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# Sr. VMware Engineer

- **Company:** Cognizant
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management Databases, System Configuration, VMware ESX Servers, Network Segmentation, Ansible, VCloud, VMware Infrastructure, Virtual Local Area Networks, VMware VSphere, Network Switches, Google Cloud, Istio, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Terraform, Vmware
- **Published:** July 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e5ea07c3b1a13c00

## About the Role

* Hands-on VMware infrastructure experience in enterprise environments.
 * Deep expertise in vCenter Server, ESXi host management, and vSphere lifecycle operations.
 * Proven experience designing and operating vSAN clusters, including policy management and performance tuning.Hands-on HCX deployment experience: service mesh pairing, network extension, and bulk/vMotion migrations.
 * Strong understanding of VMware networking: vDS, port groups, VLAN, MTU, and overlay networking.
 * Experience authoring migration runbooks and executing live cutovers in production environments.
 * Ability to make real-time technical decisions under pressure during cutover windows.

Desirable

 * Prior GCVE or VMware Cloud (VMC on AWS) deployment experience.
 * Familiarity with NSX-T/NSX for networking and micro-segmentation.
 * Working knowledge of GCP networking: VPC, Cloud Interconnect, private service networking.
 * Experience with cloud migration tooling, wave planning, and CMDB/asset inventory management.
 * Exposure to infrastructure-as-code tooling (Terraform, Ansible) for VMware automation.
 * VMware certifications: VCP-DCV, VCAP, or VCDX (preferred but not mandatory).

## Description

The Senior VMware Engineer is a technical specialist responsible for leading the design, build, and migration of on-premises VMware environments to Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE). This role sits at the centre of the migration programme, providing authoritative technical guidance across cluster architecture, HCX deployment, and live cutover operations. The engineer will work closely with platform teams, GCP architects, and programme management to ensure migrations are executed reliably, on schedule, and with clearly defined rollback procedures., * Lead end-to-end VMware platform build including cluster design and vSAN configuration

 * Assist with GCVE environment setup and validate cloud-side readiness
 * Drive HCX configuration - service mesh, network extension, and replication profiles
 * Own migration execution including wave planning, cutover windows, and rollback procedures
 * Author and maintain migration runbooks and technical documentation
 * Provide real-time troubleshooting and technical decision authority during cutovers


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