Senior VMWare Platform Engineer

Company: Context Recruitment Limited
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Location: East Midlands
Job Description:

Senior VMWare Platform Engineer

Remote based. Paying between 70,000-80,000, depending on experience.

We’re recruiting for a Senior VMWare Platform Engineer to join a growing Platform Engineering team within a leading Managed Services Provider focused on VMware Cloud Foundation, private cloud, Kubernetes and automation technologies.

This is a hands‑on senior engineering role where you’ll help design, build and enhance enterprise cloud platforms, improve automation capabilities and provide technical leadership across complex infrastructure and managed service environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, build and support VMware-based cloud and managed service platforms.
  • Deliver complex engineering projects across virtualisation, infrastructure and Kubernetes environments.
  • Develop Infrastructure as Code, automation and CI/CD capabilities.
  • Drive improvements in standardisation, operational efficiency and service reliability.
  • Mentor engineers and act as a technical escalation point.
  • Produce technical documentation, runbooks and operational standards.
  • Work closely with Architecture, Operations and Delivery teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

Skills & Experience Required

  • Strong VMware infrastructure experience.
  • Hands‑on Kubernetes administration and platform engineering experience.
  • Infrastructure as Code skills, ideally Terraform and Kubernetes manifests.
  • Experience with automation, scripting and DevSecOps methodologies.
  • Knowledge of GitHub, GitLab and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Strong troubleshooting, documentation and stakeholder engagement skills.

Desirable Experience

  • VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
  • vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, NSX and vSAN
  • VMware Cloud Director
  • Multi-tenant private cloud environments
  • Linux administration
  • Monitoring, observability and resilience engineering

Remote based. Paying between 70,000-80,000, depending on experience. Must be eligible to work in the UK.

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Posted: October 12th, 2026