Virtual Infrastructure Engineer (VMware ESXi, vSAN, RHEL) for NATO with security clearance
WLG Mons, Wallonia, Belgium
Financial Services · 2-10 employees
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About the role
Operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and secure IaaS services across on-premises, private, and public cloud environments, with a focus on RHEL and Oracle Linux systems. Automate infrastructure and patching, tune load balancers, maintain operational documentation and configuration records, and participate in maintenance windows and on-call duties.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires higher vocational training with four years of relevant experience, or a secondary qualification with six years of experience. Candidates should have hands-on expertise in VMware ESXi, vSAN, Linux and Windows administration, Red Hat Satellite, Ansible, Bash, Linux security, cloud services, and enterprise load balancing.
Full description
The platform everyone else runs on. Keep it fast, patched and boringly reliable.
A multinational defence organisation in Mons runs Infrastructure as a Service across on-premises,private and public cloud. It is looking for a senior technician to run, improve and secure thatplatform, with a strong Linux focus.
What you would be doing
- Keeping IaaS services running smoothly on-premises and in private and public cloud
- Provisioning, administering and troubleshooting RHEL and Oracle Linux 8 to 10 estates
- Building automation and infrastructure as code with Ansible Automation Platform and Bash
- Running OS upgrades and patching through Red Hat Satellite, and enforcing security controls
- Tuning load balancers, following change management and keeping the CMDB and diagrams current
- Writing procedures, reports and briefings, and joining maintenance windows and on-call when needed
What you would bring
- Higher vocational training with 4 years of relevant experience, or 6 years with a secondary qualification
- VMware ESXi, blade and rack servers and hyperconverged infrastructure (vSAN)
- Strong Linux and Windows administration, including Active Directory, hardening and patching
- Red Hat Satellite, Ansible and Bash, plus Linux security: firewalls and mandatory access controls
- Hands-on public and private cloud (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and enterprise load balancing
- Clear documentation and communication; virtualisation, Linux or cloud certifications are a plus
Why this one is worth a look
Ownership of a platform that matters, with plenty of room for good automation.