Infrastructure Lead
Posted Today by Goodman Masson
£62 Per hour
Outside
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Infrastructure Lead involves supporting a large organization in migrating from on-prem VMware to Azure VMware Solution (AVS). The engineer will be responsible for leading the migration process, overseeing integration and performance in a hybrid environment, and providing technical leadership. Key tasks include designing connectivity solutions and ensuring alignment of backup and monitoring frameworks with the new AVS estate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading the migration of on-prem VMware environments into Azure VMware Solution (AVS)
- Overseeing integration with Meraki SD-WAN, AOVPN, Veeam Backup & Replication, and SIEM tooling
- Designing & validating ExpressRoute and VPN connectivity
- Troubleshooting, testing and performance tuning across hybrid infrastructure
- Ensuring backup, recovery and monitoring frameworks align with the new AVS estate
- Providing technical leadership, documentation and knowledge transfer
Key Skills:
- Strong background leading infrastructure projects in VMware + Azure
- Proven delivery experience with AVS
- Hands-on with Meraki SD-WAN, VPN technologies and AOVPN
- Deep experience with Veeam B&R
- Familiarity with SIEM tooling and log ingestion
- Confident communicator with the ability to engage senior stakeholders
Salary (Rate): £62.00/hr
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
I’m supporting a large organisation undergoing a strategic migration from on-prem VMware to Azure VMware Solution (AVS), and we’re looking for an experienced Azure AVS / VMware Engineer to lead key stages of the migration. You’ll be the technical specialist driving integration, connectivity and performance across a complex hybrid environment.
Role Focus:
- Leading the migration of on-prem VMware environments into Azure VMware Solution (AVS)
- Overseeing integration with Meraki SD-WAN , AOVPN , Veeam Backup & Replication , and SIEM tooling
- Designing & validating ExpressRoute and VPN connectivity
- Troubleshooting, testing and performance tuning across hybrid infrastructure
- Ensuring backup, recovery and monitoring frameworks align with the new AVS estate
- Providing technical leadership, documentation and knowledge transfer
Experience Needed:
- Strong background leading infrastructure projects in VMware + Azure
- Proven delivery experience with AVS
- Hands-on with Meraki SD-WAN , VPN technologies and AOVPN
- Deep experience with Veeam B&R
- Familiarity with SIEM tooling and log ingestion
- Confident communicator with the ability to engage senior stakeholders
Contract Details:
- Outside IR35
- 6 months
- £450–£500 per day
- Mainly remote with light on-site/partner meetings
- Referral bonus: £300 voucher for successful referrals.