Cloud Engineering Specialist – VMware
BT Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Manchester • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Design, build and support VMware-based private cloud infrastructure.
- Contribute to High Level and Low Level Designs aligned to BT architecture and engineering standards.
- Support the deployment and lifecycle management of VMware Cloud Foundation environments.
- Operate and optimise compute and storage platforms, including performance, availability and capacity planning.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex, high-severity infrastructure issues.
- Work closely with network and security teams to integrate compute platforms with NSX and underlay networks.
- Contribute to automation and infrastructure-as-code initiatives to improve consistency and efficiency.
- Produce and maintain technical documentation, diagrams, runbooks and operational procedures.
- Drive standardisation across platforms to ensure operational consistency and reliability.
- Provide technical guidance and support to other engineering teams and stakeholders.
- Undertake additional tasks as required in support of wider Network Cloud objectives.
- On-call support: Participation in an on-call rota (approximately 1 week in every 3), providing out-of-hours cover on a 24x7 basis.
Requirements
- 3 years or more in a hands-on infrastructure role, including 2nd and 3rd line support, AND 3 years+ Design Experience.
- Solid understanding of IP networking fundamentals and data centre infrastructure.
- Experience working with multi-tenant private cloud or shared infrastructure platforms.
- Exposure to multi-site or multi-data-centre environments.
- Knowledge of public or hybrid cloud concepts.
- Relevant professional certifications such as VMware VCP, Cisco CCNA or CCNP, or equivalent experience.
- Microsoft certifications such as MCSA, or equivalent experience.
- Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to work effectively across teams.
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Hard Skills & Tools
VMwareVMware Cloud Foundationinfrastructure-as-codecapacity planningtroubleshootingIP networkingdata centre infrastructuremulti-tenant private cloudhybrid cloud conceptsautomation
Soft Skills
technical guidancecollaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationstandardisationdocumentationoperational consistencysupportteamworkadaptability
Certifications
VMware VCPCisco CCNACisco CCNPMCSA