VMware VCF Engineer

Damia Group; England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology services provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a VMWare VCF Engineer for a 3-month contract. The successful candidate will be involved in designing, building, and improving a private cloud platform while ensuring adherence to Data-Centric Security principles. Candidates should have previous experience in infrastructure engineering and a strong grounding in networking and storage. This position requires important security clearances prior to appointment and is full-time on site in Hampshire.

Qualifications

• Previous experience with VCF or similar infrastructure engineering.
• Strong knowledge of Data-Centric Security principles.
• Experience in networking, storage, and platform monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Design and build our private cloud platform using VMware Cloud Foundation.
• Translate requirements into scalable VCF reference architectures.
• Plan and maintain secure virtualized environments.

Skills

Infrastructure/platform engineering experience

Understanding of Data-Centric Security principles

Foundations in networking

Foundations in storage

Platform monitoring and logging

Job description

VMWare VCF Engineer - 3 months+ - Outside IR35 - Hampshire full time on site (5 days per week)

Please note: Successful applicants will be required to be Security Cleared prior to appointment due to the nature of the project.

Key Responsibilities

• Infrastructure/Application engineer with deep expertise in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) to design, build, operate and continuously improve our private cloud platform, in support of a Data-Centric Security LoE.
• Translate business and application requirements into scalable VCF reference architectures (MGmt/WLD domaine, VI WLD design, consolidated vs. standard deployments).
• Plan capacity, BOM and HCL-compliant designs (compute, storage, networking), including Edge design.
• Maintain, improve, and secure multi-classification, virtualised, collaboration and development environments.
• Stand up and configure VCF, automating deployments.
• Integrate platform services and configure where used.
• Establish templates, standard operating procedures and baselines for app teams.

Essential Skills/Experience

• Previous infrastructure/platform engineering experience, preferably with exposure to VCF.
• Understanding of Data-Centric Security principles.
• Strong foundations in networking, storage, OS and platform monitoring and logging.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Experience of MOD systems and processes.
• Experience of MOD assurance processes.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.