Private Cloud Delivery Engineer

Private Cloud Delivery Engineer

Claranet | ENG, GB

Posted 4 days ago

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Description


  • Deliver customer infrastructure projects, working closely with internal technical teams, external suppliers and data centre operations.

  • Build, configure, test and troubleshoot physical and virtual servers, operating systems and supporting infrastructure.

  • Take an automation-first approach, developing scripts, reusable templates and repeatable deployment processes.

  • Ensure solutions are delivered in line with agreed designs, timescales, security requirements and acceptance criteria.

  • Provide a high-quality and consistent technical infrastructure service to both internal and external customers.

  • Communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, from technical teams through to senior executives, adapting your approach to suit the audience.

  • Identify opportunities to improve efficiency through automation, process improvement and better deployment practices.

  • Apply change management, configuration management and operational best practices across private and hybrid cloud deployments.

  • Produce clear and accurate technical documentation and ensure effective handover into Managed Services.

  • Maintain and develop your technical knowledge, contributing to continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across the team.

  • Support additional infrastructure projects and technical activities where required.

  • Occasionally support out-of-hours customer changes, including disaster recovery testing, migrations and server configuration changes.


Who You'll Work With


You’ll collaborate with teams across the business, including:



  • Customer Experience & Managed Services to ensure solutions deliver a high-quality customer experience and transition smoothly into ongoing support.

  • Customer Success & Growth to support customer engagements and technical requirements.

  • Cloud Practice to ensure solutions align with established cloud architecture principles, standards and platforms.

  • Security, Networking & Data Centre Operations to coordinate infrastructure, connectivity, security and physical implementation requirements.


What We're Looking For


We’re looking for someone who is:



  • Customer-focused and committed to delivering high-quality solutions.

  • A strong analytical thinker with excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

  • Flexible, adaptable and comfortable working in a changing technical environment.

  • Self-motivated and able to manage priorities effectively.

  • A confident communicator who can work collaboratively with customers, technical teams and senior stakeholders.

  • Proactive in identifying opportunities for improvement and automation.

  • Committed to continuous learning and professional development.

  • Able to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies and ways of working.


Technical Skills & Experience


You’ll ideally bring experience across a range of the following technologies:



  • Virtualisation & Cloud: Hands-on experience with VMware, ideally including VMware Cloud Director, alongside a good understanding of private and hybrid cloud environments.

  • Operating Systems: Experience deploying, configuring and troubleshooting Windows Server and/or Linux environments.

  • Active Directory: Strong knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and Group Policy.

  • Windows Server: Knowledge of technologies such as Remote Desktop Services (RDS), Distributed File System (DFS) and Windows Server Failover Clustering.

  • Physical Infrastructure: Experience with physical server builds, RAID configurations, storage arrays and supporting compute infrastructure.

  • Storage: Knowledge of SAN and NAS technologies would be beneficial.

  • Backup & Disaster Recovery: Experience with backup and recovery technologies, ideally Veeam and/or Zerto, with a good understanding of resilience and disaster recovery principles.

  • Networking & Security: Working knowledge of TCP/IP, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, VPNs, routing, firewalls and secure infrastructure configuration.

  • Automation: Practical PowerShell scripting experience, with an interest in Infrastructure as Code, automation and repeatable deployments.

  • Service Delivery: Understanding of change control, testing, technical documentation, service transition and operational handover.

  • Customer Engagement: The ability to explain technical information clearly and work effectively with customers and cross-functional technical teams.


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