AI & Automation Engineer - Proactive Data Center Ops (Remote EU)

Maandag; Netherlands; Remote; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Maandag is seeking an AI & Automation Engineer – Data Center Infrastructure to join a global technology organisation transforming enterprise infrastructure operations. The role focuses on automating, observing, and improving reliability across compute, virtualization, storage, backup and hybrid cloud.

You will build self-service workflows, AI-assisted operational solutions, automated remediation and closed-loop processes, ranging from Ansible and IaC to AI agents, AIOps and predictive insights.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Data Center, Infrastructure, Cloud, Virtualization or Automation Engineering.
• Strong hands‑on experience with enterprise infrastructure and operations.
• Solid knowledge of Windows Server, Linux/Unix, Active Directory, DNS and DHCP.
• Experience with VMware and/or Hyper‑V, preferably also HCI and hybrid infrastructure.
• Experience with enterprise storage, backup and recovery platforms; Cohesity experience is a strong advantage.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Ansible Automation Platform.
• Good programming and scripting skills in Python, PowerShell and/or Bash.
• Experience with REST APIs, JSON, YAML, Git and Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Experience with Azure, Azure Local/Azure Stack HCI or hybrid cloud environments.
• Understanding of SRE, PRE or MIRE principles, SLI/SLO, MTTR and operational reliability.
• Practical experience with AI, Copilot, AIOps or intelligent automation.
• Experience integrating infrastructure platforms with ServiceNow, CMDB and monitoring solutions.
• Understanding of secure automation, Zero Trust, least privilege and controlled autonomous operations.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Build self-service workflows and AI-assisted operational solutions.
• Develop automated remediation and closed-loop processes.
• Work from Ansible and Infrastructure-as-Code to AI agents, AIOps and predictive infrastructure insights.
• Move infrastructure operations toward proactive engineering with observability and reliability.

Skills

Data Center

Infrastructure

Cloud

Virtualization

Automation Engineering

Windows Server

Linux/Unix

Active Directory

DNS

DHCP

VMware

Hyper‑V

HCI

Azure

AIOps

Python

PowerShell

Bash

REST APIs

JSON

YAML

Git

Ansible

Infrastructure-as-Code

ServiceNow

CMDB

SRE

MIRE

Zero Trust

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Ansible Automation Platform

VMware

Hyper-V

Azure Stack HCI

Azure

Cohesity

ServiceNow

Git

Job description

Maandag is seeking an AI & Automation Engineer – Data Center Infrastructure to join a global technology organisation transforming enterprise infrastructure operations. The role focuses on automating, observing, and improving reliability across compute, virtualization, storage, backup and hybrid cloud.

You will build self-service workflows, AI-assisted operational solutions, automated remediation and closed-loop processes, ranging from Ansible and IaC to AI agents, AIOps and predictive insights.