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vSphere Administrator

  • Posted May 21, 2025
  • £500 - £550 per day
  • 2 weeks - 5 days a week on site then fully remote
  • Contract

vSphere Administrator – Linux, Windows, AD

£500 per day total to umbrella (Inside IR35)

South West

4 weeks initial

Our client, a leading private sector business, is looking to hire a vShere Administrator for a DataCentre project.

The successful candidate will have a background working within large scale environments and datacentres, ideally project related e.g. migrations, improvements, restorations etc.

Strong technical understanding of vSphere combined with Unix (Linux) or Windows.

You will be responsible for supporting and enhancing the DC environment – ability to work under pressure is essential. This will include very complex infrastructure related challenges and supporting critical services.

General responsibilities

  • Take ownership of hands-on support and maintenance across vSphere, Linux, Windows estate
  • Troubleshoot infrastructure & middleware operating systems to resolve incidents.
  • Monitor system performance, e.g. uptime and capacity
  • Implement automation efficiencies to reduce manual interventions (scripting experience essential)
  • Change management and participate in scheduled maintenance including disaster recovery exercises

Skills and Experience required

  • VMware vSphere
  • Linux and/or Windows systems administration within a large complex environment
  • CentOS or Ubuntu) including scripting
  • Familiarity with enterprise monitoring including logging and alerting tools

Reasonable Adjustments:

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