Storage Virtualisation

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Sheffield - UK

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 10 hours ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Anticipated Contract End Date/Length: November 30 2026
Work set up: Hybrid

Our client in the Information Technology and Services industry is looking for a Storage Virtualisation Engineer to design implement and manage virtualization technologies and environments that optimize IT infrastructure and resource utilization. This role focuses on configuring and maintaining virtual machines managing hypervisors and ensuring the efficient secure and highly available operation of virtualized environments across complex enterprise infrastructure.

What you will do:

  • Design deploy and manage virtualization solutions including virtual machines and hypervisors.
  • Monitor and optimize performance of virtualized environments to ensure high availability and efficiency.
  • Implement and maintain virtualization technologies such as VMware Hyper-V KVM Nutanix and OpenShift.
  • Build and rebuild VMware ESX cluster environments using automation solutions to meet global business requirements.
  • Learn and implement VMware technology products and apply automation techniques rapidly and effectively.
  • Plan and execute ESX hardware evergreening activities across complex VMware environments coordinating with vendors and data centre teams.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve virtualization infrastructure issues related to performance and connectivity.
  • Develop and implement backup disaster recovery and security strategies for virtual environments.
  • Collaborate with IT teams to integrate virtualization solutions with existing systems and applications.
  • Follow change management practices and raise high-quality change requests.
  • Configure and manage VMware vSphere/vCenter Hyper-V and HCI platforms.
  • Configure HA and DRS clusters and troubleshoot HA and failover scenarios.
  • Manage RDM configurations including clustered VM guests.
  • Monitor troubleshoot and optimize environments for performance capacity and resource efficiency.
  • Coordinate with hardware and storage teams to diagnose root causes and resolve infrastructure issues.
  • Stay current with virtualization technologies best practices and industry trends.

Qualifications :

  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field.
  • Extensive experience with core virtualization platforms and storage solutions.
  • Proficiency with VMware Hyper-V vSphere vCenter and HCI platforms.
  • Strong understanding of storage and virtual networking concepts.
  • Experience with scripting and automation using Python PowerShell Ansible and VMware PowerCLI.
  • Experience migrating virtual machines between multiple storage arrays.
  • Strong knowledge of solution design performance tuning and disaster recovery implementation.
  • VCP certification or equivalent industry standard VMware certification preferred.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with multiple teams and stakeholders.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Candidates must be legally authorized to live and work in the country where the position is based without requiring employer sponsorship.

HelloKindred is committed to fair transparent and inclusive hiring practices. We assess candidates based on skills experience and role-related requirements.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity. While we review every application carefully only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

HelloKindred is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race colour religion sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation age national origin disability veteran status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.


Remote Work :

No


Employment Type :

Contract

Anticipated Contract End Date/Length: November 30 2026Work set up: HybridOur client in the Information Technology and Services industry is looking for a Storage Virtualisation Engineer to design implement and manage virtualization technologies and environments that optimize IT infrastructure and res...
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Key Skills

  • Data Center Experience
  • Disaster Recovery
  • VMware
  • Computer Networking
  • NFS
  • Solaris
  • Windows
  • Virtualization
  • Linux
  • SAN
  • Operating Systems
  • Troubleshooting

About Company

Who is HelloKindred?HelloKindred are specialists in staffing marketing, creative and technology roles, offering a range of talent solutions that can be delivered on-site, remotely or hybrid.Our vision is to make work accessible and people’s lives better. We do this by disrupting tradi ... View more

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