VMware Virtualization Administrator

Spektrum; Polska; Remote; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Spektrum is seeking a Virtualization Administrator to maintain the stability, security, availability and performance of our enterprise virtualization infrastructure, with a primary focus on VMware vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). Working under the IT Infrastructure Team Lead, you will support daily operations, incidents, lifecycle management, automation and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities include patching, monitoring, scripting IaC, collaborating with storage, networking and

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of enterprise virtualization support experience.
• Hands-on VMware vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation administration.
• Experience with VCF Operations and VCF Automation.
• Proficient in Terraform-based IaC for VMware resources.
• Strong scripting in Python, PowerShell or Ansible.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, administer and maintain VMware vSphere and VCF environments.
• Support Nutanix, Hyper-V and KVM as required.
• Perform patching, upgrades and configuration changes.
• Monitor VMs, hosts, health and capacity.
• Develop automation scripts for provisioning and monitoring.
• Collaborate with storage, networking and security teams.
• Maintain documentation and reports on platform health.
• Provide guidance to junior colleagues.
• Support change-management procedures.

Skills

VMware vSphere

VMware Cloud Foundation

VCF Operations

Terraform

Python

PowerShell

Ansible

KVM/Hyper-V

Scripting Automation

Infrastructure as Code

English Proficiency

Education

Secondary education + IT training

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Job description

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Role ID – TG-001-11

Virtualization Administrator

Role Background

The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining the stability, security, availability and performance of enterprise virtualization infrastructure, with a primary focus on VMware vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).

Working under the supervision of the IT Infrastructure Team Lead, the administrator will support daily infrastructure operations, incident resolution, lifecycle management, automation and continuous improvement.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Install, configure, administer and maintain VMware vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation environments.
• Support additional virtualization platforms, including Nutanix, Microsoft Hyper-V and OLVM/KVM, as required.
• Perform VMware lifecycle patching, host updates and approved configuration changes.
• Monitor virtual machines, hosts, infrastructure health and capacity.
• Investigate and resolve virtualization incidents, performance bottlenecks and technical problems.
• Apply infrastructure security best practices and maintain compliance with relevant standards.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts for infrastructure provisioning, administration and monitoring.
• Use Infrastructure as Code practices to improve operational efficiency.
• Participate in infrastructure improvements and proof-of-concept deployments.
• Collaborate with storage, networking, backup, security and operating-system teams.
• Support approved infrastructure changes and follow established change-management procedures.
• Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures and infrastructure records.
• Prepare reports on platform performance, health and capacity.
• Provide technical guidance to junior colleagues.
• Support infrastructure projects and other operational assignments as required.

Essential Skills

• VMware vSphere administration and troubleshooting.
• VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).
• VCF Operations and VCF Automation.
• Enterprise virtualization infrastructure operations.
• Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Python, PowerShell, Terraform or Ansible.
• Command-line administration of virtualized environments.
• Virtual machine provisioning, configuration and lifecycle management.
• Virtualization monitoring, performance tuning and troubleshooting.
• VMware patching, upgrades and host management.
• Understanding of storage, networking, backup, server hardware and operating-system dependencies.
• Infrastructure security and change-management practices.
• Professional proficiency in English.

Desirable Skills:

• Public cloud platforms.
• Storage management in virtualized environments.
• Docker and Kubernetes.
• Ansible, Puppet or Chef.
• Continuous Data Protection (CDP).
• Spanish language skills.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience supporting and operating enterprise virtualization infrastructure.
• Proven hands‑on experience installing, configuring, administering and troubleshooting VMware vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation.
• Practical experience with VCF Operations and VCF Automation.
• Experience implementing Terraform‑based Infrastructure as Code, particularly for VMware vSphere resources.
• Strong scripting and automation experience.
• Familiarity with alternative virtualization platforms such as Hyper‑V and KVM.
• Ability to independently manage operational tasks and elevate complex or high‑risk issues appropriately.

educations and Certifications

Mandatory Education:

- Secondary school education or equivalent, supplemented by specialised IT training.

Desirable Certifications:

• VMware Certified Professional (VCP‑VCF Administrator or equivalent).
• VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP‑VCF or equivalent).
• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate.
• Relevant Red Hat Ansible Automation certification.
• ITIL Foundation.
• ISO 20000 certification.
• PRINCE2 Foundation.

No specific certification is explicitly mandatory.

Working Location

Remote
Remote work is restricted to Poland, Romania, Czech Republic, Hungary, Portugal, Greece, Slovakia and Bulgaria.

Candidates from Italy and Spain must be willing to work onsite in Brindisi and Valencia, respectively.

Working Policy

• Working arrangement: Remote.
• Contract type: Contractual opportunity.
• Start date: ASAP
• Reporting line: IT Infrastructure Team Lead.