VMware & IT Platform Administrator - Hybrid working out of Guildford - to £50K

VMware & IT Platform Administrator - Hybrid working out of Guildford - to £50K

We are working with an award-winning, privately-owned value-added reseller and systems integrator who have been established for over 40 years, based in Guildford, Surrey.

As a result of continued growth, we are recruiting for a new technical role within the IT Services team, reporting in to the IT Manager, In this role you will be ultimately responsible for managing and maintaining the VMware infrastructure, Windows Servers, Active Directory, O365, and Microsoft Suite internally and also external clients.

Your responsibilities will include systems design, implementation, capacity planning, security management, and ongoing support & maintenance as well as to provide guidance and training on the platform. You will develop detailed configuration design, testing implementation, and integration plans which enable solutions to be delivered.

Role & Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in developing the VMware Platform and associated virtual technologies.
• Take ownership of the day-to-day maintenance, updates and backups of the virtual platform and related datacentre hardware.
• Schedule and perform regular firmware updates & software version upgrades to all virtual infrastructure hardware where applicable.
• Provide and maintain a Datacentre Asset Management System
• Provide guidance and training on the VMware platform and Microsoft productivity suite, ensuring users have the competence to perform tasks within their assigned role.
• Produce detailed monthly reporting on platform state and health, including project progress and technological direction.
• To take the lead in the planning and implementation of technical projects, both internally and for customer deployments.
• Offer technical support to internal users and, where necessary, external customers via the CRM ticketing system.
• Manage and administer some elements of M365 such as SharePoint, Forms, OneDrive, and Teams.
• Build custom business applications, workflows, and data visualisations using Power Platform tools such as Power Automate, and Power BI.
• Design and develop Microsoft productivity suite solutions that automate processes, streamline data analysis, and create user-friendly applications.

Technical Skills

To be considered for the role, you must be able to show demonstrable experience in systems design, implementation, capacity planning, security management, and subsequent support around the following technologies.

• VMware infrastructure
• Windows Servers Infrastructure
• Active Directory
• O365

This is hybrid position based out of Guildford, for more information and a full job description please get in touch, or send an up-to-date CV.