Virtual Infrastructure Engineer (Hyperconverged Infrastructure) – St Neots (PE19 6BN) – Perm – Full Time
- Salary £60,000 - £65,000 DOE
- 25 days annual leave (inclusive of up to 3 days December shut-down)
- Buy or sell up to 5 days’ annual leave
- Two pension schemes to choose from
- Private Medical & Dental Insurance + discounts for additional family members
- Life Assurance scheme up to 4 x salary
- Multiple Save schemes
- Electric/Hybrid Car leasing scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Retail discounts
- Continuous Professional development support
- Annual Wellness Allowance
Our Digital Services Group (DSG) is a diverse business unit that provides a full spectrum of digital capabilities and is responsible for satisfying the technological requirements of the most secure settings. They have a favourable influence on national security initiatives for the United Kingdom and its strategic partners throughout the world.
Reporting to our IT Delivery Team Lead, you will have the opportunity to demonstrate your abilities and expertise to work alongside our team of IT network and infrastructure engineers in supporting both internal and external projects.
Flexibility
This role is mostly onsite, due to the security requirements of the systems you will work on. We will, of course, be flexible where possible, including home working days or compressed 4-day working weeks.
The invaluable experience you’ll bring
As a senior engineer, you will be the primary point of contact for the networks and infrastructure team when dealing with complex infrastructure events and technical demands. Working with internal and external users to ensure all hardware and software is configured appropriately and is fit for purpose.
Essential Experience:
- Installation and Support of Dell Vxrail and ESXi on new hardware, including Dell EMC Storage Centre Roles and responsibilities
- Perform planning activities for the VxRail solution to be implemented
- Gather and document business requirements, assess technical capabilities, and analyse findings to translate into the engineering of technology solutions
- Create logical, physical design and architecture for all VMware-based server and virtual desktop solutions (ESXi / vCenter, Horizon, NSX-T, AppVolumes, Dynamic Environment Manager)
- Strong working knowledge of vCenter, ESXi, CLI commands, ESXi updates/troubleshooting
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong customer service and professional client-facing facing-skills
- Strong time management and organizational skills and ability to meet project deadlines
- Understanding of networking concepts, LAN/WAN, DNS/DHCP, routing, switching, and firewalls within the scope of the VMware technology stack
Nice to Haves
In addition, it would be nice to have one or more of the following abilities and be open to learning new technologies, such as:
- Experience of working with the Microsoft Server operating systems
- Hands-on experience of configuring IP Routing and GRE tunnels
- Experience of using automation technologies such as Ansible, Chef or Puppet
- On-Premise Layer 3 Switching experience with vendor hardware such as Cisco, Dell, Aruba.
- Understanding of Government Security Classifications
- Working knowledge of the Jira Service Management ITSM tool
- Dell Avamar Backup Software experience
Our non-negotiables:
Due to the highly secure nature of the projects that you will be involved with, you must be:
- A UK National and eligible to work in the UK
- Eligible to obtain and maintain a UK Government Developed Vetting (DV) level security clearance
Who is MASS
MASS is an independent, global technology company, trusted by highly-secure organisations to provide advanced, digital services that manage data and keep information safe. With our heritage in defence, we offer robust solutions to sectors where security expertise is essential.
We work in partnership with customers, using skilled, technical experts. We think innovatively to provide tailored, agile and resilient solutions that secure advantage, so you’re ready for digital transformation. MASS is an equal opportunities employer; we know that our people are smart, skilled and motivated and in return we provide a friendly workplace where everyone is valued and has the chance to make an impact.
Apply today to see how working for MASS could work for you!