Shared Infrastructure (SI) Virtualisation Engineer

BAE Systems ,
London, Greater London

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Job Description

Shared Infrastructure (SI) Virtualisation Engineer Would you like to play an integral role within our software delivery team? We currently have a vacancy for a SI Virtualisation Engineer at our site in New Malden. As a SI Virtualisation Engineer, you will be working across a number of projects within our Naval Ships Business Unit. This role will provide you with an opportunity to shape what we are doing and how we do it technically, and to design and implement solutions that enable COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf) software to be used in a military environment. Your main responsibilities as a SI Virtualisation Engineer will involve: Supporting the low-level virtualisation design and implementation aspects for SI on multiple platforms (e.g. T26, T23, QEC and T45) Proposing solutions to complex technical issues and seeing them through from design to implementation and to deployment Support to technical issues and presenting IT solutions to a range of stakeholders and technical communities including to Executive Level Helping to define and promote understanding of virtualisation technologies across the SI product team Having a grasp of bleeding edge technology, where the market is going, and how current and future technology fits in to the solutions we are defining Your skills and qualifications: Experience of being in a large scale design and implementation team, delivering to tight timescales and being customer focused. Specific knowledge of VMware technologies and experience of its application in delivered systems Established exposure to VMware vSphere, vCenter Server, Horizon and associated technologies. (Knowledge of NSX and vSAN is useful but not essential.) Experience of design document creation and system level details capture What we're looking for in you: Our ideal candidate will have great communication skills, both written and verbal. The ability to work as part of a team and across functions. Key to success, you will have an ability to converse and present to stakeholders at various levels of the business and put across forward thinking ideas. Location: New Malden Salary: Competitive Benefits: Our employees receive an excellent benefits package which includes a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. We also offer a range of additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and many local and national employee discounts. Some employees may also be eligible for an annual incentive. BAE Systems BAE Systems is one of the world's leading global defence, security and aerospace companies. We work at the cutting edge of technology, creating more than 100 new inventions every year for customers in over 100 countries. Maritime Naval Ships We design and build a full range of naval ships, giving customers the capability to fulfil extensive naval operations. We also develop and integrate state of the art combat systems for the surface fleet, equipping customers with the best possible information to operate effectively in modern naval environments. We are committed to creating solutions that protect and strengthen nations, commerce, communities and people. That's work that inspires us. That's BAE Systems. You will find we offer a wealth of career options. From offshore patrol vessels through to Type 26 Global Combat Ship and QE Class aircraft carriers, the projects you'll be involved with are exciting and challenging and will form the backbone of the Royal Navy for decades to come. Attracting and retaining the sharpest minds is essential for a globally competitive UK naval engineering business. Our aim is to recruit the very best talent and we welcome applications from a diverse range of people, from all backgrounds, with many different skills, experience and perspectives. We offer the flexibility you need to do what's important to you, whether that's job sharing, home working, or simply the ability to flex your start and stop times. Where practical, we'll support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your full potential. Talk to us about Smart Working.