Virtualisation and Storage Engineer (vSphere, Backup and Restore) for NATO with security clearance

Wlgroup; Den Haag; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wlgroup in The Hague, Netherlands, is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer for a multinational defence hosting service. You will manage day-to-day hosting operations, assist senior staff, and oversee the virtual infrastructure and storage, plus the physical data centre lifecycle.

The role requires deep data-centre knowledge, VMware vSphere 7+ hands-on experience, and ITIL-aligned processes. A strong foundation in Windows/Linux, SAN/NAS, and automation with Ansible or VMware Aria is essential.

Qualifications

• MSc with five years of related experience, or a BSc with seven.
• Deep data-centre concepts: servers, storage, virtualisation, and backup/restore.
• Hands-on data-centre management on VMware vSphere 7+ with blade and rack servers; knowledge of VMware Cloud Foundation.
• SAN/NAS fundamentals: TCP/IP, Fibre Channel, FCoE, iSCSI, WWN, LIFs, for SAN and NAS storage.
• Install, monitor and maintain data-centre equipment including cabling and infrastructure.
• Active Directory, Windows Server and Red Hat Linux.
• IT asset and configuration management, and ITIL practice.
• Automation with VMware Aria or Ansible.
• Sound practical knowledge of IT security.
• Clear documentation and English communication.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day operation and maintenance of the hosting services.
• Support senior technicians, engineers and service delivery across design and operation.
• Administer and maintain virtual infrastructure and platform systems.
• Install, manage and run common user services over networks.
• Perform daily data-centre checks and replace failing parts proactively.
• Keep topology diagrams and configuration databases updated.
• Troubleshoot in the data centre and document work.
• Advise on life-cycle of capabilities and monitor service levels.
• Write operating procedures and service instructions.

Skills

VMware vSphere

VMware Cloud Foundation

SAN/NAS storage

TCP/IP networking

Windows Server

Red Hat Linux

ITIL processes

Ansible

VMware Aria

Data centre mgmt

Education

MSc in related subject

BSc in related subject

Tools

VMware vSphere

VMware Cloud Foundation

Ansible

VMware Aria

Job description

Infrastructure engineering where the data centre is down the corridor, not in another country's cloud region.

You would be the infrastructure-as-a-service engineer for a multinational defence hosting service in The Hague, Netherlands — virtualisation, storage, backup and the physical data centre that carries them, across the whole life of the service.

What you would be doing

• Day-to-day operation and maintenance of the hosting services
• Supporting the senior technicians, engineers and service delivery managers across design, engineering, implementation, operation and integration
• Administering and maintaining the virtual infrastructure, and system administration on the platforms you are given
• Installing, managing and running the common user services carried over the networks
• Walking the data centre: daily physical checks of hardware, replacing failing parts before they take something with them
• Keeping the change process honest — topology diagrams and the configuration database updated whenever kit goes in or comes out
• Troubleshooting in the data centre, and keeping a proper record of the work
• Advising on the whole life of the capabilities and services, and watching the service levels closely
• Writing the operating procedures and instructions the service runs on

What you would bring

• An MSc in a related subject with five years of related experience, or a BSc with seven
• Real depth in data-centre concepts, technologies and standards: servers, storage, virtualisation, and backup and restore of virtual environments
• Hands-on data-centre management on VMware vSphere 7 or later, with blade and rack-mount servers; knowledge of VMware Cloud Foundation
• SAN and NAS fundamentals — TCP/IP, Fibre Channel, FCoE, iSCSI, WWN, LIFs — against SAN, unified and NAS storage
• Installing, monitoring and maintaining data-centre equipment, including cabling and the physical infrastructure around it
• Active Directory, Windows Server and Red Hat Linux
• IT asset and configuration management, and sound ITIL practice
• Automation with tools such as VMware Aria or Ansible
• Sound practical knowledge of IT security
• Documentation you would not mind someone else inheriting, and clear English

Nice to have

• Virtualisation certification such as VCP, a data-centre certification, or CompTIA Server+, Network+ or CCNA
• Experience inside a service-provisioning organisation

Why this one is worth a look

It is a broad estate — hypervisor, storage fabric and the physical hall — rather than one narrow slice of it, and the engineer who understands all three is the one everybody calls.