[MSO] Senior InfrastructurePlatform Engineer (VMware & NetApp)
Job Summary
Project the aim youll have
We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer with strong VMware and NetApp expertise to join a Dutch engineering team delivering private cloud services to government and regulated-market customers in the Netherlands. The client is a managed services provider operating that platform.
You will work on a large production environment covering both day-to-day operations and larger infrastructure projects in close cooperation with the clients engineers in the Netherlands. We are looking for someone who takes ownership naturally: able to pick up a bigger problem or project propose how to approach it and carry it through to the end.
Role how youll contribute
- Administer maintain and troubleshoot the VMware (vSphere / ESXi) environment vCenter clusters HA/DRS vMotion
- Manage and maintain NetApp storage ONTAP administration volume and LUN provisioning NFS/iSCSI/CIFS replication and snapshots
- Run larger infrastructure projects and resolve complex technical problems independently
- Handle day-to-day operational work: incidents changes and service requests
- Own capacity performance and lifecycle management of the virtualisation and storage platforms including patching and firmware upgrades
- Run backup and restore operations and verify that recovery actually works
- Produce and maintain technical documentation and runbooks
- Take part in the stand-by rota
- Work directly with the clients engineers in the Netherlands including knowledge sharing in both directions
Qualifications :
Expectations the experience you need
- 10 years in IT infrastructure support and projects
- Strong hands-on experience with VMware (vSphere / ESXi) in production including upgrades and lifecycle management
- Hands-on experience with NetApp ONTAP in production
- Ability to troubleshoot across the stack compute storage and network together rather than within a single layer
- SAN and Fibre Channel
- Linux and Windows system administration
- Backup and restore in a production environment
- Scripting for automation (PowerShell or Python)
- Experience working with ticketing and change management tooling (ServiceNow or equivalent)
- Willingness to take part in a stand-by rota and to travel to the Netherlands for onboarding and knowledge sharing
- English at C1 the working language with the client
How you work with others:
- Takes ownership: picks up a problem or project decides how to approach it and sees it through without needing to be chased for progress
- Keeps people informed: says where something stands flags a delay early and does not let a problem go quiet
- Builds working relationships at a distance most contact with the Dutch team is remote so trust comes from reliability and clear communication rather than corridor conversations
Additional skills the edge you have
- OpenStack or Proxmox or a genuine willingness to learn both
- VMware vSAN or Site Recovery Manager
- Backup tooling such as Veeam
- Infrastructure as code (Ansible Terraform)
- VMware (VCP) or NetApp (NCDA) certification
- Any level of Dutch
Additional Information :
What we offer:
- Flexible and remote cooperation options
- International projects with leading global clients
- Travels related to international projects
- Non-corporate atmosphere
- Access* to language classes
- Access* to knowledge-sharing initiatives
- Access* to private healthcare and life insurance
- Access* to multisport card
*The availability and terms of individual benefits may vary depending on the chosen form of cooperation.
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Full-time
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