Job reference: PSX-032602
- Salary: £37,694 - £46,049 per annum depending on experience
- Faculty/Organisational Unit: Professional Services
- Location: Oxford Road
- Employment type: Permanent
- Division/Team: Campus Technology Services
- Hours Per Week: Full time (1 FTE)
- Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 10/11/2026
- Contract Duration: Permanent
- School/Directorate: Directorate of IT Services
The Role
We’re looking for an experienced engineer who has a broad understanding of VMware, and a deep understanding of at least one major supporting operating system. You will collaborate closely with the wider engineering & development teams, architects and colleagues in Research to deliver exciting digital programmes in the education sector.
The University has a clearly defined IT digital roadmap and as an experienced Senior engineer, you'll work in the Virtualisation Engineering team alongside developers, architects, UX designers, analysts and product owners to deliver automation and VMWARE with opportunities to deliver an OpenStack infrastructure.
You’ll work especially closely with our colleagues in Research, helping to define and develop self-service infrastructure, supporting implementations and accelerating the pace of moving from ideation to active research.
We encourage continuous learning, so as well as the opportunity to work with some of the brightest and best in the industry, and evaluate the latest technologies, we’ll encourage online training for obtaining certifications. Even if you don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply as we can develop you into the role using a training plan and career path.
The Person
You’ll have the expertise and confidence to lead the definition, delivery and support of enterprise infrastructure and hybrid platforms in complex environments, typically working in multi-disciplinary teams.
Essential Criteria
The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate the below skills and experience:
- Strong experience supporting VMware or OpenStack and hybrid infrastructure environments
- Administration and support of Linux and Windows Server operating systems
- Scripting skills using technologies such as PowerShell, Python or Bash
- Experience with infrastructure automation and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or OpenTofu and Ansible
- Knowledge of enterprise virtualisation, storage and networking technologies
- Experience with code repository management tools.
- Understanding of platform security and compliance frameworks
- Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and technical documentation skills
Desirable Criteria
- Experience with monitoring and logging platforms such as Zabbix & Grafana or similar
- Experience integrating infrastructure platforms with ServiceNow or similar ITSM tooling
- Familiarity with Atlassian products such as Jira and Confluence
- Strong collaborative working and stakeholder management skills.
Find out more about our organisation and values:
When completing the additional information section of your application, please ensure you make reference to the job description and person specification above, as this will form an integral part of the shortlisting process.
Our benefits include:
- Generous employer contribution pension
- 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays, along with Christmas closure
- Ride to work and EV car scheme available
For more information, please see University of Manchester Benefits. You can also find information on our Flexible and Hybrid working here.
We are an open place of enquiry and challenge. We embrace and celebrate difference, diversity and debate, and we pride ourselves on being a place of education, learning and community where we are able, within the law, to question and test received wisdom, express new ideas and explore controversial or unpopular topics and opinions. Find out more from our Freedom of Speech Policy.
Enquiries about the role, shortlisting and interviews
Name: Nisar Khan
Email Address: Nisar.khan@manchester.ac.uk
General enquiries and administrative support
recruitmentservices.people@manchester.ac.uk
Technical and job portal support
https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home
Applications close at midnight on the closing date.
Further particulars (with person specification) linked below.
