Job ID: 15748Company: Sopra SteriaLocation: Farnborough, GBRJob Type: PermanentJob Level: Level 3Category: Network and InfrastructureIndustry: Professional ServicesPosted Date: 2026-05-22Are you a VMWare specialist with a background in Infrastructure
Engineering at scale?Sopra Steria’s Aerospace Defence and Security sector are
currently on the lookout for a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to support with a
large scale project. The scope of the project is to build out a new environment
for key clients in the defence sector following an “Automation first” mindset.
In terms of skill set we would be looking for candidates with deep VMWare knowledge
and experience with automation scripting and provisioning. This role is working on site in Farnborough. Due to the nature of the clients and sensitive projects, we
are only able to progress with candidates eligible for DV clearance What you’ll be doing:Responsible for all aspects of VMware vSphere administration.Management of ESXi hosts, vCenter, clusters, and resource
pools.Designing, deploying, and maintaining hyper‑converged
storage environmentsAutomation: PowerCLI scripting, template creation,
and automated provisioningWhat you’ll bring:VMware vSphere administration: Deep experience managing
ESXi hosts, vCenter, clusters, and resource pools.vSAN: Designing, deploying, and maintaining hyper‑converged
storage environments.HA/DRS configuration: Building resilient clusters with
high availability, distributed resource scheduling, and failover planning.VMware networking: Strong understanding of vSwitches,
distributed switches, VLANs, port groups, and network segmentationVMware Horizon: Experience with VDI environments, image
management, and application delivery (desirable if relevant). AutomationIf you’re interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience
are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from
you!Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent Location: Farnborough Security Clearance Level: DV Internal recruiter: Olly Walker Salary: Up to 65,000 Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health
cash plan, life assurance, and pension. Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at
work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and
improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and
can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you’re interested
and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what
might be possible.Loved reading about this job and want to know more about
us? Sopra Steria’s Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and
deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a
real difference to the client’s goal of National Security, and we operate in a
unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional
development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing
knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees
feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer,
delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK’s most complex
safety- and security-critical markets.Skillsvmware vsphere administrationesxi host managementvcenter managementcluster managementresource pool managementhyper-converged storagepowercli scriptingvsan managementha/drs configurationvmware networkingautomation scriptingtemplate creationautomated provisioningdistributed resource schedulingvswitch managementfailover planningdistributed switchesvlan managementport groupsnetwork segmentationvmware horizonvdi managementimage managementapplication deliverystakeholder management