Infrastructure Specialist/Architect - Linux and Solaris - Netherlands

North Brabant  ‐ Onsite
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Description

Infrastructure Specialist /Architect Linux and Solaris
Department profile
The software engineering infrastructure (SEI) group within client is responsible for the software development environment. This environment consists of an integrated development, build, test and release environment and must be capable to support the life cycle and configuration management of the clients product software.

The environment is developed and maintained in close cooperation with the clients software development community. Key challenge is on one hand to have a state of the art environment to support the newest product development and on the other hand safeguard the stability and reliability and long term support for the growing installed product base at our customers.
Context
Our client produces specific software as part of its solutions and products for its customers. This software is proprietary and part of the intellectual property of client. Currently they employ over 1000 software developers and this number is still growing. These software developers rely on the software development environment to be able to perform their jobs.
The software development environment is now considered as a Mission Critical Service for which proper actions need to be taken to ensure business continuity in the event of a substantial calamity within the current datacenter (Availability Zone A). A Disaster Recovery program has been launched to allow service continuation for developing and delivering software during substantial calamities at datacenter level with minimal downtime by. This program will build a full software development environment in a new datacenter for failover (Availability Zone B).
In order to realize availability zone B, client is looking for an infrastructure specialist to strengthen the project team. Assignment exist out of the following tasks extend current infrastructure design and implement according this design the SEI infrastructure. The Infrastructure specialist works closely with the clients Generic IT department, IT Architect, IT infrastructure Support, the project team and project management.
Competence
Candidate is well acquainted with software development.

Further requirements on candidate:

  • HBO+ or Academic level education
  • Minimal 5-10 years of relevant work experience
  • Relevant experience and proven experience in large technical complicated development environments
  • Thorough understanding and practical experience with:
    • Solaris and/or Linux Infrastructure
    • Configuration Management with Puppet
    • Virtualizations techniques: Linux Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization or Solaris LDOM's
    • Knowledge regarding management of large server and VDI environments
  • Base Knowledge of storage, network and database solutions
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills (English)
  • Strong documenting capabilities
  • Able to handle issues from demanding customers in a professional way.
  • Shows initiative and problem solving attitude.
  • Pragmatic, practical, flexible (occasional evening or weekend work) and committed to quality.

During the project the Infrastructure specialist will work within complex application landscapes with multiple programming languages (eg Java, C++, Perl and Unix), interfaces and components per application.
The candidate has a hands-on mindset, strong customer- and problem solving orientation, shows fast results, and has demonstrated good communication skills, especially in an international IT organization. To achieve the project goals the candidate is able to liaise directly with all stakeholders. The candidate has a clear focus on results.
Deliverables and responsibilities of the Infrastructure specialist/architect

  • Define requirements and create low- level designs
  • According to design, delivery of SEI infrastructure
  • Coordinate between SEI and operations
  • Determine a test strategy for existing applications and services
  • Coordinate the migration of existing and new hardware to availability zone B
  • Guarding overall quality delivered by clients' O&I and the external suppliers
Start date
ASAP
Duration
12 months
From
WaveTel
Published at
12.11.2016
Project ID:
1237730
Contract type
Freelance
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