OT Datacenter & Server Specialist

Alfa Laval Mid Europe GmbH; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Alfa Laval Mid Europe GmbH in Pune seeks a seasoned OT Datacenter & Server Specialist with 10+ years of experience to design, monitor, configure, maintain, and support the OT datacenter infrastructure. You will work with daily operations, development, lifecycle management, maintenance, and 24/5 support alongside the team in Sweden.

The role requires strong problem-solving, virtualization expertise, and mentoring abilities.

Qualifications

• Graduate preferably in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a strong technical inclination.
• Significant experience in similar roles at global companies.

Responsibilities

• Configure, install, and integrate VMware ESXi hosts, vCenter, and related virtualization infrastructure.
• Monitor datacenter performance, capacity, and integrity.
• Fully support, configure, maintain, and upgrade Windows and Linux servers, AD, SCCM, and Ansible.
• Troubleshoot datacenter, virtualization, and Windows server issues; implement security measures and optimize performance.
• Handle day-to-day datacenter operations, including backup and disaster recovery using Veeam.
• Manage certificate lifecycle and administration for secure communications.
• Automate tasks and monitor their effectiveness using PowerShell and other tools.
• Mentor team members on technical issues and communicate with users as needed.
• Suggest improvements to datacenter performance, capacity, and scalability.
• Contribute on development tasks as part of the central Agile team.
• Keep detailed records of configurations, changes, and incidents.

Skills

VMware vSphere

Windows Server

Active Directory

SCCM

PowerShell

Datacenter operations

Backup & DR (Veeam)

Automation

Monitoring tools

ITIL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Veeam

SolarWinds

Qualys

Ansible

Job description

OT Datacentre & Server Specialist

We are looking for a new member for our central Operations Applications & Infrastructure team as “OT Datacenter & Server Specialist” with 10+ years of experience, to play a crucial role in developing, monitoring, configuring, maintaining, and supporting Alfa Laval’s OT Datacenter Infrastructure. You will work with daily operations, development, lifecycle management, maintenance, and support, 24/5, together with the team in Sweden.

About Us

At Alfa Laval, we always go the extra mile to overcome the toughest challenges. Our driving force is to accelerate success for our customers, people, and planet. We make it happen by having dedicated people with a curious mind. Curiosity is the spark behind great ideas. And great ideas drive progress. As a member of our team, you thrive in an open inclusive workplace, based on diversity with a sense of belonging. This is where you can make a difference by constantly building bridges to the future with sustainable solutions that have an impact on our planet’s most urgent problems. Making the world a better place. Every day. Please feel free to peruse our website www.alfalaval.com

Who are we looking for

We are looking for someone with excellent problem-solving skills and keen technical interest, driven and self‑motivated to find creative solutions to complex problems, and interested in mentoring and training others. You should have relevant and significant experience from similar roles in other global companies.

What we need

• Configure, install, and integrate VMWare ESXi hosts, vCenter, and related virtualization infrastructure.
• Monitor datacenter performance, capacity, and integrity.
• Fully support, configure, maintain, and upgrade company’s Windows and Linux servers, Active Directory, SCCM deployment infrastructure and Ansible management platform.
• Troubleshoot and resolve datacenter, virtualization, and Windows server issues, implementing security measures and proactively optimizing performance.
• Handle day‑to‑day datacenter operations, including backup and disaster recovery using Veeam.
• Manage certificate lifecycle and administration for secure communications.
• Automate tasks and monitor their effectiveness using PowerShell and other automation tools.
• Mentor team members on technical issues.
• Communicate with users when needed.
• Suggest improvements to datacenter performance, capacity, and scalability.
• Contribute on development tasks as a part of the central Agile team.
• Keep detailed records of configurations, changes, and incidents.

Requirements and Skills

Graduate preferably in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• Excellent communication skills: collaboration, curiosity, and customer focus are a must.
• Proficient in VMWare vSphere, Windows Server (2019/2022), Active Directory, SCCM, and PowerShell.
• Experience with datacenter operations, virtualization, and automation.
• Familiarity with backup solutions (Veeam preferred) and certificate management.
• Solid background in Windows administration, datacenter and architecture.
• In‑depth understanding of virtualization concepts, clustering, and high availability.
• Experience with monitoring and diagnostic tools (e.g., SolarWinds, Qualys etc).
• Sharp troubleshooting skills.
• Willingness and eagerness to learn new systems/technology.
• Great at organizing, mentoring, prioritizing, and multitasking.
• Experience with ITIL.

What we expect

• Industry‑related experience as a Senior Datacenter Engineer and Windows Administrator.
• Professional certification (e.g., VMWare VCP, MCSE) is preferred.
• In‑depth understanding of virtualization, Windows Server, Active Directory, and SCCM.
• Experience with backup and disaster recovery solutions (Veeam).
• Experience with certificate in lifecycle management.
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• Hands‑on experience in datacenter operations, virtualization, and automation.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience with scripting and automation (PowerShell).
• Experience with monitoring and analysis tools.

Work Location

• Pune

Working time

• 24*7 shifts on rotation basis

Working Days

• 5 days a week (3days WFO, 2 days WFH)

Why should you apply

We offer you an interesting and challenging position in an open and friendly environment where we help each other to develop and create value for our customers. Exciting place to build a global network with different nationalities to mingle and to learn. Your work will have a true impact on Alfa Laval’s future success, you will be learning new things every day. 140 years old Swedish multinational company with stable growth and expansion Sustainability and contributing back to the people and planet are motives behind everything we do A very young dynamic marketing team and a great mix of colleagues.

We care about diversity, inclusion and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games.