Compute & IaaS Lifecycle Architect

Stafide; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Training budget

Job summary

Stafide in Amsterdam seeks a Compute / IaaS SME - Lifecycle Management with 6-8 years' hands-on Cisco UCS and VMware vSphere experience to design, deploy, and manage enterprise infrastructure.

You will lead upgrades, automation, and standardization using PowerCLI, Python, Ansible, REST APIs, and Intersight, ensuring security and business continuity while coordinating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of hands-on Cisco UCS and VMware vSphere in large enterprise environments.
• Extensive knowledge of UCS Fabric Interconnects, B-Series/M5/M6 blades, X-Series systems.
• Experience with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), vCenter, vSAN, and enterprise storage.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end lifecycle management of Compute/IaaS infrastructure.
• Design, deploy, and configure Cisco UCS domains and VMware environments.
• Automate builds, upgrades, and health checks using PowerCLI, Python, Ansible, REST APIs.
• Coordinate with SRM/HCX for migrations and ensure business continuity.
• Prepare documentation, runbooks, and architecture diagrams.

Skills

Infra deployment

Lifecycle management

Security compliance

Automation planning

VMware expertise

Tools

Cisco UCS

Intersight

VCF

vSphere

vSAN

PowerCLI

Python

Ansible

REST APIs

SRM/HCX

MDS switches

Job description

Stafide in Amsterdam seeks a Compute / IaaS SME - Lifecycle Management with 6-8 years' hands-on Cisco UCS and VMware vSphere experience to design, deploy, and manage enterprise infrastructure.

You will lead upgrades, automation, and standardization using PowerCLI, Python, Ansible, REST APIs, and Intersight, ensuring security and business continuity while coordinating with cross-functional teams.