Job title: Senior VMWare Engineer
Job type: Contract
Emp type: Full-time
Pay interval: Monthly
Pay rate: GBP £532.00
Location: Manchester
Job published: 17/03/2026
Job ID: 91949

Job Description

Senior VMware Engineer

Duration: 4 Months

Location: Manchester & remote (hybrid)

Rate: £570 per day

Start: ASAP

IR35 Status: Inside

 

Role Overview:

A Senior VMware Engineer is required to support our higher education client's virtual infrastructure modernisation and operational support initiatives.  You will  possess a minimum of 5 years hands-on experience provisioning and managing Linux and Windows virtual machines in enterprise VMware environments.  You will be proficient in providing 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.

 

Essential Skills & Experience required:

As the Senior VMware Engineer you will possess the following:

A minimum of  5+ years of enterprise VMware engineering experience.

A 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.

Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning capabilities.

Desirable Qualifications

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.

Familiarity with ITIL-based change management processes.

 

Responsibilities include:

 

  • 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.
  • Collaborate with infrastructure, security, networking, and research computing teams.

Deliverables

  • 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.
  • Knowledge transfer documentation and handover sessions (if required)

 

If this role is of interest please email  your CV to: joanne.stanley@certes.co.uk