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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Remote Infrastructure Engineer (Virtualisation) - Contract - **Company:** Gigged AI - **Location:** Bournemouth, UK - **Salary:** £143,000.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Cloud Computing, Disaster Recovery, VMware ESX Servers, Firmware, Hyper-V, Python (Programming Language), Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, Runbook, Virtualization Technology, VMware VSphere, Scripting, System Availability, Containerization - **Published:** June 25, 2026 - **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/remote-infrastructure-engineer-virtualisation-contract-bournemouth-dorset/2835121426-2/ ## About the Role Essential: Experience with enterprise virtualisation (VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter or equivalent). Proven infrastructure engineering or platform operations experience in enterprise environments. Hands-on with upgrades, patching, performance tuning, troubleshooting. Knowledge of server hardware, storage, and networking related to virtualisation. ITIL-aligned operational experience. Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills. Desirable: Experience in financial services or regulated industries. Scripting/automation experience (PowerShell, Python) and Infrastructure-as-Code. Knowledge of hybrid integration between virtualisation, cloud, and containers. Disaster recovery/business continuity experience. Personal Attributes: Ownership and accountability for platform stability. Ability to work in global, multi-disciplinary teams. Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Proactive, focused on continuous improvement and risk reduction. ## Description We are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer (Virtualisation) to join a leading financial services organisation on a contract basis. You will design, build, and support enterprise virtualisation platforms across on-premises and hybrid environments, ensuring stability, performance, and regulatory compliance. This role is key to maintaining secure, resilient, and cost-effective infrastructure, enabling application and platform teams to deliver change safely. Responsibilities Virtualisation Platform Engineering & Operations Build, operate, and maintain enterprise virtualisation platforms (VMware vSphere/ESXi, Hyper-V). Provide day 2 operational support: monitoring, troubleshooting, performance tuning, capacity optimisation. Execute patching, upgrades, firmware updates, and hardware lifecycle activities. Ensure high availability, clustering, failover, and recovery mechanisms. Platform Lifecycle & Capacity Management Own platform lifecycle processes: build standards, upgrades, decommissioning, technical refreshes. Conduct capacity planning and forecasting to meet business demand. Identify and remediate single points of failure; support disaster recovery testing. Automation & Standardisation Develop and maintain automation for provisioning and configuration (scripting/Infrastructure as Code). Standardise virtualisation builds, templates, and configurations. Support integration with cloud and container platforms in hybrid delivery models. Incident, Problem & Change Management Act as escalation point for complex incidents. Perform root cause analysis and implement preventive actions. Support controlled change execution following ITIL processes. Security, Risk & Compliance Ensure platforms meet security standards, hardening guidelines, and regulatory requirements. Support audits with documentation and operational evidence. Manage vulnerabilities, configuration drift, and access controls. Collaboration & Documentation Work closely with storage, network, OS, cloud, and application teams. Provide technical input for designs and onboarding. 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