Senior Engineer, Service Engineering & Automation

GTT; France; In loco; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

GTT is seeking a Senior Engineer for their Service Engineering & Automation team in France. The role involves designing, deploying, and maintaining Kubernetes infrastructure, managing advanced networking and storage solutions, and providing advanced engineering support. Candidates should have at least 6 years of experience with cloud infrastructures, Kubernetes management, and be proficient in scripting and automation. This position does not require travel and offers rotational on-call shifts for 24/7 support.

Competenze

• At least 6 years of proven experience deploying, configuring, and managing virtual and/or cloud infrastructures.
• Proven experience deploying, configuring, and managing Kubernetes clusters and container ecosystems.
• Excellent English language skills are a must.

Mansioni

• Design, deploy and maintain Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Manage advanced Kubernetes networking and storage solutions tailored for enterprise applications.
• Provide advanced engineering support for customer solutions.

Conoscenze

Kubernetes

Linux operating system

Scripting and automation

Hosting Solution components

Telecom and Hosting industry knowledge

Formazione

6+ years of experience in cloud infrastructures

Certified Kubernetes Administrator or similar

Descrizione del lavoro

Role Summary

The Service Engineering & Automation team is responsible for the implementation, management and maintenance of hybrid and private cloud solutions for its enterprise customer base. The team is consisting of highly experienced professionals with years of experience in operating and maintaining all building blocks of sophisticated cloud designs. Virtualization, Storage, Backup and OS management mixed with DevOps mentality and practices are what sets this team apart and what makes it a welcoming environment for skilled IT enthusiasts looking for a new challenge.

The senior engineer in Service Engineering & Automation team is a subject matter expert for all cloud services and has in-depth understanding of all components that form a cloud solution and is proficient in everything it takes for a customer to see the desired outcome on his system. That includes the whole lifecycle - from installation and initial configuration based on pre-approved design to capacity allocation and configuration of systems.

Job Scope/Supervision

Technical point of contact for Service Delivery, Sales Engineering, Project Management and In-Country Datacentre teams for issues related to Hosting service design, implementation, test and delivery of customer solutions.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, deploy and maintain Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Lead root cause analysis to uncover systemic issues and implement actionable, automated preventative measures.
• Manage advanced Kubernetes networking and storage solutions tailored for high-throughput, mission-critical enterprise applications.
• Deployment, maintenance and management of hybrid cloud solutions or dedicated on-prem solutions in any of the 50+ GTT PoPs around the globe
• Provide advanced engineering support and complex troubleshooting for Customer solutions and Shared GTT platforms.
• Work in cooperation with other engineering teams deploying and developing new customer and GTT platforms.
• Proactive escalation, follow-through and liaison with appropriate departments to resolve technical issues which may impact delivery timescales or quality. Creation of contingency plans to minimize such risks.
• Production of quality documentation to reflect changes to solutions.
• Provide technical governance and ensure adherence to best practices in operations.
• Present proposed solutions, technical designs, and service enhancements to internal teams and management.
• Collaborate with the Problem Management team to ensure known errors are well-documented and corrective actions are tracked.
• Mentor and actively develop senior engineering talent.
• Establish and govern the standards for technical documentation.
• Present and defend strategic technical proposals, architectural changes, and service enhancement initiatives.

Required Experience/Qualifications

• At least 6 years of proven experience deploying, configuring and managing virtual and/or cloud infrastructures
• Proven experience deploying, configuring, and managing Kubernetes clusters and container ecosystems.
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture.
• Expert-level understanding of Linux operating system and system administration.
• Proficiency in at least one language for scripting and automation.
• Excellent awareness of Hosting Solution components (Firewalls, Server Hardware etc.)
• Technical understanding of other technologies (eg. IP, MPLS, VoIP)
• Excellent knowledge of large complex Hosting solutions.
• General knowledge of telecom and Hosting industry and standards.
• Excellent English language skills a must.

Desirable Experience/Qualifications

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), or similar certifications are a distinctive advantage.
• RedHat, NetApp, AWS\Azure or other related certification.
• Backup platforms awareness is a plus.
• Active contributions to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) ecosystem or other major open-source infrastructure projects is a plus.
• Familiarity with database workloads implementation in Kubernetes.

Hours/Travel/Shift

Standard business hours, rotational on-call shifts to ensure 24/7 support coverage. This role does not require travel.

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