Virtualization Administrator

Act Digital France; Valencia; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

act digital is seeking an experienced virtualization engineer in Valencia, Spain. You will deploy, administer, and optimize enterprise VMware vSphere and VCF environments, while integrating automation via Terraform and Ansible.

Strong scripting, IaC practices, and English proficiency are required for collaboration with international teams. You will join a multidisciplinary virtualization team, contribute to security and compliance, and document infrastructure health and capacity to support

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of enterprise virtualization experience.
• Hands-on VMware vSphere and VCF administration.
• Strong scripting and IaC skills with Terraform, Ansible, and Python.
• Professional English proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and administer virtualization environments.
• Monitor performance and troubleshoot issues.
• Automate provisioning and configuration management.
• Document infrastructure and report on health and capacity.

Skills

VMware vSphere

VCF

VCF Operations

VCF Automation

Python

PowerShell

Terraform

Ansible

IaC

CLI / Command-line

English

Education

Secondary education + IT training

Tools

Puppet

Chef

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

act digital is an international consulting and engineering group that supports its clients in their digital transformation projects. Present in 12 countries and with more than 7,000 employees, we leverage our expertise to address their challenges in software development, cybersecurity, data, cloud, and AI. Our ambition: to become the trusted technology partner of the most innovative companies, by designing and securing systems that enhance their performance and resilience. Joining act digital means becoming part of an agile and committed organization that works closely with its clients to turn ideas into concrete results, with pragmatism and high standards.

Le poste :

You will join our team of experts in virtualization.

Your responsibilities will include:

Deployment and administration

• Install, configure, and maintain VMware and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments; support Nutanix, Hyper-V and OLVM/KVM environments as required.
• Implement virtualization solutions that meet the organization's operational needs.
• Perform VMware lifecycle patching, host updates, and approved configuration changes.
• Apply security best practices and maintain compliance with applicable standards.

Monitoring, optimization, and support

• Monitor the health and performance of virtual machines and hosts.
• Tune environments and proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Troubleshoot virtualization issues and resolve incidents and problems while minimizing service disruption.

Automation and improvement

• Maintain scripts and tools that streamline administration, provisioning, configuration management, and monitoring.
• Keep current with virtualization technologies and assess improvements, including through proof‑of‑concept deployments.

Collaboration, documentation, and reporting

• Work with IT teams, stakeholders, and vendors to plan and deliver virtualization projects under the Team Lead's guidance.
• Provide timely updates on project progress, issues, and resolutions, and guide junior colleagues in established practices.
• Maintain infrastructure and process documentation, and report regularly on platform health, performance, and capacity.

Other responsibilities

• Provide ad hoc support within or beyond the team, including special projects or temporary service‑delivery assignments, as requested by senior management.

Profil recherché :

What profile are we looking for this position:

Must-have skills :

• At least 5 years of relevant experience supporting and operating enterprise virtualization infrastructure and related services.
• Proven hands‑on experience installing, configuring, administering, and troubleshooting VMware vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments.
• Experience with VMware VCF, including VCF Operations and VCF Automation core components.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using tools such as Python, PowerShell, Terraform, or Ansible.
• Hands‑on experience applying Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles with Terraform to provision and manage virtual infrastructure, particularly VMware vSphere resources.
• Proficiency with command‑line tools for managing virtualized systems.
• Secondary school education or equivalent, supplemented by specialized IT training.
• Professional proficiency in English.

Nice to have :

• Experience with public cloud platforms and storage management in virtualized environments.
• Knowledge of container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with configuration‑management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
• Knowledge of Continuous Data Protection (CDP) solutions.
• Knowledge of Spanish.

Desirable certifications :

• Relevant certifications related to abovementioned virtualization solutions are highly desirable:
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP-VCF Administrator / VCAP-VCF or similar)
• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate or a relevant Red Hat Ansible Automation certification
• ITIL, ISO20000, PRINCE2 foundation certifications.