Wintel Engineer

We are a Global Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada. We have an excellent job opportunity for you.

Role

Title:

Wintel Engineer
Location:
Barrow in Furness, Cumbria (Fully onsite)
Duration: 30/04/2026
Pay Rate: £456 per day inside IR35
Must hold an active SC clearance

The Wintel Engineer will be responsible for managing and supporting enterprise Windows and VMware environments, ensuring high availability, resilience, and performance. This role involves advanced virtualization, storage replication, and network integration.

• Administer and maintain VMware ESXi hosts, clusters, and virtual machines.
• Configure and manage vCenter and vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS).
• Implement and support SRDF Metro for storage replication and disaster recovery.
• Integrate VMware environments with Cisco ACI for network automation and security.
• Perform system upgrades, migrations, and capacity planning.
• Troubleshoot complex Wintel and virtualization issues.
• Ensure compliance with security and operational standards.

• Strong hands-on experience with VMware ESXi, vCenter, and VDS.
• Knowledge of SRDF Metro and storage replication technologies.
• Familiarity with Cisco ACI and network virtualization concepts.
• Expertise in Windows Server administration and clustering.
• Understanding of high availability and disaster recovery strategies.
• Experience in large-scale enterprise environments.

Will require on-site work at customer location in Barrow-in-Furness as part of project delivery.

• VMware certifications (VCP, VCAP).
• Microsoft certifications (MCSA, MCSE).
• Experience with automation tools (Power Shell, Ansible)

If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.