Senior Platform Engineer - VMWare

Our world-leading Time & Frequency department are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer with experience in VMWare and Virtualisation.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join the global authority in precision timing at a defining moment for UK digital infrastructure. 

Backed by a government investment of £180 million in the National Timing Centre (NTC) programme, we are developing a world-first resilient time distribution capability that will provide industry with a robust complement to satellite systems (such as GPS) – which are increasingly vulnerable to disruption from solar storms, jamming and spoofing. 

This will underpin essential services, including

• Telecommunications, 
• Online banking, 
• Emergency response, 
• Transport networks, and 
• Wider digital and data-driven operations.

Together, these services form the backbone of modern society - and your leadership will help ensure they remain secure, reliable and robust even if global navigation satellite systems fail.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design, implement and support VMware platforms and virtual infrastructure services (vCenter, ESXi and vSAN environments) - ensuring they remain secure, resilient, stable and highly available.
  
  
• Support and development of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) platforms - delivering secure, scalable and high-performing end-user services.
  
  
• Manage and support Windows Server and Active Directory services - ensuring the secure and reliable delivery of core infrastructure capabilities.
  
  
• Apply security best practice and platform hardening - supporting privileged access management, PKI and certificate services, monitoring, logging and data protection.
  
  
• Deliver platform upgrades, migrations and lifecycle management - ensuring infrastructure remains secure, compliant and fit for future needs.
  
  
• Develop and maintain automation, scripting and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions - improving consistency, efficiency and service reliability.
  
  
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, platform and network issues - supporting business continuity, disaster recovery and ongoing service improvement.

NOTE: Travel to customer and operational sites as required to support deployment, implementation and operational activities.