VMWare Infrastructure/Cloud consultant

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated over 26 years in the IT industry and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver IT solutions that drive customer success. Version 1 has several strategic technology partners including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems and Snowflake. We’re also an award-winning employer reflecting how employees are at the heart of Version 1.

We’ve been awarded: Innovation Partner of the Year Winner 2023 Oracle EMEA Partner Awards, Global Microsoft Modernising Applications Partner of the Year Award 2023, AWS Collaboration Partner of the Year - EMEA 2023 and Best Workplaces for Women by Great Place To Work in UK and Ireland 2023.

As a consultancy and service provider, Version 1 is a digital-first environment and we do things differently. We’re focused on our core values; using these we’ve seen significant growth across our practices and our Digital, Data and Cloud team is preparing for the next phase of expansion. This creates new opportunities for driven and skilled individuals to join one of the fastest-growing consultancies globally.

Job Description

This is a technical position that requires experienced infrastructure configuration and management, with strong communication and customer service focus, as well as excellent technical network and security knowledge.

The successful applicant will participate in the tooling choice, architectural design, configuration, deployment, and management of the IT estate for multiple customers.

This is a hands-on role requiring excellent communication and technical skills.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Support multiple clients across multiple technologies
• Mentoring of junior team members.
• Consult with customers and across a cross-team environment.
• Documentation and development of designs, processes and procedures.
• Work within a structured ITIL / ISO20000 IT Service Management environment.
• Works directly with client to gather requirements, design solutions, build proof of concepts and implement solutions
• Excellent presentation and reporting skills arising from customer facing and on-site experience
• Very strong verbal, presentation, and interpersonal skills are required
• Escalation point for major incidents/investigations

Experience Required

• Solid technical aptitude, the ability to work in a team, good people skills and a minimum of 3 to 5 years' experience working within a similar technical role.
• Proven experience deploying, supporting and troubleshooting VMWare ESXi & Hyper-V
• VMWare certified
• Disaster recovery and site replication solutions experience using VMware Site Recovery Manager
• Working knowledge in networking and security best practise (Cisco Certified preferred)
• Strong working knowledge of modern Microsoft technologies - Active Directory, Microsoft Entra, M365
• Interpreting, understanding and solving complex technical problems/incidents
• Project or support delivery experience with client facing background
• Strong experience across multi-server, stand alone and clustered solutions.
• Good broad technical knowledge across Public Cloud (AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud etc)
• Excellent troubleshooting skills required.

Qualifications

Desirable skills

• DevOps and automation experience
• NextGen monitoring experience would be valuable, e.g. DataDog, NewRelic etc
• GitHub experience
• Exposure to ServiceNow
• Experience with backup technologies (e.g. Veeam, Backup Exec, ARCserve, Data Protector, and/or CommVault)
• Project management certifications e.g. Prince2
• ITIL® Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management

Additional Information

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their well-being, professional growth, and financial stability.

One of our standout advantages is the ability to work with a hybrid schedule along with business travel, allowing our employees to strike a balance between work and life. We also offer a range of tech-related benefits, including an innovative Tech Scheme to help keep our team members up-to-date with the latest technology.

We prioritise the health and safety of our employees, providing private medical and life insurance coverage, as well as free eye tests and contributions towards glasses. Our team members can also stay ahead of the curve with incentivized certifications and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.

Our employee-designed Profit Share scheme divides a portion of our company's profits each quarter amongst employees. We are dedicated to helping our employees reach their full potential, offering Pathways Career Development Quarterly, a programme d