Virtualization Engineer

Vallum Associates; Greater London; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job description

Role: Virtualization and Automation Specialist (VRA/VRO)

Location: Remote (Occasional travel to London or Sheffield)

Contract: 6+ Months

Job Description:

We are looking for an individual with strong experience in virtualization technology and infrastructure engineering, including VM configuration and management, VM migration, VM monitoring tools, and infrastructure automation. This role will contribute to the engineering and features development of our Internal Cloud Platform.

Responsibilities

• Provide troubleshooting and solutions for virtualized infrastructure incident cases.
• Design and develop solutions that facilitate the optimization of virtualized infrastructure resource usage.
• Design and develop solutions that facilitate multiple teams testing on the same virtualized infrastructure.
• Understand and configure VM migration scenarios to ensure application safety.
• Design and develop solutions for VM migration.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive the delivery of new infrastructure and features.
• Provide support for customer inquiries.

Requirements and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in supporting VMware environments and technologies, including vSphere, vCenter, vROPS, NSX, and SAN.
• Strong experience with development and automation tools (e.g., vRealize Automation, Ansible, Git, GitLab, Jenkins) for deployment and orchestration.
• Experience with programming languages (e.g., Shell Script, PowerShell, Python).
• Experience with operating systems (e.g., Linux Servers and Windows Servers).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure.
• Experience with cloud technologies and hybrid cloud environments.
• Strong expertise in VMware migration strategies and methodologies is an advantage.
• Good knowledge of agile software development principles, practices, and tools (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, Lean).
• Knowledge of application services (e.g., OS, DB, Middleware, Network).
• Knowledge of tooling services (e.g., DNS, AD, Storage, NAS, Anti-virus).
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamically changing environment.

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

IT Services and IT Consulting