The role is for a Cloud Platform Engineer with the Global Infrastructure group; responsible for definition of platform strategy and the delivery of global solutions for both public and private cloud adoption. The successful candidate will have a vital role in shaping future strategy and direction within the organization and must possess a relevant experience in the implementation and use of virtualisation and automation solutions.

Role / Principal Accountabilities:

• Enhance virtualisation functionality within the cloud platform
• Design and implement self-service functionality to enable end-user task efficiencies.
• Develop automated testing and integration mechanisms to speed up patch and upgrade deployments
• Identify and validate product enhancements delivering new or improved functionality and features
• Develop solutions to provide operational efficiencies for common tasks
• Validate new product releases for use within the environment
• Work closely with global operational counterparts to ensure stable and healthy virtualisation platform

Skills Required:

• Strong problem solving skills
• Track record in IT Engineering
• An ability to work well as part of a global team and independently as required.
• Good communication skills;
• Team spirited; enthusiastic and personable.
• Ability to work well under pressure.

Knowledge Required:

• In-depth understanding of the full VMWare suite including ESX/HA/DRS/vMotion, networking and storage vMotion (ESXi 6 or above)
• Exposure to VMWare tools and utilities i.e. vRealize automation or operations manager
• Experience of using Configuration Management Solutions such as Ansible to provide the ability to deploy, patch and maintain server end point configuration
• Knowledge programming languages, preferably Python, providing infrastructure automation
• Exposure to container technology (Docker, Kubernetes), desirable but not essential