Project Security Lead; Infrastructure Virtualisation Engineer

Project Security Lead (Infrastructure Virtualisation Engineer) – 14047

Salary: Please provide competitive rate

Location: Wiltshire - 2-3 days on site anticipated but TBD with functional manager.

Contract Authority:
Government Client

Contract Length:
Core: 01/04/2026 – 31/03/2028 / Option: 01/04/2028 – 30/09/2028

Security Clearance: SC

Essential skills, qualifications, and experience

• Demonstrable experience of at least 3 years within the industry with detailed knowledge and understanding, of the design, implementation, and troubleshooting of the following:
  • VMware ESXi
  • Distributed Virtual Switches
  • Distributed Resource Scheduler
  • Distributed Power Management
  • VMware vSAN
  • Hybrid and All Flash storage configurations
  • VMware vCenter
  • High Availability;
    Clustering;
    Cross-site failure and resiliency
  • VMware NSX
  • Microsegmentation Firewalling
  • Cross Site VC NSX
  • VMware Horizon
  • App Volumes.
  • App Stacks.
• At least one professional Virtualisation certification that has been obtained within the last five years, i.e. VMware VCP (VMware vCenter Certified Professional) or similar.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills to solve problems and propose new ideas.
• Competency in MS Office Suite.

Desirable skills, qualifications, and experience

• Experience of:
  • Working within the public sector, preferably Defence
  • Delivering accredited secure solutions within the UK Public Sector.
  • Delivering in Agile (SAFE4) and Waterfall projects.
  • Large Virtualisation infrastructure environments that operate at scale.
• Knowledge of The Atlassian toolset (JIRA and Confluence) to record and document work.
• Networking certification, CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate), VMware Network Virtualisation (NSX-DC) or similar.
• A Computer Science university-based education at Bachelors or Masters level.
• Experience in developing secure architecture within a multi-tenanted environment.
• Chartered Engineer Status

Our dedicated team would be pleased to discuss in more detail how we may be able to help