Salary: £43,200 - 46,800 per year Requirements: 15 years total IT experience, including 12 years in distributed systems (Linux, Windows, HA solutions, server hardware, VMware) Extensive experience managing VMware products (vSphere, vCenter, vROPS, vRO, vRLI, vLCM) within banking/finance environments Strong automation delivery experience across large-scale virtualisation infrastructure Deep understanding of network and storage technologies in distributed systems Proven leadership and team management capability Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills Experience managing full infrastructure lifecycle Responsibilities: Lead and mentor a team of VMware engineers within a POD structure Own people and performance management responsibilities Define VMware product strategy focusing on automation, reliability, availability, performance, and scale Design, deploy, and manage VMware technologies including vSphere, vRO, vRLI, vROps, and vLCM Drive automation initiatives using PowerCLI, Python, Ansible, and vRealize Suite Establish and enforce engineering standards and SRE best practices Improve service sustainability, transformation, and platform reliability Oversee capacity planning, disaster recovery, and business continuity Manage major incidents and represent the team on critical calls Ensure compliance, CVE management, and adherence to regulatory standards Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Applications, Connectivity teams, and vendors Manage full hardware and software lifecycle from deployment to decommissioning Technologies: Ansible Hardware Linux Network Python VMware Windows DevOps More: We are seeking a highly experienced Infrastructure Engineer (Virtualisation) to join our Virtualisation Engineering Team in Sheffield. This is a leadership role within a VMware Engineering POD, responsible for driving product vision, automation, reliability, and service sustainability across a large-scale enterprise VMware estate. We offer a competitive daily rate for this 9 month contract position, with a hybrid working arrangement of 3 days in the office each week. last updated 9 week of 2026