Senior NetApp & VMware Systems Engineer — Automation

Leading Path Consulting; Chantilly; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical premiums

Dental premiums

Vision premiums

Generous PTO

11 holidays

401K contribution

Training reimbursement

SPOT bonuses

Team events

Professional growth

Job summary

Leading Path Consulting in Chantilly, France, seeks a System Administrator to manage NetApp storage, VMware vSphere/ESXi, and cloud patching with automation. The role emphasizes hands-on infrastructure, scripting, and secure operations.

You will implement Ansible and Bash scripts, manage PKI and LDAP, participate in accreditation, and coordinate maintenance with cross-functional teams to align IT services with business goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Computer Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• At least three years of experience administering complex infrastructure including storage, virtualization, and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain NetApp storage systems.
• Manage VMWare virtualization infrastructure (vSphere/ESXi).
• Execute hardware patching procedures across enterprise systems.
• Develop and maintain Ansible scripts for configuration management and automation.
• Create and optimize Bash scripts for system administration tasks.
• Implement automation solutions for routine patching and maintenance.
• Support cloud infrastructure patching with automation tools.
• Manage PKI infrastructure and x509 certificate lifecycle.
• Administer LDAP directory services and authentication systems.
• Support system accreditation processes including documentation and compliance validation.
• Monitor system performance and address issues proactively.
• Coordinate planned maintenance windows with minimal disruption.
• Document system configuration, procedures, changes, and troubleshooting steps.
• Operate as a DTO.
• Work with cross-functional teams to align infrastructure with business objectives.
• Provide technical guidance and knowledge transfer to team members.
• Support incident response and root cause analysis for infrastructure issues.

Skills

NetApp storage

VMware vSphere/ESXi

Automation (Ansible)

Bash scripting

PKI / x509 management

LDAP directory services

Linux/Unix administration

Cloud patching automation

Git / version control

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in CS/IT/CE or related

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Leading Path Consulting in Chantilly, France, seeks a System Administrator to manage NetApp storage, VMware vSphere/ESXi, and cloud patching with automation. The role emphasizes hands-on infrastructure, scripting, and secure operations.

You will implement Ansible and Bash scripts, manage PKI and LDAP, participate in accreditation, and coordinate maintenance with cross-functional teams to align IT services with business goals.