VMware Engineer (Vulnerability Remediation)

Duration: 4 Months

Location: Manchester & remote (hybrid)

Rate: £532 per day

Start: ASAP

IR35 Status: Inside

Role Overview:

An experienced VMware Engineer is required for our higher education client to support a focused vulnerability assessment and remediation programme across a complex on-premises VMware estate.

This is a delivery-focused role requiring immediate impact and as the VMware Engineer you will take full ownership of identifying, analysing, and remediating security vulnerabilities across VMware vSphere, VMware ESXi, and VMware vCenter Server environments.

You will be expected to operate independently, manage challenging stakeholders, and drive remediation to completion within agreed timelines.

Essential Skills & Experience required:

As the VMware Engineer you will possess:

Possess strong hands-on experience in enterprise on-prem VMware environments.

Proven track record of delivering vulnerability remediation programmes.

Possess a deep knowledge of:

vSphere architecture and cluster design

ESXi lifecycle and patch management

vCenter upgrade paths and dependencies

HA, DRS, vMotion configurations

Experience working with security scanning tools and interpreting CVEs.

Strong understanding of infrastructure hardening and security ...