Infrastructure Virtualisation Engineer

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The Infrastructure Virtualisation Engineering Service will support the technical team responsible for the design, development, documentation, building and validation of the core virtual estate which form the backbone of the client Platform. The detailed responsibilities of the team include:

* The design, development, building and validation of all virtualisation components which form part of the Platform.

* Production and review of all levels of design artefacts.

* Supporting wider system testing activities.

* Working with Service Management to resolve issues.

In order to deliver this service, it is essential that individuals have:

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

* AppVolumes.

* AppStacks.

* 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.

* Hold a valid Security Clearance (SC).

* Competency in MS Office Suite.

In order to deliver this service, it is desirable that individuals have:

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

Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks.

LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is an HMG Approved Consultancy and operates as an IT & Engineering Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency, depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, we welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International Computer Consultants Ltd (Recruiter Awards for Excellence - Best IT, Best Public Sector & Gold Awards) and the most prestigious award that any business can receive The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2015.