Virtualisation Engineer - DV Cleared

+ Initially 7 months but will be long term

The Role:

Deliver hands-on engineering support to the OpNET programme, designing, building, and automating VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) platforms.

We are seeking an experienced VMware VCF / Virtualisation Engineer to design, build, automate and support enterprise virtualisation and software‑defined infrastructure within a secure/regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy and manage VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) platforms.
• Implement and support vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, NSX, vSAN, VCF Operations, VPC and VKS.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and API‑driven automation using Terraform, Ansible, PowerCLI or SaltStack.
• Support platform lifecycle activities including builds, upgrades, patching, scaling and operational handover.
• Integrate virtualisation platforms with enterprise networking, DNS, identity and DevOps/CI/CD services.
• Translate architecture designs into secure, automated and deployable solutions.
• Produce LLDs, build guides and operational runbooks.
• Support integration, testing, troubleshooting and continuous improvement.
• Ensure solutions follow secure‑by‑design, hardening and organisational security standards.
• Strong VMware experience across vSphere, ESXi and vCenter.
• Proven experience with VMware Cloud Foundation and SDDC technologies.
• Strong automation and Infrastructure as Code experience.
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, PowerCLI or similar.
• Knowledge of enterprise networking and services including DNS and load balancing.
• Experience integrating platforms with DevOps and CI/CD toolchains.
• Experience working in secure or regulated environments.
• Strong technical documentation, troubleshooting and communication skills.
• Hybrid cloud and multi‑platform environments.
• GitOps and IaC best practices.
• Backup, disaster recovery and resilience.
• VMware certifications such as VCP, VCAP or VCF Specialist.