Infrastructure Engineer (Virtualisation)

We’re Hiring: Infrastructure Engineer (Virtualisation) – London (Hybrid)

Join a leading global financial services organisation and be part of a team that powers enterprise infrastructure. We are seeking an Infrastructure Engineer (Virtualisation) to design, build, and manage virtualisation platforms that ensure resilience, security, and scalability for critical business services.

Location: London, UK (Hybrid)

What You’ll Do

• Engineer, operate, and continuously improve virtualisation platforms (VMware vSphere/ESXi, Hyper-V).
• Manage platform lifecycle: patching, upgrades, capacity planning, and hardware refreshes.
• Ensure high availability, resilience, and disaster recovery readiness.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and standardise virtualisation builds.
• Troubleshoot complex incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive actions.
• Maintain compliance with security standards and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across storage, networking, OS, cloud, and applications.

What We’re Looking For

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Hands-on experience with enterprise virtualisation platforms(VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter or Hyper-V).
• Background in infrastructure engineering or platform operations in enterprise environments.
• Expertise in platform upgrades, patching, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
• Solid understanding of server hardware, storage integration, and enterprise networking.
• Knowledge of ITIL processes (incident, problem, change).

Desirable Skills:

• Experience in financial services or regulated environments.
• Scripting/automation skills (PowerShell, Python) and Infrastructure as Code.
• Familiarity with hybrid cloud integration and container workloads.
• Participation in disaster recovery and business continuity exercises.

Personal Attributes

• Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Ability to work effectively in global, multi-disciplinary teams.
• Clear communicator, able to explain technical issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and risk reduction.

Why Apply?

This is a chance to work on enterprise infrastructure in a global, hybrid environment, with opportunities to enhance your career and work on cutting-edge virtualisation platforms.

Apply now and take your infrastructure engineering career to the next level!