VMWare Engineer - Inside IR35
hace 6 días
Manchester
VMWare Engineer Rate - £525 - £550 (Daily) Location - Manchester (Hybrid) Duration - 4 Months (Initially) Ir35 - Inside (Must use an umbrella company) We are seeking a Senior VMware Engineer (Contractor) with a minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience provisioning and managing Linux and Windows virtual machines in enterprise VMware environments. This is a contract engagement supporting a higher education institution's virtual infrastructure modernisation and operational support initiatives. The contractor will provide advanced engineering expertise across VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), VMware ESXi, VMware vSphere, and VMware NSX-T, ensuring stability, scalability, and performance of mission-critical academic and research systems. Scope of Work • Provision, configure, and manage Linux and Windows VMs in enterprise clusters., • Deploy and manage workloads within VMware Cloud Foundation environments., • Install, configure, patch, and upgrade VMware ESXi hosts., • Administer and optimise VMware vSphere clusters, including HA, DRS, and vMotion., • Design and manage network virtualisation using VMware NSX-T., • Perform VM lifecycle management (build, template creation, cloning, migration, decommissioning)., • Conduct performance monitoring, capacity planning, and resource optimisation., • Support storage integration (SAN/NAS/vSAN) and ensure optimal IOPS performance., • Implement and support backup, replication, and disaster recovery solutions., • Provide advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis., • Document architecture, configurations, and operational procedures., • Fully provisioned and optimised virtual machine environments., • Updated and documented VMware architecture diagrams and configurations., • Performance optimisation and capacity planning reports., • Resolved infrastructure incidents within agreed SLAs., • Minimum 5+ years of enterprise VMware engineering experience., • Proven track record provisioning Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, etc.) and Windows Server VMs., • Strong hands-on expertise in VCF, ESXi, vSphere, and NSX-T., • Experience in higher education, research institutions, or large multi-tenant environments preferred., • Solid understanding of storage, networking, and security integration., • Automation and scripting skills (PowerCLI, PowerShell, Bash, Python)., • Experience with vCenter administration and cluster design., • VMware certifications (VCP-DCV, VCAP)., • Experience with automation/orchestration (VMware Aria/vRealise, Ansible)., • Hybrid cloud experience (Azure, AWS, VMware Cloud)., • Experience supporting research computing or HPC workloads., • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision., • Deliver results within defined project timelines., • Participate in change advisory board (CAB) meetings as required., • Provide regular status updates to project stakeholders., • Availability for occasional after-hours maintenance windows.