SUMMARY:
INFRASTRUCTURE & VIRTUALISATION ENGINEER
POSITION INFO:
Employer Description An MSP, MSSP, and Enterprise ISP delivering tailored ICT solutions across infrastructure, networking, cloud, software development, and security. Job Description Support and maintain virtualisation platforms, with Proxmox as the primary environment Monitor hypervisor health, cluster performance, storage utilisation, and resource availability Perform VM provisioning and lifecycle management Assist with cluster operations, host monitoring, HA environments, and capacity planning Troubleshoot hypervisor-related performance and operational issues Virtual Machine Deployment & Migration Provision virtual machines Configure CPU, RAM, storage, networking, tagging, and VM templates Assist with customer and internal VM migrations, including VMware to Proxmox migrations Support cutover planning and migration execution with minimal downtime Backup & Recovery Monitor and maintain backup health across: Veeam Backup & Replication Nakivo Backup Server Veeam Backup & Replication Nakivo Backup Server Veeam Backup & Replication Nakivo Backup Server Investigate failed backup jobs and restore issues Monitor backup storage utilisation and retention compliance Assist with VM-level restore operations when required Support backup optimisation and repository maintenance Storage & Platform Maintenance Monitor storage pools, storage health, and disk utilisation Assist with performance optimisation and infrastructure tuning Support platform maintenance, including: Proxmox updates VMware ESXi \/ vCenter system updates Firmware updates Repository clean-up Host performance optimisation Infrastructure Support & Client Environments Support customer-hosted infrastructure environments from the virtualisation layer upward Assist with infrastructure stability, uptime, and platform readiness Network Support Monitor network dashboards for alerts, outages, and performance issues Perform basic network diagnostics, including: Ping Traceroute DNS checks Endpoint connectivity testing Troubleshoot connectivity issues and identify whether faults are local, infrastructure-related, or upstream Escalate advanced routing or core network issues to senior network engineers Documentation & Operations Host configurations VM deployment procedures Migration plans Backup processes Maintenance procedures Qualifications Tertiary qualification in IT, Infrastructure, Systems Administration, or related field Relevant VMWare & Infrastructure Certification Skills Minimum of 5 years experience Proxmox VE VMware \/ ESXi \/ vCenter Virtual Machine Provisioning & Lifecycle Management Backup Monitoring & Restore Operations Veeam Backup & Replication Nakivo Backup Storage Monitoring & Capacity Management Infrastructure Monitoring Hypervisor Maintenance Infrastructure Troubleshooting Technical Documentation Ticket Management in a client-facing support environment Advantageous Experience Experience in any of the following would be highly beneficial: Ceph ZFS Storage replication Cluster management Datacentre infrastructure Infrastructure migrations Networking diagnostics and connectivity troubleshooting MSP or managed infrastructure environments Benefits Medical Insurance Retirement Fund
