At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead VMware infrastructure projects and automate processes for defence clients.
- Company: Sopra Steria, a leader in digital solutions for Aerospace and Defence.
- Benefits: Flexible working arrangements, professional development, and a supportive culture.
- Other info: Join a team that values collaboration and offers excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on national security while developing your skills in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Deep VMware knowledge and experience with automation scripting required.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
Sopra Steria's Aerospace Defence and Security sector are currently on the lookout for a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to support with a large scale project.
The scope of the project is to build out a new environment for key clients in the defence sector following an "Automation first" mindset.
In terms of skill set we would be looking for candidates with deep VMWare knowledge and experience with automation scripting and provisioning.
This role is working on site in Farnborough.
Due to the nature of the clients and sensitive projects, we are only able to progress with candidates eligible for DV clearance.
- What you’ll be doing
- Responsible for all aspects of VMware v Sphere administration.
- Management of ESXi hosts, v Center, clusters, and resource pools.
- Designing, deploying, and maintaining hyper-converged storage environments
- Automation: Power CLI scripting, template creation, and automated provisioning
- What you’ll bring
- VMware v Sphere administration: Deep experience managing ESXi hosts, v Center, clusters, and resource pools.
- v SAN: Designing, deploying, and maintaining hyper-converged storage environments.
- HA/DRS configuration: Building resilient clusters with high availability, distributed resource scheduling, and failover planning.
- VMware networking: Strong understanding of v Switches, distributed switches, VLANs, port groups, and network segmentation
- VMware Horizon: Experience with VDI environments, image management, and application delivery (desirable if relevant). Automation
Sopra Steria's Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients.
The work we do makes a real difference to the client's goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment.
We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other.
We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK's most complex safety- and security-critical markets.
Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity.
We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements.
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Lead Infrastructure Engineer in Farnborough employer: Sopra Steria Limited
Sopra Steria Limited is an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation within the Aerospace, Defence and Security sector. With flexible working arrangements and opportunities for professional growth, employees are empowered to lead impactful projects while enjoying the benefits of UK-wide travel. Join us to be part of a team that values your contributions and supports your career development in a meaningful way.
