Deployable Systems Engineer (VMware, vSAN, Windows and Linux Server) for NATO with security clearance

WLG; Henegouwen; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

WLG in Mons, Belgium, is seeking a senior systems engineer to design deployable communication and information systems, automate them, and lead when incidents occur. You will contribute to project delivery, work in a DevOps team, and train colleagues on implementations and troubleshooting.

The role requires 5+ years in large environments, expertise in AD, storage, and virtualization, plus Windows and Linux administration and strong scripting in PowerShell/Bash.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years supporting deployable or large enterprise environments.
• Centralised storage (FC, iSCSI, SAS) or hyperconverged tech such as vSAN, plus VMware ESXi and vCenter.
• Recent Windows Server and Red Hat Linux, high availability and patching.
• Expert Active Directory across federated domains and forests, DNS, server hardening and Group Policy.
• Remote Desktop or similar application provisioning.
• At least 3 years in a DevOps team with Bash or PowerShell and automation tools, solid TCP/IP and ITIL Service Transition.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to the design, build and delivery of deployable systems engineering projects.
• Working in a DevOps team: continuous integration, change management, automated deployment and monitoring.
• Acting as the senior engineer and final problem solver for incidents, requests, and problem management.
• Supporting the technical planning and running of exercises, on-site or remotely.
• Documenting designs, implementations and troubleshooting guides, and training colleagues on the job.
• Leading technical support teams on projects and exercises, and standing in for senior staff when needed.

Skills

DevOps practices

Active Directory

PowerShell

Bash

DNS

TCP/IP

ITIL

Incident management

Tools

VMware ESXi

vCenter

vSAN

FC/iSCSI/SAS storage

Job description

The kit that goes out to exercises has to work the first time. You make sure it does.

A multinational defence organisation in Mons runs deployable communication and information systems: servers, storage, and directory services that are packed up, shipped, and switched on wherever they are needed. It is looking for a senior systems engineer who designs these systems, automates them, and is the person others call when something refuses to behave.

What You Would Be Doing

• Contributing to the design, build and delivery of deployable systems engineering projects
• Working in a DevOps team: continuous integration, change management, automated deployment and monitoring
• Acting as the senior engineer and final problem solver for incidents, requests, and problem management
• Supporting the technical planning and running of exercises, on-site or remotely
• Documenting designs, implementations and troubleshooting guides, and training colleagues on the job
• Leading technical support teams on projects and exercises, and standing in for senior staff when needed

What you would bring

• At least 5 years supporting deployable or large enterprise environments
• Centralised storage (FC, iSCSI, SAS) or hyperconverged technology such as vSAN, plus VMware ESXi and vCenter
• Recent Windows Server and Red Hat Linux, high availability (failover clustering, DAGs, stretched clusters) and patching
• Expert Active Directory across federated domains and forests, DNS, server hardening and Group Policy
• Remote Desktop or similar application provisioning
• At least 3 years in a DevOps team with Bash or PowerShell and automation tools, solid TCP/IP and ITIL Service Transition

Why this one is worth a look

Real engineering on systems that leave the data centre, with exercises that most infrastructure engineers never see.