Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Role Family: Cloud Infrastructure, Platform Engineering & Hybrid Cloud Operations

Primary Platform: VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), ESXi, vSphere, vCenter, vSAN and NSX

Cloud Exposure: Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), hybrid cloud integrations

Work Environment: Data Centre, colocation facilities, DR environments and enterprise cloud platforms

Experience Level: Senior engineer / specialist level with 8+ years enterprise infrastructure experience

Purpose

Design, build, automate and operate enterprise private cloud, hybrid cloud and virtualization platforms. The role is cloud-first, with VMware Cloud Foundation as the primary enterprise private cloud platform and exposure to public cloud integration, platform modernization and infrastructure automation.

Job Responsibilities

• Design and implement private cloud and hybrid cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Engineer and operate VMware Cloud Foundation environments, including ESXi, vSphere, vCenter, vSAN and NSX
• Integrate VMware platforms with Microsoft Azure and AWS services.
• Develop and support automation using PowerShell, PowerCLI and Ansible.
• Design and support Production and Disaster Recovery environments.
• Lead infrastructure refresh, modernization, migration, firmware and patching initiatives.
• Implement and support Commvault Backup solutions.
• Manage enterprise server, storage and virtualization platforms across Dell, HPE and related technologies.
• Perform troubleshooting, root cause analysis and major incident resolution.
• Maintain engineering standards, documentation, security and compliance controls.
• Participate in the evaluation and adoption of emerging virtualization and cloud platforms.

Required Experience

Minimum Requirement: 8 years enterprise infrastructure experience, with strong hands-on capability across hybrid cloud, VMware Cloud Foundation, enterprise hardware, storage and data centre engineering

Experience Domain:

• Cloud & Hybrid Cloud: Microsoft Azure; Amazon Web Services (AWS); hybrid cloud integrations; cloud infrastructure operations; cloud migration and repatriation initiatives.
• VMware Cloud Platform: VMware ESXi 8.x and 9.x; vSphere; VMware Cloud Foundation; stretched clusters; vSAN; NSX; SDDC; VDC; vRealize Automation; vRealize Operations; vCloud Director.
• Enterprise Infrastructure: HPE & Cisco Enclosure / Chassis, DL Series Gen11+, Dell VxRail and VMware Ready Nodes; Dell PowerEdge R Series and other hardware platforms.
• Storage Platforms: Hitachi, Dell EMC VMAX/VNX, HPE Storage, NetApp and Pure Storage; SAN, NAS, NFS, SMB/CIFS, Fibre Channel and iSCSI.
• Data Centre Engineering: Rack and stack installations; hardware lifecycle management; firmware and patching upgrades; iLO and iDRAC administration; troubleshooting and break-fix support.

Qualifications & Certifications

Mandatory

• Degree or Diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science or Engineering.
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP) or VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP).

Advantageous

• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
• Azure Administrator Associate
• AWS Cloud Practitioner
• AWS Solutions Architect
• Google Cloud Digital Leader
• Associate Cloud Engineer
• Hitachi Ops Center Administration
• Pure Storage Certified Associate
• NetApp Certified Data Administrator
• Dell Technologies, HPE, Cisco, Mainframe or Huawei infrastructure certifications.

Technology Landscape

• Cloud Platforms: Azure, AWS, Azure Local, VMware Cloud Foundation
• Enterprise Hardware: Dell PowerEdge / VxRail / Ready Nodes; HPE C7000 / Synergy / ProLiant; Cisco UCS; Huawei
• Transitional Platforms: OpenShift Virtualization, Nutanix AHV, Huawei Cloud Stack, Azure Local
• Storage & Data Services: Hitachi, Dell EMC, HPE, NetApp, Pure Storage; SAN/NAS/NFS/SMB/CIFS/FC/iSCSI
• Software-Defined Infrastructure: SDDC, NSX, vSAN, VDC, automation and lifecycle management

What Makes This Role Exciting

• Exposure to enterprise-scale VMware Cloud Foundation and hybrid cloud environments.
• Hands-on experience with Azure, AWS and cloud-adjacent infrastructure services.
• Opportunity to help shape the future virtualization platform strategy across OpenShift Virtualization, Nutanix AHV, Huawei Cloud Stack and Azure Local.
• Involvement in major infrastructure modernization, automation and cloud transformation initiatives.
• A practical engineering role combining cloud platforms, software-defined infrastructure and mission-critical data centre operations.