Client: Tier 1 Global Brand
Rate: £700-£800 Inside IR35 (negotiable)
Duration: 6 months initially, view to extend
Location: London 3 days, remote 2 days
Senior Infrastructure Developer (Python, VMware Cloud Foundation)
As part of our global Virtualization Engineering team, you’ll play a critical role in architecting, integrating, and automating our next-generation infrastructure based on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). We are embarking on a multi-year transformation, leveraging expert consultants to deliver a scalable, automated virtualization stack. You’ll work hands-on with VCF, Linux, Ansible, and our proprietary configuration management system to deliver robust solutions across both brownfield and greenfield environments.
Responsibilities:
* Design, implement, and automate configuration management for a large-scale, global VCF-based virtualization platform using Python and Ansible.
* Engineer and integrate APIs to provide infrastructure-on-demand and seamless interaction between on-prem and third-party tools.
* Lead lab-based testing, certification, and integration of new hardware and software components into existing infrastructure.
* Collaborate with internal stakeholders to gather requirements and architect scalable, resilient solutions.
* Ensure technical alignment with both vendor best practices and internal standards for reliability, automation, and security.
* Work independently to deliver on aggressive project timelines and resolve complex technical challenges.
Required Skills:
* Extensive experience automating infrastructure tasks (installation, configuration, management) using Python.
* Hands-on experience with automation frameworks (Ansible, Python) and Infrastructure as Code practices.
* Deep understanding of virtualization technologies, ideally VMWare Cloud Foundation (VCF) or vSphere.
* Strong technical fundamentals: TCP/IP, DNS, Linux, distributed systems.
* Experience integrating APIs and automating workflows across hybrid infrastructure stacks. Familiarity with software version control, CI/CD pipelines, and modern SDLC practices.
Desired Skills:
* Hands-on expertise with VMware’s suite (VCF, vSphere, vSAN) in both greenfield and brownfield rollout scenarios.
* Knowledge of software testing methodologies for infrastructure automation.
* Experience with other programming languages (e.g., Go, PowerShell, Bash).
* Understanding of containerization and cloud-native patterns.
* Experience working in high-pressure, global teams on multi-year strategic projects.
Personal Attributes:
* Self-motivated and able to operate independently with minimal oversight.
* Comfortable working under pressure and managing competing priorities.
* Excellent communication skills in a distributed, multicultural environment.