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VMware Engineer
£63,000 - 66,000
Adecco M1 Manchester, United Kingdom, Manchester
£63,000 - 66,000
Requirements
Must:
- 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 VMware Cloud Foundation (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.
- Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning capabilities.
- VMware certifications (VCP-DCV, VCAP) preferred.
- Experience with automation/orchestration (VMware Aria/vRealise, Ansible) preferred.
- Hybrid cloud experience (Azure, AWS, VMware Cloud) preferred.
- Experience supporting research computing or HPC workloads preferred.
- Familiarity with ITIL-based change management processes preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provision, configure, and manage Linux and Windows virtual machines 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.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, security, networking, and research computing teams.
- Deliver fully provisioned and optimised virtual machine environments.
- Update and document VMware architecture diagrams and configurations.
- Prepare performance optimisation and capacity planning reports.
- Resolve infrastructure incidents within agreed SLAs.
- Provide knowledge transfer documentation and handover sessions if required at contract completion.
Description
We are seeking a Senior VMware Engineer contractor to support a higher education institutions virtual infrastructure modernization and operational support initiatives in Manchester. This contract role is for an initial duration of 4 months and requires working onsite in a hybrid capacity. We offer competitive daily rates, and our team values self-motivation and collaborative spirit to foster a productive environment. You will have the opportunity to work with advanced technologies and contribute significantly to our infrastructure goals.
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