Network and InfrastructureIndustry: Professional ServicesPosted Date: 2026-05-22Are you a VMWare specialist with a background in Infrastructure Engineering at scale? Sopra Steria's Aerospace Defence and Security sector are 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. Due to the nature of the clients and sensitive projects, we Management of ESXi hosts, vCenter, clusters, and resource HA/DRS configuration: Building resilient clusters with high availability, distributed resource scheduling, and failover planning. VMware networking: distributed switches, VLANs, port groups, and network segmentationVMware Horizon: management, and application delivery (desirable if relevant). Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent Location: Farnborough Security Clearance Level: DV Internal recruiter: Olly Walker Salary: Up to 65,000 Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, and pension. 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. can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. Skillsvmware vsphere administrationesxi host managementvcenter managementcluster managementresource pool managementhyper-converged storagepowercli scriptingvsan managementha/drs configurationvmware networkingautomation scriptingtemplate creationautomated provisioningdistributed resource schedulingvswitch managementfailover planningdistributed switchesvlan managementport groupsnetwork segmentationvmware horizonvdi managementimage managementapplication deliverystakeholder management
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Lead Infrastructure Engineer (Microsoft and Data Centre) in Aldershot, Hampshire employer: Sopra Steria
Join a forward-thinking team at the forefront of Aerospace and Defence, where your expertise in Microsoft Sentinel and KQL will directly contribute to enhancing security measures. We pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative work culture that prioritises employee growth through continuous learning opportunities and innovative projects. Located in a dynamic environment, we offer competitive benefits and a commitment to making a meaningful impact in the industry.
