Job ID: 15753Company: Sopra SteriaLocation: Farnborough, GBRJob Type: PermanentJob Level: Level 1+Category: Network and InfrastructureIndustry: Professional ServicesPosted Date: 2026-05-27Do you have a background in IT Support and a passion for
continued learning? Sopra Steria’s Aerospace Defence and Security sector are
on the lookout for an Infrastructure Engineer with a specialism in Virtualisation
for a client working in the defence sector. This is very much a development opportunity
offering the successful candidate to get involved and become a technical authority
in virtualisation tech such as VMWare. If you have a background in Support,
Infrastructure or Virtualisation and want a chance to work at the core of a highly
successful team, please read on… This role would be based on site in the office in Farnborough. Due to the nature of the projects we are working on, we are only able to progress
with candidates eligible for DV clearance. What you’ll be doing:Maintenance of live virtualisation platform Management of several domains in a
multi-tenancy cloud environmentFacilitating the patching, configuration and deployment of predominantly
VMWare Cloud Foundation environments Some light data centre management duties What you’ll
bring:Background in Infrastructure or Support with experience in or an enthusiasm around
virtualisation Understanding
of Server, Storage and Backup Experience
working with: VMWare Cloud Foundation, SDDC Manager, Aria Suite, Proxmox
virtual environments and Dell Avamar/Veeam Backup SolutionsGood stakeholder management and engagement experience A passion
for technology and a drive to continue to learn It would
be great if you had:Experience working in the defence sector If
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: Competitive, based on experience 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 cloud foundationinfrastructure managementsddc managercloud environment managementaria suiteproxmox virtual environmentsdell avamar/veeam backup solutionsserver administrationstorage managementbackup managementstakeholder managementdata centre managementtechnical troubleshootingdefence sector experience