Senior Delivery Engineer

Redcentric | Senior Delivery Engineer

Home based - UK based only

Must be eligible to gain SC Clearance

Direct reports

May provide technical leadership and work coordination for Delivery Engineers. Formal line management responsibility will vary depending on organisational.

Job Description

Aim of the Role

The Senior Delivery Engineer – VMware & Microsoft is a senior, hands-on project delivery role within the COO function. The role is responsible for implementing, migrating, transforming, testing, documenting and transitioning customer solutions across VMware and Microsoft technology domains, with a strong preference for practical Azure skills.

Working within customer project teams and under the guidance of the Technical Delivery Team Lead, the role translates approved designs, project requirements, migration plans and delivery work packages into well-engineered outcomes. It supports discovery, design validation, implementation, testing, cutover, documentation, knowledge transfer and operational handover.

The role requires senior-level delivery capability across private cloud, virtualisation, Windows infrastructure, identity, Microsoft 365 and hybrid cloud platforms. It works closely with Project Managers, Architects, Service Delivery and Operations teams to achieve successful customer and service-transition outcomes aligned to Redcentric’s managed service model.

Person Specification

The role holder works under general direction within approved solution designs, project governance and defined engineering standards. They are expected to take ownership of assigned workstreams, make sound technical decisions, coordinate delivery activities and escalate significant design, customer, commercial or service-transition risks appropriately.

Attributes, Behaviours, and Skills

• Senior, practical, hands-on, quality focused and accountable.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical and delivery-management skills.
• Clear, credible and customer-focused communication.
• Able to work across technology boundaries and translate approved designs into implementation outcomes.
• Comfortable leading technical activities, mentoring colleagues and coordinating delivery dependencies.
• Service minded, with a focus on security, supportability, operational readiness and customer outcomes.
• Curious, pragmatic and committed to continuous professional development.

Experience

Required and desirable experience includes:

• Delivering customer-facing infrastructure, migration and cloud projects across VMware and Microsoft technologies.
• Owning complex project work packages and delivering outcomes to agreed scope, quality, governance and timescales.
• Delivering VMware migration, upgrade, transformation or implementation projects using vSphere, vCenter and ESXi.
• Delivering Microsoft infrastructure projects involving Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS and related services.
• Practical Azure delivery experience and hybrid cloud integration is strongly preferred.
• Working within Professional Services, Project Delivery or Consultancy environments using controlled delivery frameworks.
• Producing implementation plans, migration runbooks, as-built records, knowledge-transfer material and operational handover packs.

Knowledge

VMware Technology and Platforms

• Strong working knowledge of VMware vSphere, ESXi and vCenter administration.
• Understanding of high availability, DRS, lifecycle management, virtual networking and storage integration.
• Awareness of VMware Cloud Foundation, vSAN, NSX-T, VMware Cloud Director, VCF Operations and VCF Automation.
• Understanding of private cloud, tenant isolation, role-based access, resource allocation and service lifecycle principles.

Microsoft Infrastructure and Services

• Strong working knowledge of Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP and related services.
• Understanding of Microsoft Entra ID, hybrid identity, access and security concepts.
• Administration and configuration principles for Microsoft 365 services.
• Awareness of Microsoft SQL Server, IIS, endpoint, collaboration and common Windows application workloads.

Azure and Hybrid Cloud (Desirable)

• Azure compute, networking and storage services.
• Azure identity, governance and security controls.
• Azure Monitor, Backup, Site Recovery and Azure Virtual Desktop.
• Hybrid connectivity and integration between Azure and on-premises platforms.
• Azure Landing Zone principles, policy, cost awareness and resource governance.
• Infrastructure as Code using Bicep, ARM templates, Terraform or equivalent tooling.

Security and Operations

• Identity and access management, least privilege and secure configuration practices.
• Change control, vulnerability remediation and operational readiness.
• Monitoring, logging, resilience, backup and supportability considerations.
• Testing, validation and controlled production change.

Qualifications and Certifications

Relevant qualifications or certifications may include:

• VMware Certified Professional, including VCP-DCV, VCP-NV, VCP-CMA or a relevant VCF certification.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Security Engineer Associate or another relevant Azure certification.
• Microsoft 365, Windows Server or identity-related certifications.
• ITIL or equivalent service management qualification.
• Other role-appropriate vendor, industry or professional certifications.