Infrastructure Engineer (SAN / VMware)

<p><strong>Infrastructure Engineer (SAN / VMware)</strong></p><p>Manchester</p><p> £45,000 – £55,000 + Benefits</p><p><br><br>Read the overview of this opportunity to understand what skills, including and relevant soft skills and software package proficiencies, are required.<br></p><p><br></p><p>Excellent opportunity for an experienced Infrastructure Engineer with strong SAN and VMware experience to join a growing team within a large, multi-site environment. This role will suit someone who enjoys working with enterprise storage, on-prem infrastructure, building systems from scratch and playing a key role in project delivery rather than purely BAU support.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>This organisation is a well-established UK business operating across secure and highly regulated environments, with a significant national presence. They are investing in their infrastructure team, adding engineers to support growth and ongoing improvements across a large estate of over 90 sites and 1,000+ servers.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>In this role, you will be responsible for delivering infrastructure projects and supporting core systems across a predominantly on-prem environment. A major focus of the position is managing and supporting SAN / enterprise storage platforms, alongside VMware virtual infrastructure, Active Directory and wider server technologies. Around 80% of the role is project-based, giving you the opportunity to be involved in real upgrades, migrations and improvement work across the business.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>The ideal candidate will have strong experience in enterprise infrastructure environments, particularly with SAN / storage platforms, VMware and on-prem systems. You will be comfortable working across physical and virtual environments, have solid Active Directory experience, and ideally some exposure to cloud technologies.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing team where you can take ownership of infrastructure projects, develop your technical skills, and work within a business that values practical, hands-on engineering expertise. xwzovoh </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>The Role:</strong></p><ul><li>Support, administer and optimise SAN / enterprise storage environments</li><li>Manage VMware infrastructure including hosts, clusters, datastores and performance</li><li>Deliver infrastructure projects across 90+ sites (approx. 80% project work)</li><li>Build, install and configure servers and infrastructure from the ground up</li><li>Support and maintain Active Directory and core Microsoft environments</li><li>Assist with cloud and hybrid infrastructure where required</li><li>Carry out firmware upgrades, patching and lifecycle management</li><li>Ensure systems are secure, stable and operating effectively</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>The Person:</strong></p><ul><li>Strong hands-on infrastructure experience in an enterprise environment</li><li>Proven SAN / storage experience (key requirement)</li><li>Strong VMware administration experience</li><li>Solid Active Directory experience</li><li>Exposure to cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS beneficial</li><li>Experience with physical servers, racks and on-prem environments</li><li>Full UK driving licence</li><li>Able to obtain SC clearance</li></ul>