Senior OVCS Platform Engineer
Senior OVCS Platform Engineer
12 Month contract initially + Extensions
Based: Hybrid; 2 -3 days p/w Onsite in Bradford
Rate - £350 - £450 p/d via Umbrella
We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for an Senior OVCS Platform Engineer on a long term program of work.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a senior engineer to play a central role in a massive cloud transformation program. Working within a major global operation across the food manufacturing and retail sectors, you will be the key technical expert responsible for moving thousands of virtual machines from older, on-premises systems over to Oracle Cloud VMware Solution. The scale of this project is immense, as the infrastructure you migrate directly supports complex supply chains, and busy retail websites. Your main goal will be to keep the business running smoothly, moving large workloads safely so that these vital everyday operations and sales networks experience no disruption.
What makes this role stand out is the chance to work with the absolute latest enterprise technology, giving you full administrative control within a modern cloud environment. You will use advanced VMware HCX tools to perform seamless live migrations, whilst managing high-performance storage and secure networks through VMware vSAN, NSX-T, and OCI infrastructure. For a technical professional, this offers the perfect mix of traditional flexibility and cloud speed, allowing you to solve complex engineering challenges at a huge scale. It is an ideal move if you want to modernise a major IT landscape and gain valuable experience on a highly visible industry project.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead the migration of thousands of virtual machines from on-premises environments to Oracle Cloud VMware Solution.
* Ensure minimal downtime across manufacturing, retail, online, logistics, marketing, finance and supply chain applications during migrations.
* Manage VM re-IPing and network reconfiguration at the target destination where necessary to ensure smooth routing.
* Design and configure hybrid cloud environments using advanced VMware HCX tools for seamless live workloads.
* Manage cloud infrastructure components including software-defined storage with VMware vSAN and networking with NSX-T.
* Take ownership of OCVS administration to maintain the full control and flexibility of a traditional on-premises setup.
* Collaborate with business teams to align cloud infrastructure with manufacturing schedules and retail trading cycles.
* Troubleshoot complex issues across critical supply chain logistics networks and online high-volume transaction systems.
* Automate routine tasks to modernise the traditional IT landscape across marketing platforms and corporate systems.
* Provide technical guidance to cross-functional stakeholders throughout the entire life cycle of the transformation program.
Key Skills & Experience:
* Proven experience migrating thousands of virtual machines from on-premises environments to public cloud platforms.
* Deep technical expertise in Oracle Cloud VMware Solution (OCVS) or equivalent cloud-based VMware platforms.
* Hands-on proficiency with VMware HCX, including advanced features like live vMotion and bulk migrations.
* Strong understanding of networking infrastructure, specifically network virtualization with VMware NSX-T and OCI FastConnect.
* Expertise in managing IP address reconfigurations (re-IPing) and routing adjustments during large-scale migrations.
* Experience administering VMware enterprise components, including vSphere, vCenter, and software-defined storage with vSAN.
* Background supporting critical business systems across manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, and online retail sectors.
* Ability to plan migrations around business cycles, such as 24/7 factory operations and high-volume retail trading peaks.
* Proficiency in automation and Scripting to streamline migration tasks and modernise infrastructure deployment.
* Excellent stakeholder management skills to communicate technical risks and updates clearly to cross-functional business teams.
This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work, If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, apply now for your CV to reach me directly, we will respond as soon as possible.
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