Senior Technical Consultant - Virtualisation

About the Opportunity Job Type: Permanent Application Deadline: 30 April 2026 Job Description Title Senior Technical Consultant - Virtualisation Department ETS - EIS - Platform Services - Virtualisation Location Kingswood Fields Office, UK Level 6 We’re proud to have been helping our clients build better financial futures for over 50 years. How have we achieved this? By working together - and supporting each other - all over the world. So, join our team and feel like you’re part of something bigger. Our clients come from all walks of life and so do we. We are proud of our inclusive culture and encourage applications from the widest mix of talent, whatever your age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, social background and more. As a flexible employer, we trust our people to perform their role in the way that works best for them, our clients and our business. We are a disability-friendly company and would welcome a conversation with you if you feel you might benefit from any reasonable adjustments to perform to the best of your ability during the recruitment process and beyond. About your team Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) provides global IT solutions for Fidelity International, supporting critical business applications and infrastructure. Our Platform team focuses on virtualisation and virtual servers, managing operating systems, DevOps tools, and delivering resilient, scalable services through a global virtual support model. About your role As a Technical Consultant in the Virtualisation Core Platform team, you’ll help shape and maintain the infrastructure that powers Fidelity mission-critical systems. This role ensures our virtualisation environment—built on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)—remains secure, scalable, and efficient, supporting over 5,000 systems and enabling global business continuity. You’ll work on strategic projects and BAU tasks, contributing to platform engineering and operational excellence. Using technologies such as VMware vCenter, ESXi, Aria Suite, NSX, vSAN, and DellEMC VxRail, you’ll maintain platform health, manage capacity, and implement security patches. Your expertise will deliver resilient, cost-effective virtual compute resources that underpin essential services, from trading platforms to desktop environments. In this demanding, deadline-driven role, your technical insight will make a tangible impact on Fidelity global technology ecosystem. About you To succeed in this role, you’ll need strong hands-on experience with VMware technologies, including vSphere and vCenter, and proven ability to manage enterprise-class virtual infrastructures with HA clusters, storage, and networking. In addition, experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS and Microsoft Azure is essential, including deploying and managing hybrid environments. Solid knowledge of vRealize Automation and Orchestrator, plus scripting skills in JavaScript or Python, is required. Practical experience applying AI-driven solutions for automation, optimization, or predictive analytics will be highly valued. Strong problem-solving ability, networking fundamentals (DNS, VLANs, routing), and storage technologies (vSAN, Dell EMC) are also critical. Feel rewarded For starters, we’ll offer you a comprehensive benefits package. We’ll value your wellbeing and support your development. And we’ll be as flexible as we can about where and when you work – finding a balance that works for all of us. It all part of our commitment to making you feel motivated by the work you do and happy to be part of our team. For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com. For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com. As an international financial services organisation, we are in-scope of international regulations in the way that we carry out our work. This position is involved in work that is regulated by the FCA and/or the PRA and their Individual Conduct Rules (COCON) apply to it, along with any other regulation. We provide training on COCON and how it affects our employees. More information about COCON can be found in the Employment Handbook.