Sr. Systems Engineer

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will lead the organisation's transformation from a VMware-based environment to Red Hat OpenShift Virtualisation. This role is responsible for the full migration lifecycle, as well as the day-to-day operation, optimisation, and maintenance of Virtual Machines (VMs) running on OpenShift. You will serve as a senior technical resource, providing deep expertise in virtualisation, Linux, Kubernetes/OpenShift, and enterprise infrastructure., * Infrastructure Design: Assist with the design of Bare Metal OpenShift clusters optimised for virtualisation, ensuring high performance for compute-heavy VM workloads.

• Modernisation & Migration: Lead the end-to-end migration lifecycle from VMware vSphere to OpenShift. This includes leveraging the Migration Toolkit for Virtualisation (MTV), performing pre-migration discovery, and executing "Warm Migrations" to minimise downtime for critical business stateful workloads.
• Storage Management: Experience configuring Portworx as the storage provider on top of Pure Storage.
• Backup & DR: Experience with managing backup and DR within Red Hat OpenShift environments. Assisting the DR team in configuring run books for Client DR Testing.
• Operational Excellence: Manage VM-specific "Day 2" operations, including Live Migration, node maintenance/draining, and high-availability (HA) scheduling.
• Optimize & Maintain: Proactively monitor our systems with CheckMK, manage storage on Pure Storage and HPE.
• Troubleshoot & Resolve: Act as a final escalation point for complex technical issues, performing deep-dive root cause analysis and collaborating with support teams to ensure timely resolution.
• Collaborate & Innovate: Work closely with a team of skilled engineers to share knowledge, improve processes, and evaluate emerging technologies.
• Provide Critical Support: Participate in a rotating on-call schedule to provide after-hours support for critical infrastructure.
• Flexibility: Ability to work Weekends for project roll outs, Maintenance tasks etc., Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Virtualisation

Required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Virtualisation: Red Hat OpenShift, VMware ESXi/vCenter, Proxmox VE
• Cloud: Microsoft Azure (IaaS/PaaS)
• Application & Desktop Delivery: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, Citrix NetScaler (ADC)
• Storage: Pure Storage, HPE
• Operating Systems: Windows Server, Linux
• Monitoring: CheckMK or similar enterprise monitoring tools
• Availability to work UK business hours with occasional evenings/weekends as part of the on-call rotation.

Do you have experience in vSphere?, Experience

In the field of:

Required/Preferred

7-10 Years

Systems Engineering

Required

2-4 Years

Working directly with Kubernetes or OpenShift (MSP environment preferred)

Required

1-3 Years

Strong Linux administration skills, * Demonstrated ability to analyze root causes and implement long-term solutions.

• Ability to perform under pressure, manage competing priorities, and meet tight deadlines.
• Self-starter with strong ownership, able to work independently while collaborating when needed

• Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)
• Gym discount
• Life insurance
• Comprehensive travel insurance for you and your family in line with scheme rules
• Confidential well-being and counselling support
• Competitive Compensation
• Contributory pension scheme
• Company events
• Private Medical and Dental Insurance