Virtualisation and Storage Infrastructure Architect

Company Description Version 1 has celebrated over 28 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Our expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly changing Digital-First world we live in. We foster strong partnerships with leading technology giants including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, Out Systems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of Version 1 and what we do:

UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
3300+ strong, 350/300m revenue business
10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UKBest Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTWBest Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTWWe’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!

Job Description This is a technical position that requires proven infrastructure architecture and design experience. The successful candidate will have strong communication and customer service focus, as well as excellent technical network and security knowledge.

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 / ISO
20000 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

Qualifications

Core Competencies Required Enterprise Infrastructure Architecture & Design – Skilled in developing and implementing scalable, secure, and compliant infrastructure solutions across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.

Virtualization Technologies – Deep expertise in VMware vSphere/ESXi, Hyper-V, KVM, and virtualization strategies for consolidation, optimization, and disaster recovery.

Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity – Strong knowledge of DR planning, replication technologies (VMware SRM, Pure Storage), and aligning RTO/RPO objectives with business needs.

Storage & Backup Solutions – Proficient in SAN/NAS design, Fibre Channel networking, and enterprise backup/recovery platforms (Veritas Net Backup, Veeam, LTO libraries).Data Centre Modernization & Migration – Experienced in large-scale data centre migrations, infrastructure refreshes, workload consolidation, and cross-platform integration (Linux, Windows).Network Architecture & Security – Skilled in network design, firewall rule flow, VLANs, VPNs, Cisco infrastructure, and secure access architecture.

Identity & Access Management – Knowledgeable in Active Directory, Okta, Microsoft PKI, and certificate lifecycle management.

Technical Leadership – Proven ability to lead complex projects, resolve technical challenges under pressure, and deliver on deadline-driven objectives.

Documentation & Solution Design – Experienced in producing high-quality technical design documentation to support infrastructure projects and operations.

Regulated Environments – Demonstrated success designing and operating infrastructure in highly regulated, security-conscious environments.

Desirable skills

Familiar with enterprise level ITSM tool, e.g. Service Now Experience  working across multiple customers with complex IT estates

NextGen monitoring experience would be valuable, e.g. Data Dog, New Relic etcGitHub experience

Project management certifications e.g. Prince2

ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management Additional Information Why Version 1?

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

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