Specialist

Mercedes AMG Petronas; Brackley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Car lease scheme

Private medical cover

On-site GP

Life assurance

25 days holiday

Job summary

Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team is seeking an IT Platform Engineer to own and support core IT infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on VMware, vSAN, and virtual networking. You will work onsite at our Brackley headquarters, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable platforms and services.

The role focuses on maintaining uptime, implementing automation, and guiding improvements across on-prem and hybrid environments, balancing reliability with fast-paced project delivery.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with VMware (vSphere, vCenter, ESXi) and vSAN in an enterprise environment.
• Knowledge of VMware networking (distributed switches, port groups, VLANs).
• Experience with Windows Server and Linux environments.
• Experience with scripting and automation to streamline tasks.
• Understanding of datacentre infrastructure, cabling, cooling and power.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and attention to detail.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment with changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain VMware and vSAN environment, including virtual networking.
• Maintain datacentres, storage and backup across Windows and Linux.
• Install, configure and support physical IT hardware in datacentres.
• Support and troubleshoot server workloads, VMs, clusters and services.
• Contribute to infrastructure security, resilience and business continuity.
• Enable self-service platforms and drive automation to reduce manual work.
• Provide out-of-hours support as needed.
• Collaborate with teams to align on platform capabilities and delivery.
• Identify opportunities to evolve infrastructure across on-prem and hybrid environments.

Skills

VMware

vSAN

Networking

Windows server

Linux

Scripting

Automation

Active Directory

Datacentre

Tools

vSphere

ESXi

vCenter

PowerCLI

Job description

Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team is seeking an IT Platform Engineer to own and support core IT infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on VMware, vSAN, and virtual networking. You will work onsite at our Brackley headquarters, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable platforms and services.

The role focuses on maintaining uptime, implementing automation, and guiding improvements across on-prem and hybrid environments, balancing reliability with fast-paced project delivery.