Infrastructure DevOps Implementation Engineer for NATO with security clearance

Would you like to join the leading international intergovernmental organization

The Infrastructure DevOps Implementation Engineer is a senior technical role responsible for designing engineering and implementing modern IT infrastructure and automation solutions across multiple European locations. This position blends deep infrastructure expertise with a DevOps mindset to build scalable resilient and highly automated on-premises and cloud environments. The engineer will lead integration teams advise on facility-related IT projects and ensure solutions align with established architecture and security standards.

Responsibilities:

• Design engineer and integrate server storage and software infrastructure solutions for large-scale enterprise environments.
• Implement and enhance DevOps practices and automation solutions across physical virtual and cloud infrastructure using tools like Ansible Terraform and CI/CD pipelines.
• Architect and integrate on-premises Private Cloud and Public Cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Provide expert technical advice to building and facility management teams on IT infrastructure requirements for construction renovation and migration projects.
• Design and implement solutions to improve IT availability resiliency and business continuity.
• Lead a small engineering and integration team in executing hardware/software releases and system migration activities.
• Ensure all designs and implementations comply with established IT architecture and security policies.
• Travel occasionally within Europe to support project delivery and implementation.

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• Senior Engineering Experience: Minimum of 5 years of proven experience designing engineering and integrating large or complex IT infrastructure in a medium-to-large enterprise or systems integrator environment (e.g. supporting 1000 servers or 10000 users).
• Technical Leadership: Minimum of 5 years of experience leading engineering and integration teams through hardware/software releases and system/data migrations.
• VMware Expertise: Excellent hands-on experience designing and implementing VMware cloud infrastructure including vSphere and vSAN.
• DevOps & Automation: Excellent experience implementing and working with DevOps tools such as Ansible Terraform and CI/CD platforms (e.g. Jenkins GitLab CI/CD).
• Scripting Proficiency: Experience with shell scripting languages such as Bash or Python.
• Storage & Resilience: Excellent experience designing and implementing resilient storage solutions including iSCSI and Fibre Channel SANs and backup/recovery systems.
• Networking & Security: Good understanding of LAN/WAN networking and experience designing/implementing cybersecurity technologies (firewalls VPN proxies anti-malware DLP).
• Soft Skills: Excellent customer engagement communication and documentation skills. Must be self-motivated and capable of working independently or within a team.
• Education: A University degree in a technical subject preferably Information Technology from a nationally recognized institution.
• Certifications: Must hold at least one of the following professional certifications (preferably two) for a minimum of 3 years:
  • VMware Certified Professional (VCP) or higher/equivalent
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or higher/equivalent
  • Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or higher/equivalent
• Valid car driving license.

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