Senior VCF Engineer

A specialist technology consultancy delivering secure digital solutions for Defence and National Security projects is looking for a Senior VCF Engineer to support complex, high-assurance environments. This is a hands-on contract role where you’ll work on critical infrastructure programmes that demand reliability, innovation, and secure delivery.

• Clearance: MUST be DV cleared
• Industry: Defence / National Security / Secure Technology

• Leading the deployment and orchestration of VMware Cloud Foundation environments across management and workload domains
• Designing and implementing secure NSX networking solutions, including advanced routing, load balancing, and micro‑segmentation policies
• Managing and optimising VCF Operations tooling for monitoring, automation, logging, and proactive platform management
• Working closely with infrastructure and storage teams to integrate enterprise‑grade storage platforms and ensure resilience
• Owning lifecycle management activities across the VMware stack, including upgrades, patching, and compliance management
• Supporting secure authentication and identity integration across critical management platforms
• Collaborating with architects, engineers, and delivery teams to solve complex infrastructure challenges in highly secure environments

• Strong experience with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF 8.x / 9.x), including SDDC Manager and large‑scale environments
• Deep technical expertise across VMware NSX and security‑focused virtual networking
• Experience with Aria Operations, Aria Automation, and log management tooling
• Background working within highly secure environments such as Defence, Government, or Critical National Infrastructure
• VMware certifications such as VCP‑VMC or VCIX‑NV
• Strong troubleshooting, problem‑solving, and infrastructure optimisation skills
• Ability to work collaboratively within complex technical delivery teams

• Opportunity to work on genuinely mission‑critical technology projects
• Exposure to cutting‑edge secure cloud and infrastructure environments
• Collaborative, highly skilled engineering teams with a strong technical culture
• Projects that offer real operational impact within Defence and National Security
• A fast‑moving environment focused on innovation, security, and continuous improvement
• Long‑term programme work within a growing secure technology consultancy

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.