Application Engineer at Archer Recruitment, Ashton-Under-Lyne, £400–£450 per day

Appplication Engineer – VMware, Azure & Microsoft

• £400–£450 per day | Outside IR35
• 6-month contract with strong extension potential
• Hybrid working

Join a rapidly growing, globally recognised MedTech and life sciences organisation expanding through acquisition and challenging established market leaders. Significant investment is being made in modernising and consolidating its global technology estate.

This is a hands-on infrastructure role supporting a major tenant-to-tenant migration and wider enterprise transformation programme. You'll work across VMware and the Microsoft technology stack, including Windows Server, Azure, Active Directory/Entra ID, Microsoft 365 and Dynamics, with exposure to complex cloud and on-premises environments.

With a substantial programme of work ahead, this is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned infrastructure professional to become a key contributor within a long-term transformation engagement.

Why You'll Love It

• Join a rapidly expanding organisation investing heavily in technology and infrastructure.
• Work on a major global migration and enterprise transformation programme.
• Gain exposure to a broad estate spanning VMware, Azure and Microsoft technologies.

Responsibilities

• Engineer and support VMware, Azure and Microsoft enterprise infrastructure.
• Support a major tenant-to-tenant migration across Microsoft cloud environments.
• Manage and troubleshoot Windows Server, Active Directory/Entra ID, Microsoft 365 and Dynamics environments.

Requirements

• Strong senior-level experience across VMware and Microsoft enterprise infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience with Windows Server, Azure, Active Directory/Entra ID, Microsoft 365 and Dynamics.
• Experience with Rubrik and Nutanix would be massively beneficial also.

Contract Details

• Day rate: £400–£450 per day
• IR35 status: Outside IR35
• Duration: 6 months initially, with strong extension potential
• Working model: Hybrid