Selby Jennings
Senior Virtualization and Storage Engineer (London)
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Senior Virtualization & Storage Engineer
Our client is a prestigious global hedge fund renowned for combining cutting-edge technology with world-class investment strategies. As part of continued investment into its infrastructure estate, they are looking to hire a Senior Virtualization & Storage Engineer to lead the evolution of critical platform technologies. This Virtualization & Storage Engineer opportunity offers the chance to work on complex, business-critical systems within a highly respected and technology-driven environment.
They are looking for a Virtualization & Storage Engineer who is technically curious, highly accountable, and motivated by solving difficult infrastructure challenges. The ideal Virtualization & Storage Engineer will thrive in a fast-paced environment, taking ownership of major initiatives while helping shape the future direction of the firm's virtualization and storage platforms. A successful Virtualization & Storage Engineer will combine deep technical expertise with a proactive, can-do approach, strong communication skills, and the confidence to drive change across a sophisticated production environment.
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Key Responsibilities
- Own and optimise enterprise virtualization and storage platforms, ensuring high availability, performance, and reliability.
- Drive infrastructure modernisation initiatives through technology evaluations, proof-of-concepts, and strategic planning.
- Research, design, and implement next-generation virtualization and storage solutions.
- Develop automation and tooling to improve operational efficiency, scalability, and platform resilience.
- Lead complex migration projects and collaborate with engineering teams to deliver infrastructure enhancements.
- Identify opportunities to improve performance, resource utilisation, and operational processes.
- Influence infrastructure strategy and help define best practices across the technology organisation.
Key Skills & Experience
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- Extensive experience building, supporting, and evolving enterprise virtualization environments.
- Deep expertise with VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, or similar virtualization technologies; multi-platform experience is highly desirable.
- Strong knowledge of enterprise storage technologies, SAN environments, and storage protocols.
- Experience with software-defined storage platforms.
- Proven track record delivering large-scale infrastructure transformation or migration projects.
- Strong automation and scripting skills using Python, PowerShell, or similar technologies.
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills within mission-critical environments.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to independently lead technical initiatives.
- Highly organised, self-motivated, and comfortable taking ownership of complex projects from inception to delivery.
- Degree in Computer Science or another technical discipline is advantageous.
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