Senior Virtualisation Engineer

Senior Virtualisation Engineer

Portsmouth (2–3 days onsite)

Contract – 6 Months (Initial)

£450/day (Outside IR35)

Active UK SC Clearance Required

LUNIQ, a specialist IT Professional Services organisation, is seeking a Senior Virtualisation Engineer to support a high-profile programme within a secure environment.

This role is focused on delivering and supporting a complex virtualised infrastructure, with particular emphasis on VMware, NSX, and VDI technologies.

The Role

You will play a key role in designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise virtualisation platforms, working closely with both infrastructure and network teams.

Key responsibilities include:

• Designing, implementing, and supporting VMware-based virtualisation environments
• Working with NSX to configure lab networking.
• Supporting and enhancing VDI solutions
• Managing and maintaining Windows infrastructure (Active Directory, GPO, permissions, domain services)
• Extensive experience deploying virtual machines and enabling communications.
• Collaborating with various teams to deploy their required virtual infrastructure.
• Acting as a senior technical resource, providing guidance and support to engineering teams
• Troubleshooting complex infrastructure and performance issues
• Contributing to continuous improvement and best practices within a secure environment

Skills & Experience Required

• Extensive hands-on experience with VMware (vSphere, vCenter)
• Strong experience with VMware NSX (essential)
• Proven experience delivering and supporting VDI environments
• Solid understanding of enterprise networking concepts
• Strong experience managing Windows estates:
• Active Directory
• Group Policy (GPO)
• Permissions & access control
• Domain services
• Ability to operate as a senior engineer, engaging with both technical teams and stakeholders
• Experience working in secure / SC-cleared environments
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capability

Desirable Experience

• Experience within Defence or highly regulated sectors
• Relevant certifications (e.g. VMware VCP)

Requirements

• Active UK SC Clearance (must be current)
• Willingness to work 2–3 days onsite in Portsmouth

Why Join?

• Opportunity to work on a high-impact, secure programme
• Key role within a specialist infrastructure team
• Strong likelihood of contract extension