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Our Company

Were Hitachi Vantara the data foundation trusted by the worlds innovators. Our resilient high-performance data infrastructure means that customers from banks to theme parks can focus on achieving the incredible with data.

If youve seen the Las Vegas Sphere youve seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate optimize innovate and wow their customers. Right now were laying the foundation for our next wave of looking for people who love being part of a diverse global team and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data.

Job description

The Team:

We are seeking a highly skilled and adaptableSolutions Engineerto bridge the gap between complex cloud infrastructure technologies and real-world customer this role you will design build and implementation-test cutting-edge platform architectures that blend traditional virtualization with modern cloud-native ecosystems.

You will work closely with engineering teams and enterprise customers to architect automate and deploy resilient infrastructure stacks across bare-metal virtualized and containerized environments.

The Role :

Architecture & Deployment:Design and implement robust infrastructure solutions leveraging both container orchestration (Kubernetes) and traditional cloud computing platforms (OpenStack).

Infrastructure as Code (IaC):Automate the provisioning configuration and management of complex environments using Terraform and Ansible to ensure repeatable error-free deployments.

Hybrid Virtualization:Bridge the gap between legacy VMs and modern containers by deploying and managing KVM and Kube-virt solutions.

Automation & Scripting:Write clean maintainable Python and Bash scripts to automate routine tasks build internal tools and integrate disparate systems.

Infrastructure Management:Optimize and troubleshoot core compute resources storage architectures and networking layers to ensure high availability and performance.

Technical Consultation:Act as a trusted technical advisor to stakeholders translating complex infrastructure requirements into scalable engineering designs.

What youll bring:

Containerization & Virtualization

Kubernetes:Deep production-grade experience with K8s orchestration architecture and ecosystem tools.

OpenStack:Proven track record of deploying configuring and managing OpenStack components.

KVM & Kube-virt:Strong understanding of kernel-based virtual machines (KVM) and experience running traditional virtual machines inside Kubernetes clusters using Kube-virt.

Automation & IaC

Scripting:Proficiency inPythonandBashfor system automation and tool development.

Infrastructure as Code:Hands-on experience withTerraform(for provisioning) andAnsible(for configuration management).

Core Infrastructure

Compute:In-depth knowledge of physical/virtual compute resource management and optimization.

Storage:Strong understanding of storage technologies includingStorage Area Networks (SAN)andlocal disk technologies(NVMe SSD RAID configurations).

Networking:Solid foundation in networking concepts specificallyLayer 2 (L2)andLayer 3 (L3)protocols switching routing and software-defined networking (SDN).

Preferred Qualifications

Relevant certifications (e.g. CKA/CKAD OpenStack Professional AWS/GCP/Azure Architect).

Experience in a customer-facing technical role (Pre-sales Solutions Architecture or Professional Services).

Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to debug complex distributed systems.

About us

Were a global team of innovators. Together we harness engineering excellence and passion for insight to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can a make positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future this is the place to fulfil your purpose and achieve your potential.

Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives

Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people which drives our innovation and growth.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued heard and safe to express themselves they do their best work.

How we look after you

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits support and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. Were also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). Were always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best which leads to unexpected ideas. So here youll experience a sense of belonging and discover autonomy freedom and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

Were proud to say were an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race colour religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran age disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.