
Gigged.AI exists to eradicate tech skill shortages for enterprises using the power of internal mobility and our contingent talent network. Our products employ AI and skills-based matching to put the…

Gigged.AI exists to eradicate tech skill shortages for enterprises using the power of internal mobility and our contingent talent network. Our products employ AI and skills-based matching to put the…
Headquarters: Glasgow, Scotland
Product: AI-powered internal and open talent marketplaces + workforce intelligence
Contractor pool: Claims access to 25,000+ vetted contractors across ~500 technical skills
Founders: Rich Wilson (CEO) and Craig Short (CTO)
Notable funding: SMART: Scotland grant (£100,000) and a Seed round with Par Equity, Nile HQ, Techstart Ventures
Talent sourcing, internal mobility, workforce intelligence, and contingent workforce management.
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£100,000
SMART: Scotland grant award
Seed round with participation from Nile HQ, Techstart Ventures and others
“Seed round led by Par Equity with participation from Nile HQ, Techstart Ventures and support/grants from Innovate UK and The Data Lab”
Gigged.AI is an On-Demand Talent Platform specialising in the IT and technology sector. We have an opportunity live at the moment looking for an Infrastructure Engineer (Virtualisation) with one of our enterprise clients.
All proposals will be reviewed on the Gigged AI platform. In order to send a proposal please head to https://app.gigged.ai/find-a-gig/6gd09q70AEL and create a free talent profile.
Start: ASAP
Duration: 6-month rolling contract (likely 1–2 years)
Rate: £550 per day (inside IR35)
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Location: Hybrid – 2 days per week in Sheffield office to start (may reduce once established)
Overview We are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer (Virtualisation) to join a leading financial services organisation on a contract basis. You will design, build, and support enterprise virtualisation platforms across on-premises and hybrid environments, ensuring stability, performance, and regulatory compliance.
This role is key to maintaining secure, resilient, and cost-effective infrastructure, enabling application and platform teams to deliver change safely.
Responsibilities Virtualisation Platform Engineering & Operations Build, operate, and maintain enterprise virtualisation platforms (VMware vSphere/ESXi, Hyper-V).
Provide day‑2 operational support: monitoring, troubleshooting, performance tuning, capacity optimisation.
Execute patching, upgrades, firmware updates, and hardware lifecycle activities.
Ensure high availability, clustering, failover, and recovery mechanisms.
Platform Lifecycle & Capacity Management Own platform lifecycle processes: build standards, upgrades, decommissioning, technical refreshes.
Conduct capacity planning and forecasting to meet business demand.
Identify and remediate single points of failure; support disaster recovery testing.
Automation & Standardisation Develop and maintain automation for provisioning and configuration (scripting/Infrastructure as Code).
Standardise virtualisation builds, templates, and configurations.
Support integration with cloud and container platforms in hybrid delivery models.
Incident, Problem & Change Management Act as escalation point for complex incidents.
Perform root cause analysis and implement preventive actions.
Support controlled change execution following ITIL processes.
Security, Risk & Compliance Ensure platforms meet security standards, hardening guidelines, and regulatory requirements.
Support audits with documentation and operational evidence.
Manage vulnerabilities, configuration drift, and access controls.
Collaboration & Documentation Work closely with storage, network, OS, cloud, and application teams.
Provide technical input for designs and onboarding.
Maintain documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures.
Essential Required Skills & Experience
Experience with enterprise virtualisation (VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter or equivalent).
Proven infrastructure engineering or platform operations experience in enterprise environments.
Hands-on with upgrades, patching, performance tuning, troubleshooting.
Knowledge of server hardware, storage, and networking related to virtualisation.
ITIL-aligned operational experience.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.
Desirable Experience in financial services or regulated industries.
Scripting/automation experience (PowerShell, Python) and Infrastructure-as-Code.
Knowledge of hybrid integration between virtualisation, cloud, and containers.
Disaster recovery/business continuity experience.
Personal Attributes Ownership and accountability for platform stability.
Ability to work in global, multi-disciplinary teams.
Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Proactive, focused on continuous improvement and risk reduction.