Join us on an exciting journey as we revolutionise a major client’s operations through agile transformation and the delivery of innovative cloud services. We are creating a ground-breaking, end-to-end on-premises cloud solution, designed to facilitate seamless interaction for users from various locations.
At Sopra Steria, we are developing an innovative Managed Service to replace a complex legacy enterprise infrastructure. This ambitious project will harness the power of automation and reusable component design patterns, enabling swift deployment of customer business solutions. Utilising the latest in Windows and VMware technologies, along with Ansible, Terraform, and advanced scripting, we are set to redefine efficiency and scalability in niche infrastructure and applications.
We are seeking experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineers with specialised expertise in VMware Cloud Foundation and related products. The ideal candidate will have strong technical skills with experience in maintaining and monitoring large virtual environments, coupled with a solid understanding of IT security and VMware security updates.
This is an office based role at our state-of-the-art, newly refurbished secure facility in Farnborough, Hampshire.
We can offer great career progression opportunities, ability to be based anywhere across the UK, benefits which you can flex to meet your needs and training and development opportunities.
What you'll be doing:
1. Develop and maintain infrastructure computing standards, guidelines, and best practices.
2. Manage and maintain VMware based compute infrastructure.
3. Develop and implement VMware based solutions to meet business requirements.
4. Implement security best practices and compliance requirements for infrastructure computing environments.
5. Create and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, configuration guides, and standard operating procedures.
What you’ll bring :
6. VMware VCF, including vCenter, ESXi 8 and VSAN
7. Dell VXRail
8. Experience of VMware Aria suite
It would be great if you had:
9. Experience of NSX and Horizon VDI
10. Aria Automation, Workspace One, LifeCycle Manager
11. Security Best Practices / Secure by Design
12. Active SC Clearance
If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!
Employment Type: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent or Fixed Term Contract
Location: Farnborough
Security Clearance Level: Must be eligible for DV
Internal Recruiter: Carolyne
Salary: £62,000
Benefits: £5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund
Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements.