Virtualisation Engineer - vSphere, NSX, VCF

Project overview

VMware Virtualisation Engineer - VCF/NSX/vSAN/Terraform

+ Long term contract

+ £500 to £565 per day - Outside IR35

+ DV Cleared role

+ Working from Farnborough

We are seeking an experienced VMware Virtualisation Engineer to support a major infrastructure programme, designing, building, configuring and automating VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and Software-Defined Data Centre (SDDC) platforms within secure environments.

The role covers the full infrastructure lifecycle, including platform deployment, automation, integration, upgrades, testing and operational handover.

Key Responsibilities

Essential Skills & Experience

Desirable Skills

Search Keywords

VMware Engineer, Virtualisation Engineer, VMware Cloud Foundation, VCF, VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, NSX-T, vSAN, SDDC, VCF Operations, Terraform, PowerCLI, Ansible, SaltStack, Infrastructure as Code, IaC, API Automation, DevOps, CI/CD, Kubernetes, VKS, Software Defined Data Centre, Infrastructure Automation, Secure Infrastructure, SC Cleared.

• Design, build, configure and maintain VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) platforms.
• Implement and support VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, NSX, vSAN, VCF Operations, VPC and VKS.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automated deployments using Terraform, PowerCLI, Ansible or SaltStack.
• Build API-driven automation for provisioning, configuration and lifecycle management.
• Manage VMware platform upgrades, patching, scaling and performance.
• Integrate virtualisation infrastructure with networking, DNS, identity services and CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement security hardening and secure-by-design standards.
• Produce Low-Level Designs (LLDs), build documentation, technical guides and operational runbooks.
• Support infrastructure integration, testing, troubleshooting and service transition.
• Strong hands-on VMware virtualisation experience: vSphere, ESXi and vCenter.
• VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and SDDC experience.
• Practical knowledge of NSX, vSAN and VCF Operations.
• Infrastructure automation using Terraform, PowerCLI, Ansible or SaltStack.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC), API integration and automated provisioning.
• Enterprise networking, DNS and load balancing.
• DevOps, CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure integration.
• Security hardening and experience working in secure or regulated environments.
• Technical documentation, LLDs and build guides.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Must hold or be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC).
• VMware Kubernetes Service (VKS), Kubernetes and container platforms.
• Hybrid cloud and multi-platform infrastructure.
• GitOps and IaC best practices.
• Backup, disaster recovery and high availability.
• Agile delivery and Atlassian tools.
• VMware certifications: VCP, VCAP or VCF Specialist.

Project details

• Start: 1/11/26
• Duration: 6 Months +
• Location: Farnborough, UK, GB
• Rate: 63-71 EUR/h