VCF Platform Automation Engineer

Job Title: VMware Cloud Foundation Platform Automation Engineer Location: Remote (occasional travel to Bristol - once per quarter) Remuneration: £750.0 - £800.0 per day Contract Details: Fixed Term Contract, 6 months Responsibilities: Lead the automation of a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) platform build in a greenfield environment, ensuring seamless integration and deployment. Establish API-driven automation frameworks for VCF components to enhance operational efficiency. Automate the creation of VCF workload domains (Prod, Non-Prod, DMZ, Mgmt) and NSX segments aligned with VLANs. Implement robust network segmentation and isolation to uphold the separation of operational and corporate networks. Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps-driven workflows for streamlined processes. Build and maintain VM provisioning pipelines, including golden images, network attachments, and baseline security policies. Integrate platform logging and event streams into Splunk Cloud for comprehensive audit and monitoring. Define DFW rulesets and security policies as code, managed via CI/CD pipelines. Validate East-West and North-South traffic flows, ensuring strict network isolation boundaries and compliance controls. Align NSX networking with FortiGate and Cisco underlay infrastructure to optimize performance. Enable application hosting capabilities within a DevOps pipeline, supporting cutting-edge delivery practices. Technical ...