Description
Compute Virtualisation Engineer (DevOps, Automation, Ansible, Tower, Powershell, VMWare Virtualisation) - Brussels - 12 months +
Blue chip client is urgently looking for a Compute Virtualisation Engineer (DevOps, Automation, Ansible, Tower, Powershell, VMWare Virtualisation).
Description:
Client (CLIENT) plans, builds and runs the global infrastructure of Client, and is additionally responsible for the IT service management to the operating entities of the various Group markets. CLIENT operates its IT systems and IT services in such a way that, at an appropriate and benchmarked cost level, it can deliver the agreed levels of service to support the requirements of the business processes, for both normal operations and during disaster recovery.
The Virtual Infrastructure Services team is committed to bring the best computing experience to our Client internal clients (platforms, office and business applications) via innovative virtualized services through its Converged and Hyper-Converged infrastructures.
We are looking for an enthusiastic new member for our Virtual Infrastructure Services team that wants to share his/her passion for IT technology and automation with the team.
Role:
This position is centered on the management, support and evolution of the Converged (Vxblock) and Hyper-Converged (Nutanix) infrastructures, Storage Area Network, Backup and Archive Solutions and Hypervisor technology (VMWARE) in a 24/7 production environment.
One of the primary goals of the Compute virtualisation engineer role will be to design and build automation solutions for the virtual infrastructure services offered by the team in order to reduce manual efforts and increase team efficiency.
Your part of the deal:
Write/Troubleshoot scripts to automate the virtual infrastructure services
Design, document, test and implement automation workflows. Perform flow maintenance once the solution is up-and running in production.
Define and maintain standards for automation and orchestration within the team
Propose harmonization of existing automation developments.
Ensure existing automation flows are accommodated to satisfy new work requests.
Support and align with the Infrastructure as a Code approach
Create solutions based on REST API
Take part in the Day-to-Day service support (incident, alerts, changes, );
Provide on-call support during out-of-business hours (24/7 watch duty);
Take part in the disaster recovery management for the virtual infrastructure (RDR, SWAP, LDR, );
Offer consulting services to OS teams (Windows, Linux, Office, Tandem, Mainframe), projects and other customers
Support the private cloud strategy in the organization.
Qualifications:
Soft & Technical skills required:
You are passionate about automation and DevOps
Minimum of 3 years of experience in software development, service engineering or service operations
Knowledge and experience in Ansible & Tower and Powershell
Hands-on technical experience creating process automation scripts using Python, REST APIs
Experience with management of VMware virtualization environments
Experience with Nutanix hyper-converged infrastructures is a plus
Experience with converged infrastructures (Vxblock) is a plus
Experience with storage infrastructure management (VMAX, VNXe, SRDF, CLOUDIQ) is a plus
You are fluent in English, knowledge in French or Dutch is a plus
Working experience in an agile context
Drive and energy, entrepreneurial attitude, hands-on mentality
Open to work in a fast moving technical and human environment
Able to quickly diagnose system problems and implement solutions to restore functionality
Continuing to perform efficiently during difficult situations characterised by great pressure;
Be analytical
Good collaborator with others as part of larger team;
Open to change and evolution;
Be able to work with strict deadlines and handle complex situations;
Please send CV for full details and immediate interviews. We are a preferred supplier to the client.