Virtualisation Engineer

Sanderson Recruitment Plc
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
yesterday

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Compensation
£ 60K

Job location

Cheltenham, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Microsoft Active Directory
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Azure
Bash
CentOS
System Configuration
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DNS
Monitoring of Systems
Hyper-V
Python
McAfee VirusScan
Windows Server
Networking Basics
Openshift
Powershell
Role-Based Access Control
Red Hat Enterprise Linux - RHEL
System Center Virtual Machine Management
Storage Virtualization
TCP/IP
Virtualization Technology
Wide Area Networks
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
GIT
Coreos
VMware

Job description

  • Providing first and second-line technical support across complex virtualised environments
  • Monitoring system performance to ensure stability, availability, and seamless functionality
  • Creating and maintaining high-quality documentation to support operational excellence
  • Supporting compliance with established processes, standards, and security policies

Requirements

Are you ready to take your VMware expertise into one of the most secure and impactful environments in the UK? This is your chance to join a major multinational technology organisation delivering large-scale, mission-critical services to the UK Government. Your work will directly support national-level operations where reliability, precision, and resilience truly matter., * Strong organisational and time-management skills

  • Experience working to ITIL best practices
  • A mindset focused on root-cause analysis and continuous improvement
  • A collaborative approach - sharing knowledge and learning from others
  • A proactive attitude towards identifying risks, issues, and opportunities

Desirable Skills

  • Deep understanding of virtualisation technologies
  • Experience installing, upgrading, configuring, or supporting: Windows Server 2016/2019, AWS, Azure
  • Knowledge of Red Hat technologies (Satellite 6, OpenShift 3/4, RHEL/CentOS, CoreOS)
  • Understanding of Active Directory (OU creation, RBAC, DFS)
  • Familiarity with VSAN, SCVMM, Hyper-V
  • Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, LAN/WAN)
  • Scripting experience (PowerShell, Bash, Python, Git)
  • Awareness of McAfee EPO/ENS

Benefits & conditions

  • Competitive salary and pension
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Access to employee recognition schemes, social events, and wellbeing initiatives

If you're passionate about virtualisation, thrive in secure environments, and want to work on projects that genuinely matter, this is the place to take your career to the next level. To learn more, please do reach out to Tom Royston via email on

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