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Contract VMWare VCF Engineer Outside IR35 £525-£550 per day | Defence & Security | Hampshire Contract position at a defence consultancy operating at the forefront of national security initiatives for a VMWare VCF Engineer. PLEASE NOTE - The nature of this project will require the work to be carried out onsite and successful candidates will be required to be security cleared (SC Level) prior to appointment. Key responsibilities include working as an infrastructure and application engineer with strong VMware Cloud Foundation expertise to design, build, run and keep improving our private cloud platform in support of a data-centric security line of effort. You'll turn business and application needs into scalable VCF reference architectures, covering management and workload domains, VI workload design, and choices between consolidated or standard deployments. The role also involves planning capacity and producing BOM and HCL-compliant designs across compute, storage and networking, including edge setups. You'll maintain, improve and secure the client's multi-classification virtualised collaboration and development environments, stand up and configure VCF with automated deployments, integrate and configure platform services where needed, and set up templates, standard operating procedures and baselines for application teams. Essential skills and experience: - Previous infrastructure or platform engineering work, ideally with some VCF exposure - Solid understanding of data-centric security principles - Strong fundamentals in networking, storage, operating systems, plus platform monitoring and logging. Desirable experience includes working with MOD systems and processes, and familiarity with MOD assurance processes. PLEASE NOTE - The nature of this project will require the work to be carried out onsite and successful candidates will be required to be security cleared (SC Level) prior to appointment. Please apply or get in touch to find out more.

Software Engineer - C# .NET, Azure Cloud, Southampton (Hybrid, Remote or flexible working options) £55,000 - £60,000 per annum + 10% bonus + excellent benefits Are you a skilled .NET Core Software Developer with a passion for innovation on the Azure Cloud platform and want to solve genuinely complex problems rarely seen at most companies? Do you want to continue learning? Join the team of top-flight developers, testers, and architects in a developer centric model, as this company push technology boundaries and drive ongoing innovation in one of the world's leading financial software products. There is an office in Southampton where most of the team work on Thursday's in the office. Why apply?: Join a developer centric workplace that maintains a strong relationship with Microsoft, collaborating closely with product teams in the US and attending a major Technology conference in Seattle. Work with cutting-edge technology and contribute to improving the Azure platform and building great solutions and software to handle high throughput of data for financial calculations and modelling. Experience a phenomenal insight into software development and the opportunity to work with some of the UK's top technologists in a dynamic, fun and enjoyable work environment. Engage in regular pair programming with senior developers, emphasizing learning, progression, and career development, solving highly complex problems. Key Technologies: Tech Stack: C#, ASP.NET, Object-Oriented programming and design patterns, JavaScript (AngularJS, ReactJS, or similar), Microsoft Azure or other cloud platforms, CI/CD DevOps exposure. Working Experience: Solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and hands-on development experience in a professional environment. What the current team say: You gain deep expertise in Azure and cloud computing, being one of the largest consumers of Azure in the UK. Fostering a strong relationship with Microsoft, influencing the direction of their cloud products. Work with a passionate, collaborative team of experienced professionals who mentor and help realise your potential. Enjoy a predominantly remote working environment, with a central office location and excellent transport links if you choose to work from the office. Experience a great team culture with regular social events, generous annual leave and working arrangement Attend an annual technology forum in the US. If you are a C# .NET developer who loves technology, enjoys feedback, improving and eager to build great software and solve real-world problems, apply and become a part of an innovative and enthusiastic team.