Senior Platform Engineer

You manage the infrastructure on which systems run that millions of Dutch people use daily, from the Police to the OV-chipkaart. At the same time, you are at the beginning of a major technological transition: from VMware to Proxmox and OpenStack. As a Senior Platform Engineer at Solvinity, you manage a critical production environment and help build the future of the platform.

You are part of the Platform team: a close-knit group of about twelve experienced engineers. This team is responsible for the internal infrastructure on which all Solvinity customers run. This involves virtualization, storage, backup, and the underlying operating system. You are one of the specialists who keeps this platform running and continues its development. The environment is currently based on VMware and NetApp. Over the next two years, the virtualization platform will migrate to Proxmox and OpenStack. That migration is already underway. You will take over the existing VMware environment and simultaneously grow along with the new technology.

• You manage and optimize the VMware environment: vSphere with ESXi and vCenter, Loginsight, vCloud, Aria Operations, Cluster management with vSphere HA and DRS.

• You manage the NetApp storage: SVMs and Volumes, ISCSI, NFS and CIFS, Replication and snapshots.

• You solve complex technical problems regarding compute, storage, and networking.

• You monitor the capacity, performance, and lifecycle management of the platform, including patches and upgrades.

• You actively contribute to the migration to Proxmox and OpenStack.

In addition to these core tasks, you handle daily management activities: incidents, changes, and service requests. You draft technical documentation and runbooks and keep them up to date. You also participate in on-call shifts, averaging one in ten days.

You are an experienced senior engineer with strong knowledge of VMware and NetApp. You work independently in complex production environments and take responsibility for what you undertake. At the same time, you are a true team player: you share knowledge, communicate clearly, and contribute to good collaboration within the team.

Are you already familiar with Proxmox? That's a plus. Do you not have Proxmox experience yet, but do have the motivation to pick this up quickly? Then we still cordially invite you to respond.

What you bring:

• At least 10 years of relevant experience with IT infrastructure, both in management and in projects.

• In-depth knowledge of VMware (vSphere/ESXi/VCF) in production environments, including upgrades and lifecycle management.

• Demonstrable practical experience with NetApp ONTAP in production environments.

• Knowledge of SAN (iSCSI) and NAS (NFS and CIFS).

• Experience with Linux and/or Windows system administration.

You also have experience with scripting and automation, such as PowerShell, Python, or Bash. You are familiar with backup and recovery procedures in production environments and have worked with ticketing systems such as ServiceNow. You communicate fluently in Dutch or English at a minimum C1 level. If you already have knowledge or experience with OpenStack, backup software such as Veeam, Infrastructure as Code (such as Ansible or Terraform), or a VMware VCP or NetApp NCDA certification, that is entirely a bonus.

Do you recognize yourself in this profile? Then please contact recruitment specialist Niels Moelard. Call or WhatsApp via 06-30399509 or send an email to niels.moelard@solvinity.com. We strive for a fast and personal application process: after an initial (online) introduction, an interview at the office in Amersfoort follows. Within two interview rounds, you will know where you stand.