Senior DevOps & Infrastructure Engineer | Azure, VMware, Networking, Automation (Terraform)
Aktualisiert am 21.04.2026
Profil
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Remote-Arbeit
Verfügbar ab: 21.04.2026
Verfügbar zu: 100%
davon vor Ort: 100%
Azure
VMware
Terraform
Infrastructure as Code
VMware NSX
vSphere
Docker
Security
CI/CD
Github
Scripting
Shell-Script
PowerShell
Linux
Cisco UCS
NetApp
VCF
Intersight
VxRail
VxBlock
Nutanix
VSAN
AWS
English
Muttersprache
German
A2 (improving)

Einsatzorte

Einsatzorte

Deutschland
möglich

Projekte

Projekte

1 year 4 months
2024-11 - 2026-02

VCF Migration & Azure Integration

Senior Cloud Engineer VMware VCF NSX-T Terraform ...
Senior Cloud Engineer
  • Operated as the sole internal technical lead ? the only permanent employee responsible for managing and directing external consultants through the full Shell Group integration following acquisition.
  • Contributed to the organisation's VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) migration programme ? supporting architecture decisions, workload placement strategy and deployment validation alongside the platform team.
  • Supported VCF environment configuration including vSphere cluster builds, NSX-T networking and SDDC Manager integration, applying deep VMware expertise to accelerate delivery.
  • Led end-to-end Azure cloud migration, aligning acquired platforms with Group security policies and governance requirements.
  • Designed and implemented reusable Terraform modules and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) for standardised infrastructure provisioning.
  • Key contributor to ISO 27001 certification ? implemented security controls, led vulnerability remediation and established patching governance.
  • Authored platform standards, runbooks and documentation ensuring consistency post-migration.
VMware VCF NSX-T Terraform GitHub Actions ISO 27001
Next Kraftwerke (Renewables)
Köln / Berlin
1 year 10 months
2023-01 - 2024-10

E-Commerce Azure Platform Build

Senior DevOps Engineer Azure Terraform Azure DevOps ...
Senior DevOps Engineer
  • Designed and built the full Azure infrastructure stack for a new e-commerce platform for a major national supermarket chain, driving the project from inception through to delivery.
  • Designed and implemented an identity and authentication solution for an Azure-based web application, integrating securely with existing enterprise identity providers.
  • Built CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps to fully automate application deployments and infrastructure provisioning, eliminating manual release processes.
  • Managed infrastructure as code using Terraform across the full Azure PaaS stack ? Web Apps, Function Apps, Logic Apps, Storage Accounts and Key Vaults.
Azure Terraform Azure DevOps Docker CI/CD
Publicis Sapient (Retail / Consulting)
Berlin
3 years
2020-01 - 2022-12

Datacenter Modernisation, Nutanix & Infrastructure Platform

Virtualisation Consultant Cisco UCS NetApp ONTAP/MetroCluster VMware VCF ...
Virtualisation Consultant
  • Designed and deployed multi-site Cisco UCS & NetApp MetroCluster infrastructure as a ground-up replacement of the legacy VxBlock estate, delivering significant cost reduction and operational simplification.
  • Implemented VMware Stretch Clusters (VMSC) backed by NetApp MetroCluster, achieving near-zero RPO/RTO and substantially improving platform resilience across geographically separated sites.
  • Executed zero-impact migration of critical government workloads onto Cisco UCS X-Series, coordinating across internal, vendor and network teams to maintain full service continuity throughout.
  • Managed and maintained the Nutanix estate ? responsible for cluster health, firmware and software patching, capacity monitoring and performance optimisation across production workloads.
  • Integrated Nutanix monitoring and alerting into the broader infrastructure management platform via API, enabling unified visibility across VMware and Nutanix environments.
  • Delivered Commvault Hyperscale X backup solution including enterprise-grade replication, deduplication and retention policies aligned to public sector data requirements.
  • Played a critical role in all DR test exercises ? coordinating failover execution, validating recovery against RPO/RTO commitments and identifying improvements; all exercises completed successfully.
  • Architected and delivered a bespoke in-house infrastructure management platform integrating with vendor APIs across VMware, NetApp and Nutanix stacks ? providing unified monitoring, historical reporting, automated decommission candidate identification and self-service VM lifecycle tooling.
  • Engaged regularly with senior stakeholders on infrastructure strategy, risk and cost optimisation.
Cisco UCS NetApp ONTAP/MetroCluster VMware VCF VMSC Nutanix Commvault
Registers of Scotland (Public Sector)
Edinburgh
1 year
2019-01 - 2019-12

VSAN Platform Build & Datacenter Exit

Virtualisation Consultant ? VxRail & VSAN Deployment Dell-EMC VxRail VSAN vROPS ...
Virtualisation Consultant ? VxRail & VSAN Deployment
  • Successfully delivered end-to-end deployment of Dell-EMC VxRail nodes, delivering the bank's first software-defined storage (VSAN) environment and enabling migration away from legacy infrastructure.
  • Designed and configured the vSphere and VSAN architecture for the new software-defined storage capacity block, advising on technical design, security requirements and business readiness throughout.
  • Built capacity reporting and analytics dashboards using PowerCLI/vROPS to support datacenter exit decisions and decommissioning planning.
  • Defined and implemented firewall and network security requirements for the VxRail deployment; established role-based access controls to meet internal audit and regulatory compliance requirements.
Dell-EMC VxRail VSAN vROPS PowerCLI
Royal Bank of Scotland (Financial Services)
Edinburgh
2 years 7 months
2016-05 - 2018-11

UCS Branch Infrastructure Modernisation & Compliance

Virtualisation Consultant ? UCS Infrastructure & Branch Modernisation Cisco UCS VMware ESX/vSphere UCS Service Profiles
Virtualisation Consultant ? UCS Infrastructure & Branch Modernisation
  • Delivered a major Cisco UCS-based infrastructure refresh underpinning a bank-wide overhaul of in-branch systems, coordinating across vendor, network and application teams throughout.
  • Configured VMware ESX/vSphere and Cisco UCS at scale using UCS Service Profiles for consistency and repeatability; owned firmware, patching and security hardening across production systems.
  • Identified and delivered cost optimisation opportunities across the UCS estate, providing concrete ROI improvement recommendations to senior stakeholders.
  • Facilitated application testing and infrastructure failover simulation, validating resilience against RBS regulatory recovery requirements.
Cisco UCS VMware ESX/vSphere UCS Service Profiles
Royal Bank of Scotland (Financial Services)
Edinburgh
11 months
2015-06 - 2016-04

Clinical Server Infrastructure Support & Virtualisation

3rd Line Server Engineer VMware vSphere Veeam Security Patching
3rd Line Server Engineer
  • Delivered 3rd-line support for critical clinical server infrastructure within the UK's national public health service (NHS), maintaining service continuity for patient-facing systems around the clock.
  • Developed monitoring and reporting utilities to reduce operational overhead and increase visibility across the virtual environment.
  • Managed patching, security hardening and vulnerability remediation across the server estate; implemented Veeam backup and expanded vSphere capacity to support growth.
VMware vSphere Veeam Security Patching
Computacenter / NHS (Public Healthcare)
UK
2 years 5 months
2012-11 - 2015-03

Enterprise UCS Rollout ? 260,000+ VM Estate

Managed Services Infrastructure Engineer (Associate) Cisco UCS VMware vSphere/ESXi Nexus Switching ...
Managed Services Infrastructure Engineer (Associate)
  • End-to-end deployment of approximately 30 new UCS domains comprising several thousand blades, alongside vSphere cluster builds and expansions ? contributing to a global platform supporting over 260,000 virtual machines, one of the largest VMware deployments in the world at the time.
  • Implemented network deployment process improvements delivering ongoing cost savings in excess of $1.5M, directly influencing tooling decisions and vendor release roadmaps.
  • Led security and compliance remediation across RHEL and Windows Server 2003/2008/2012 VMs, systematically driving vulnerability counts down to meet regulatory thresholds and audit requirements.
  • Configured VMware ESXi environments, vCenter server and VM estate across Microsoft and Linux platforms at global scale; managed Nexus switch port-channel and interface configuration supporting all UCS deployments.
  • Supported datacenter exit and server decommission programmes through data analysis, capacity reporting and migration planning across a globally distributed estate.
  • Provided regular briefings to senior management across all project stages; collaborated across Capacity Management, Production Readiness and vendor teams in a fast-paced, high-stakes regulated environment.
Cisco UCS VMware vSphere/ESXi Nexus Switching Security Remediation
JP Morgan Chase (Global Financial Services)
Bournemouth, UK

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Aus- und Weiterbildung

06/2011

BSc Networking & Systems Support (Hons)

Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland


CERTIFICATIONS

CURRENT

  • VMware Cloud Foundation 9 Administrator
  • HashiCorp Terraform Associate
  • Microsoft Azure Administrator


VMWARE CERTIFICATION HISTORY

  • VMware Certified Professional
  • VCP 6.5 ? Data Center Virtualization
  • VCP 6 ? Data Center Virtualization


PREVIOUS CERTIFICATIONS

  • Nutanix NCP ? Multicloud Infra. 5
  • AWS Solutions Architect Associate
  • AWS SysOps Administrator Associate
  • CCNA / CCNP Routing & Switching

Kompetenzen

Kompetenzen

Top-Skills

Azure VMware Terraform Infrastructure as Code VMware NSX vSphere Docker Security CI/CD Github Scripting Shell-Script PowerShell Linux Cisco UCS NetApp VCF Intersight VxRail VxBlock Nutanix VSAN AWS

Produkte / Standards / Erfahrungen / Methoden

PROFILE

  • Senior Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer with 15+ years of experience designing, migrating and operating complex enterprise IT infrastructure. Deep specialist expertise across the full VMware suite ? VCF, vSphere, NSX-T (NSX-V to NSX-T migration), vROPS, vRA/vRO and SRM ? combined with Cisco UCS, NetApp ONTAP, MetroCluster and Nutanix. Contributed to a platform supporting over 260,000 virtual machines at JP Morgan Chase, one of the largest VMware deployments in the world at the time.
  • Increasingly focused on bridging deep on-premises infrastructure expertise with modern DevOps practices ? Terraform, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, Azure and AWS. Strong security background spanning ISO 27001, vulnerability management, compliance remediation and patching governance across regulated environments.
  • Cross-industry experience spanning financial services, public sector, energy and retail. Based in Berlin since 2022 with direct experience in German organisations. Holds an unrestricted Niederlassungserlaubnis and is immediately available for freelance engagements.


TECHNOLOGIES

  • VMware / VCF
  • NSX-T
  • vROPS
  • vRA / vRO
  • SRM
  • VSAN
  • Nutanix
  • Cisco UCS / Intersight
  • NetApp ONTAP
  • SnapMirror / MetroCluster
  • VxRail / VxBlock
  • Brocade FC
  • iSCSI / FC / NFS
  • Commvault
  • Azure
  • AWS
  • Terraform
  • Docker
  • GitHub Actions
  • Azure DevOps
  • Azure Monito
  • Grafana
  • PowerShell / Python / Bash


SKILLS

  • Datacenter Design & Migration
  • VMware Platform Architecture
  • Hybrid Cloud Architecture
  • Infrastructure Automation (IaC)
  • Security & Compliance (ISO 27001)
  • Vulnerability & Patch Management
  • Disaster Recovery & HA
  • CI/CD & DevOps Delivery
  • Cost Optimisation
  • Stakeholder Engagement

Einsatzorte

Einsatzorte

Deutschland
möglich

Projekte

Projekte

1 year 4 months
2024-11 - 2026-02

VCF Migration & Azure Integration

Senior Cloud Engineer VMware VCF NSX-T Terraform ...
Senior Cloud Engineer
  • Operated as the sole internal technical lead ? the only permanent employee responsible for managing and directing external consultants through the full Shell Group integration following acquisition.
  • Contributed to the organisation's VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) migration programme ? supporting architecture decisions, workload placement strategy and deployment validation alongside the platform team.
  • Supported VCF environment configuration including vSphere cluster builds, NSX-T networking and SDDC Manager integration, applying deep VMware expertise to accelerate delivery.
  • Led end-to-end Azure cloud migration, aligning acquired platforms with Group security policies and governance requirements.
  • Designed and implemented reusable Terraform modules and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) for standardised infrastructure provisioning.
  • Key contributor to ISO 27001 certification ? implemented security controls, led vulnerability remediation and established patching governance.
  • Authored platform standards, runbooks and documentation ensuring consistency post-migration.
VMware VCF NSX-T Terraform GitHub Actions ISO 27001
Next Kraftwerke (Renewables)
Köln / Berlin
1 year 10 months
2023-01 - 2024-10

E-Commerce Azure Platform Build

Senior DevOps Engineer Azure Terraform Azure DevOps ...
Senior DevOps Engineer
  • Designed and built the full Azure infrastructure stack for a new e-commerce platform for a major national supermarket chain, driving the project from inception through to delivery.
  • Designed and implemented an identity and authentication solution for an Azure-based web application, integrating securely with existing enterprise identity providers.
  • Built CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps to fully automate application deployments and infrastructure provisioning, eliminating manual release processes.
  • Managed infrastructure as code using Terraform across the full Azure PaaS stack ? Web Apps, Function Apps, Logic Apps, Storage Accounts and Key Vaults.
Azure Terraform Azure DevOps Docker CI/CD
Publicis Sapient (Retail / Consulting)
Berlin
3 years
2020-01 - 2022-12

Datacenter Modernisation, Nutanix & Infrastructure Platform

Virtualisation Consultant Cisco UCS NetApp ONTAP/MetroCluster VMware VCF ...
Virtualisation Consultant
  • Designed and deployed multi-site Cisco UCS & NetApp MetroCluster infrastructure as a ground-up replacement of the legacy VxBlock estate, delivering significant cost reduction and operational simplification.
  • Implemented VMware Stretch Clusters (VMSC) backed by NetApp MetroCluster, achieving near-zero RPO/RTO and substantially improving platform resilience across geographically separated sites.
  • Executed zero-impact migration of critical government workloads onto Cisco UCS X-Series, coordinating across internal, vendor and network teams to maintain full service continuity throughout.
  • Managed and maintained the Nutanix estate ? responsible for cluster health, firmware and software patching, capacity monitoring and performance optimisation across production workloads.
  • Integrated Nutanix monitoring and alerting into the broader infrastructure management platform via API, enabling unified visibility across VMware and Nutanix environments.
  • Delivered Commvault Hyperscale X backup solution including enterprise-grade replication, deduplication and retention policies aligned to public sector data requirements.
  • Played a critical role in all DR test exercises ? coordinating failover execution, validating recovery against RPO/RTO commitments and identifying improvements; all exercises completed successfully.
  • Architected and delivered a bespoke in-house infrastructure management platform integrating with vendor APIs across VMware, NetApp and Nutanix stacks ? providing unified monitoring, historical reporting, automated decommission candidate identification and self-service VM lifecycle tooling.
  • Engaged regularly with senior stakeholders on infrastructure strategy, risk and cost optimisation.
Cisco UCS NetApp ONTAP/MetroCluster VMware VCF VMSC Nutanix Commvault
Registers of Scotland (Public Sector)
Edinburgh
1 year
2019-01 - 2019-12

VSAN Platform Build & Datacenter Exit

Virtualisation Consultant ? VxRail & VSAN Deployment Dell-EMC VxRail VSAN vROPS ...
Virtualisation Consultant ? VxRail & VSAN Deployment
  • Successfully delivered end-to-end deployment of Dell-EMC VxRail nodes, delivering the bank's first software-defined storage (VSAN) environment and enabling migration away from legacy infrastructure.
  • Designed and configured the vSphere and VSAN architecture for the new software-defined storage capacity block, advising on technical design, security requirements and business readiness throughout.
  • Built capacity reporting and analytics dashboards using PowerCLI/vROPS to support datacenter exit decisions and decommissioning planning.
  • Defined and implemented firewall and network security requirements for the VxRail deployment; established role-based access controls to meet internal audit and regulatory compliance requirements.
Dell-EMC VxRail VSAN vROPS PowerCLI
Royal Bank of Scotland (Financial Services)
Edinburgh
2 years 7 months
2016-05 - 2018-11

UCS Branch Infrastructure Modernisation & Compliance

Virtualisation Consultant ? UCS Infrastructure & Branch Modernisation Cisco UCS VMware ESX/vSphere UCS Service Profiles
Virtualisation Consultant ? UCS Infrastructure & Branch Modernisation
  • Delivered a major Cisco UCS-based infrastructure refresh underpinning a bank-wide overhaul of in-branch systems, coordinating across vendor, network and application teams throughout.
  • Configured VMware ESX/vSphere and Cisco UCS at scale using UCS Service Profiles for consistency and repeatability; owned firmware, patching and security hardening across production systems.
  • Identified and delivered cost optimisation opportunities across the UCS estate, providing concrete ROI improvement recommendations to senior stakeholders.
  • Facilitated application testing and infrastructure failover simulation, validating resilience against RBS regulatory recovery requirements.
Cisco UCS VMware ESX/vSphere UCS Service Profiles
Royal Bank of Scotland (Financial Services)
Edinburgh
11 months
2015-06 - 2016-04

Clinical Server Infrastructure Support & Virtualisation

3rd Line Server Engineer VMware vSphere Veeam Security Patching
3rd Line Server Engineer
  • Delivered 3rd-line support for critical clinical server infrastructure within the UK's national public health service (NHS), maintaining service continuity for patient-facing systems around the clock.
  • Developed monitoring and reporting utilities to reduce operational overhead and increase visibility across the virtual environment.
  • Managed patching, security hardening and vulnerability remediation across the server estate; implemented Veeam backup and expanded vSphere capacity to support growth.
VMware vSphere Veeam Security Patching
Computacenter / NHS (Public Healthcare)
UK
2 years 5 months
2012-11 - 2015-03

Enterprise UCS Rollout ? 260,000+ VM Estate

Managed Services Infrastructure Engineer (Associate) Cisco UCS VMware vSphere/ESXi Nexus Switching ...
Managed Services Infrastructure Engineer (Associate)
  • End-to-end deployment of approximately 30 new UCS domains comprising several thousand blades, alongside vSphere cluster builds and expansions ? contributing to a global platform supporting over 260,000 virtual machines, one of the largest VMware deployments in the world at the time.
  • Implemented network deployment process improvements delivering ongoing cost savings in excess of $1.5M, directly influencing tooling decisions and vendor release roadmaps.
  • Led security and compliance remediation across RHEL and Windows Server 2003/2008/2012 VMs, systematically driving vulnerability counts down to meet regulatory thresholds and audit requirements.
  • Configured VMware ESXi environments, vCenter server and VM estate across Microsoft and Linux platforms at global scale; managed Nexus switch port-channel and interface configuration supporting all UCS deployments.
  • Supported datacenter exit and server decommission programmes through data analysis, capacity reporting and migration planning across a globally distributed estate.
  • Provided regular briefings to senior management across all project stages; collaborated across Capacity Management, Production Readiness and vendor teams in a fast-paced, high-stakes regulated environment.
Cisco UCS VMware vSphere/ESXi Nexus Switching Security Remediation
JP Morgan Chase (Global Financial Services)
Bournemouth, UK

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Aus- und Weiterbildung

06/2011

BSc Networking & Systems Support (Hons)

Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland


CERTIFICATIONS

CURRENT

  • VMware Cloud Foundation 9 Administrator
  • HashiCorp Terraform Associate
  • Microsoft Azure Administrator


VMWARE CERTIFICATION HISTORY

  • VMware Certified Professional
  • VCP 6.5 ? Data Center Virtualization
  • VCP 6 ? Data Center Virtualization


PREVIOUS CERTIFICATIONS

  • Nutanix NCP ? Multicloud Infra. 5
  • AWS Solutions Architect Associate
  • AWS SysOps Administrator Associate
  • CCNA / CCNP Routing & Switching

Kompetenzen

Kompetenzen

Top-Skills

Azure VMware Terraform Infrastructure as Code VMware NSX vSphere Docker Security CI/CD Github Scripting Shell-Script PowerShell Linux Cisco UCS NetApp VCF Intersight VxRail VxBlock Nutanix VSAN AWS

Produkte / Standards / Erfahrungen / Methoden

PROFILE

  • Senior Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer with 15+ years of experience designing, migrating and operating complex enterprise IT infrastructure. Deep specialist expertise across the full VMware suite ? VCF, vSphere, NSX-T (NSX-V to NSX-T migration), vROPS, vRA/vRO and SRM ? combined with Cisco UCS, NetApp ONTAP, MetroCluster and Nutanix. Contributed to a platform supporting over 260,000 virtual machines at JP Morgan Chase, one of the largest VMware deployments in the world at the time.
  • Increasingly focused on bridging deep on-premises infrastructure expertise with modern DevOps practices ? Terraform, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, Azure and AWS. Strong security background spanning ISO 27001, vulnerability management, compliance remediation and patching governance across regulated environments.
  • Cross-industry experience spanning financial services, public sector, energy and retail. Based in Berlin since 2022 with direct experience in German organisations. Holds an unrestricted Niederlassungserlaubnis and is immediately available for freelance engagements.


TECHNOLOGIES

  • VMware / VCF
  • NSX-T
  • vROPS
  • vRA / vRO
  • SRM
  • VSAN
  • Nutanix
  • Cisco UCS / Intersight
  • NetApp ONTAP
  • SnapMirror / MetroCluster
  • VxRail / VxBlock
  • Brocade FC
  • iSCSI / FC / NFS
  • Commvault
  • Azure
  • AWS
  • Terraform
  • Docker
  • GitHub Actions
  • Azure DevOps
  • Azure Monito
  • Grafana
  • PowerShell / Python / Bash


SKILLS

  • Datacenter Design & Migration
  • VMware Platform Architecture
  • Hybrid Cloud Architecture
  • Infrastructure Automation (IaC)
  • Security & Compliance (ISO 27001)
  • Vulnerability & Patch Management
  • Disaster Recovery & HA
  • CI/CD & DevOps Delivery
  • Cost Optimisation
  • Stakeholder Engagement

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