VMware Automation Engineer (x2) - Aria | Orchestration | Scripting | GitLab

Day Rate - £500 Location - Farnborough (Hybrid) iR35 determination - Outside Duration - 6 months initial

We're working with a secure-sector programme undergoing a large-scale infrastructure transformation. As part of this, we're looking to bring in two experienced VMware Automation Engineers to help design and implement complex workflows that support rapid, repeatable deployment of services across a multi-tenant private cloud.

This is a hybrid role based in Farnborough, Due to the nature of the work, active SC clearance is essential.

What You'll Be Doing

Building and maintaining advanced automation pipelines using VMware Aria (formerly vRealize) suite - particularly Aria Automation and Orchestrator

Designing, developing, and managing complex workflows to automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and life cycle management

Supporting the integration of infrastructure automation into wider CI/CD pipelines, particularly within GitLab

Writing clean, scalable code using JavaScript and Python to support orchestration logic and tooling

Working closely with other infrastructure, security, and platform teams to ensure automation aligns with compliance and design standards

Contributing to best practices for automation architecture, source control, and modular orchestration design

Core Skills & Experience

Proven hands-on experience with VMware Aria Automation (formerly vRealize Automation) and Aria Orchestrator

Strong understanding of infrastructure orchestration, including designing and managing complex workflows

Programming/Scripting proficiency in JavaScript and Python

Familiarity with source control management, particularly GitLab

Solid grasp of CI/CD concepts and integrating automation into pipeline-driven deployments

Good understanding of virtualisation and infrastructure components, ideally in secure or regulated environments

Desirable Skills

Exposure to Rundeck or other orchestration platforms

Knowledge of secure infrastructure principles and Secure by Design methodologies

Experience working within multi-tenant environments or service provider models