Match Profiler is an Information Systems consultant who has been working in the national and international market since 1999. We have multidisciplinary skills and IT know-how that allow us to contribute, optimize and progress with our clients. We are currently recruiting, for integration in our internal team/client, professionals with the following profile:
Data Center Administrator – Senior & Intermediate - Hybrid (3x/week - Porto)
We are looking for a Senior & Intermediate Data Center Administrator to join our infrastructure team, supporting the administration, maintenance and troubleshooting of critical data center environments.
The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience with HPE server infrastructure, NetApp storage and VMware virtualization, as well as a solid understanding of backup, disaster recovery and data center operations.
This is a hands‑on technical role, focused on ensuring the availability, performance and reliability of enterprise infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer and maintain HPE ProLiant server infrastructure
- Perform server installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting
- Manage HPE infrastructure through HPE iLO and HPE OneView
- Support high-availability environments and server clusters
- Monitor infrastructure performance and identify potential bottlenecks
- Administer and support NetApp ONTAP storage environments
- Perform basic storage provisioning, including LUNs and volumes
- Manage and monitor NetApp Snapshots and replication
- Support storage optimization features such as deduplication and compression
- Support the integration between compute and storage environments
- Work with SAN / Fibre Channel and/or iSCSI environments
- Troubleshoot connectivity and performance issues involving servers, storage and network components
- Administer and support VMware environments, including ESXi and vCenter
- Support VMware clusters and features such as vMotion, HA and DRS
- Support backup and disaster recovery solutions, including environments based on Veeam and NetApp
- Monitor replication and backup processes and assist with recovery procedures
- Participate in Disaster Recovery (DR) activities and infrastructure recovery tests
- Perform infrastructure monitoring and troubleshooting, with particular attention to CPU, memory, storage latency and network performance
- Participate in incident resolution and root-cause analysis
- Follow operational procedures and contribute to maintaining the availability of 24/7 critical environments
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in Data Center / Infrastructure Administration
- Hands-on experience with HPE ProLiant servers
- Knowledge of HPE iLO; experience with HPE OneView is a plus
- Practical experience with NetApp ONTAP
- Knowledge of storage concepts such:
- LUNs and volumes
- Snapshots
- Replication
- Deduplication and compression
- Good understanding of SAN / Fibre Channel and/or iSCSI
- Experience with VMware ESXi and vCenter
- Good knowledge of VMware virtualization concepts, particularly:
- vMotion
- HA
- DRS
- Experience with backup and recovery solutions, preferably Veeam
- Understanding of Disaster Recovery and replication concepts
- Good troubleshooting skills across compute, storage and virtualization environments
- Ability to analyse infrastructure performance and identify bottlenecks
- Good understanding of high availability and business continuity concepts
Nice to Have
- HPE certifications, such as HPE ASE
- NetApp NCDA or equivalent certification
- VMware VCP certification
- Experience working with enterprise or 24/7 critical infrastructure environments
- Knowledge of monitoring tools and infrastructure management platforms
- Experience with automation/scripting for infrastructure administration
- Good communication
- Team spirit
- Proactivity
- Time management
What we can offer:
- Personalized support from your team
- Your manager will take into consideration your motivations and suggestions
- Victories will be celebrated together
- Your HR and Support Teams will always be available to help
- Constant feedback on your work
- A network of hundreds of partnerships with companies from numerous sectors that offer you exclusive discounts (health, well-being, travel, gastronomy, culture, leisure, training, etc)
- And, of course, many gatherings and social events