Vmware Consultant
7 days ago
City of London
Contract Role | VMware Specialist Engineer | Hybrid – London (Blackfriars), Hatfield + UK client sites Job Overview: We are partnering with a leading global IT services provider rapidly expanding its VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) capability, offering an opportunity to work in a dynamic, project-driven environment delivering cutting-edge VCF solutions (including VCF9) across multiple enterprise clients. This role sits at the heart of large-scale cloud and infrastructure transformation programmes, where you will lead and support deployments, upgrades, and optimisation while delivering end-to-end project lifecycle work, driving automation and modernisation, and engaging directly with stakeholders in client-facing settings. With a strong pipeline of secured work, the position provides long-term stability, exposure to diverse enterprise environments, and the chance to work beyond BAU in a fast-paced, multi-client consultancy setting. Job Tittle: VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Consultant / Specialist Engineer Location: Hybrid – London (Blackfriars), Hatfield + UK client sites Duration: Initial [6–12 months] + strong extension pipeline Start: ASAP The Opportunity We’re partnering with a leading global IT services provider undergoing significant growth across its VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) practice. This is a project-driven, customer-facing role, not BAU support. You will play a key role in delivering enterprise-scale cloud and infrastructure transformation programmes, working across multiple client environments. With a strong pipeline of secured work, this opportunity offers long-term contract stability, exposure to cutting-edge VCF 5.x and VCF 9 environments, and the chance to work on modern hybrid cloud platforms and automation-led infrastructure. What You’ll Be Doing • Leading and supporting end-to-end VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) deployments, including design, build, configuration, upgrade, and optimisation, • Delivering greenfield deployments and brownfield migrations (VCF Import scenarios) across enterprise environments, • Managing SDDC lifecycle operations including patching, upgrades, and workload domain management via SDDC Manager, • Implementing and optimising core VCF components:, • vSphere (ESXi, vCenter, HA/DRS), • vSAN (HCI storage, ESA/OSA architectures), • NSX (network virtualisation, micro-segmentation, load balancing), • Driving automation and infrastructure modernisation using scripting, APIs, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), • Supporting hybrid cloud architectures, including workload mobility and migration strategies (e.g., HCX), • Working within multi-disciplinary engineering teams on client-facing engagements, • Engaging with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions, • Contributing to broader cloud transformation and platform engineering initiatives Essential Skills & Experience • Strong hands-on experience delivering VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF 5.x and/or VCF 9) solutions, • Deep expertise across the VMware stack:, • vSphere (compute virtualisation), • vSAN (software-defined storage), • NSX (networking & security), • SDDC Manager (lifecycle and automation), • Proven experience delivering end-to-end VMware solutions in enterprise-scale environments, • Experience with:, • VCF deployments (greenfield) and migrations (brownfield), • Lifecycle management (patching, upgrades, optimisation), • Strong troubleshooting, performance tuning, and optimisation skills, • Experience working in customer-facing or consulting environments, • Strong stakeholder management, communication, and documentation skills, • VCP-VCF certification (or actively working towards certification) Desirable Skills & Experience • Experience with automation and scripting, including:, • PowerCLI (highly desirable), • Python, • VMware REST APIs, • Exposure to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevOps tooling:, • Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps), • Knowledge of VMware Tanzu / Kubernetes (TKG) and container platforms, • Experience with hybrid / multi-cloud environments (VMware Cloud on AWS, Azure VMware Solution, etc.), • Familiarity with the broader VMware ecosystem:, • VMware Aria Suite (Operations, Automation), • HCX (migration tooling), • NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi), • Understanding of enterprise security and compliance, including:, • NSX micro-segmentation, • Identity integration (AD / Entra ID), • Experience working across multi-client consultancy or project delivery environments Working Model & Benefits • Hybrid working across UK, • All client travel fully expensed, • Exposure to multiple enterprise environments, • Strong pipeline of long-term transformation programmes, • VMware Certification and training opportunities