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Job Description
Job Title: Senior Architect
Location: Portsmouth (potential visits to Glasgow)
Your role
We are seeking a highly skilled VMware Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise-grade virtualisation solutions. The role focuses on delivering secure, scalable, and high-performance environments using VMware vSphere, vSAN, and Horizon View. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to architect virtual desktop infrastructures (VDI) and support secure remote access deployments.
Key Responsibilities
* Architect and deploy VMware vSphere environments with integrated vSAN storage solutions.
* Design and implement Horizon View platforms to deliver Windows 10/11 virtual desktops and applications.
* Lead the creation of reference images for Horizon deployments, including optimisation and security hardening.
* Configure Horizon Connection Servers, Horizon Agents, and supporting infrastructure components .
* Integrate Horizon View with Active Directory in a secure environment.
* Collaborate with stakeholders to define business and technical requirements, constraints, and risks.
* Provide guidance on backup strategies and data protection for Horizon environments.
* Support migration and refresh cycles for Horizon reference images and desktop pools.
Skills And Experience
* Proven experience designing and implementing VMware Horizon View environments in secure enterprise settings.
* Deep knowledge of VMware vSAN architecture and performance optimisation.
* Familiarity with VMware vCenter, and ESXi host management.
* Strong understanding of Horizon deployment planning, including display protocols (Blast Extreme, PCoIP), desktop pools, and application provisioning.
* Ability to work independently and lead technical discussions with stakeholders.
* Excellent documentation skills for design decisions and implementation guides.
Desirable Qualifications
* VMware Certified Professional (VCP) or equivalent.
* Experience with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) for image automation.
This role will require you to become security cleared to a high level. Please visit National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Your Benefits
26 Days annual leave plus public holidays (3 flexible)
Pension – Double matching contributions of up to 10%
Life assurance
Companywide incentive plans
Your choices (Flexible benefits such as increased holidays/ travel/ dental critical illness and more)
Perks at work – employee discounts
Employee assistance programme/ virtual GP
Recruitment process
The recruitment process consists of one stage of interviews.
Fujitsu has been recognized as a Disability Confident Leader by the Department of Work and Pensions. This is in recognition of our commitment to recruiting, retaining, and employing people with disabilities. As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer a guaranteed interview to all candidates with disabilities who meet the essential criteria for a role and are experienced at making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process. Please let me know if you would like further information.
Achieve together
We are Fujitsu. A Japanese company with a strong set of values and a history of respecting fairness and equality, whilst promoting diversity and inclusion. We constantly push ourselves to do more and strive to bring together a diverse mix of perspectives and talents in an inclusive environment, where we encourage our people to bring their full self to work. We call this Be Completely You.
We are inclusive. As a responsible business, it is important to us that we reflect the diversity of our society and customers. Not only are we a Disability Confident company, a Times Top 50 employer for Women and a signatory for the Race at Work Charter, we are also committed to the United Nations standards for LGBT+.
We want you to thrive. If working for a progressive organization, with a continuing commitment to diversity and inclusion is important, you should apply.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Information Technology
* Industries
Information Services, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Software Development
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