DV-Cleared VMware Infrastructure Engineer

Quick facts:

£80,000-£90,000 | DV-Cleared VMware Infrastructure Engineer | Farnborough (with occasional Bristol travel) | Hybrid: 3 days on-site, 2 days WFH

Qualifying questions:

• Do you hold an active DV clearance that allows you to work immediately on secure defence programmes?
• Do you have hands-on experience engineering and maintaining VMware platforms (vSphere, ESXi, NSX, vSAN)?
• Can you work on-site in Farnborough three days per week with occasional travel to Bristol?

Headline: Build and run secure VMware platforms powering critical national-level programmes.

The opportunity: This role sits at the heart of a major secure transformation programme, strengthening high-assurance platforms relied on across sensitive environments. You will join a delivery-focused team working on complex, mission-critical systems where reliability, resilience and technical depth matter. The work is hands-on, impactful and central to programme success. This environment suits someone who thrives in a fast-paced, complex, matrixed setting; someone who takes ownership, drives outcomes and stays composed when things get hectic or ambiguous.

What you'll do:

• Engineer, maintain and improve secure VMware infrastructure across vSphere, ESXi, NSX and vSAN.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues within tightly controlled environments.
• Support platform stability, performance and ongoing capability uplift.
• Work collaboratively with delivery, architecture and programme teams to ensure reliable and secure operation.
• Operate in a hybrid model requiring three days per week in Farnborough plus occasional travel to Bristol.

What you'll bring: Must-have qualifications and experience:

• Active DV clearance (essential; without this you cannot perform the role).
• Demonstrable experience as a VMware infrastructure/platform engineer.
• Hands-on capability in vSphere, ESXi, NSX and vSAN.
• Strong troubleshooting ability within secure or highly regulated environments.
• Comfort working in fast-moving, complex and occasionally ambiguous delivery settings.
• A proactive, accountable approach - someone who leads their own work, drives progress and delivers consistently.

Final note: No sponsorship or relocation offered.