It Senior Architect Specialiist

Yazaki Corporation; Aveiro; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Yazaki Corporation in Portugal seeks an IT Senior Architect Specialist to lead advanced infrastructure design at the Ovar Plant. You will oversee server and storage operations, cloud and virtualization layers, and security compliance to support manufacturing IT services.

The role requires a decade of experience, strong Linux/Kubernetes knowledge, ITIL, and hands-on hardware firmware updates, with ISMS/TISAX alignment and documentation duties.

Qualifications

• Academic qualifications: Secondary Education – Technical/Professional
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in similar roles
• Languages: English – Professional level
• Technical knowledge: Linux, Kubernetes, ITIL, MS SQL Server, Veeam, VMware vSphere/Hypervisor, vCenter, MS OS/SQL Server (recent versions), Azure Cloud (IaaS)
• Hardware: HP, NetApp, Dell – installation and firmware updates

Responsibilities

• Monitor and alert on server and storage hardware.
• Monitor and alert on Backups jobs
• Ensure availability of infrastructure services meets expected SLAs
• Maintain and create documentation for new processes
• Setup and Implement firmware updates
• Setup and Implement patch releases
• Setup new Site (Server & Storage)
• Implement new infrastructure solutions/technologies
• ISMS & TISAX - Complying with ISMS & TISAX policies; Complying with the privacy statement and disciplinary procedure

Skills

English – Professional level

IT knowledge

Education

Secondary Education – Technical/Professional

Tools

Linux Systems

Kubernetes

ITIL

Microsoft SQL Server

Veeam

VMware vSphere/Hypervisor

vCenter

Microsoft OS / SQL Server

Microsoft Azure Cloud (IaaS)

Debian

RedHat

Ubuntu

Rocky Linux

HP Hardware

NetApp Hardware

Dell Hardware

Job description

IT Senior Architect Specialiist

Empresa : Yazaki Corporation Tipo de Emprego : Periodo Integral Aveiro, Portugal

Join Yazaki. Connect to the future.

Country: Portugal (PT)

City: Ovar

Worksite / Location: Ovar Plant

Job Function: CFO_IT

Job Discipline:

Job Family: Infrastructure

Founded in 1929, Yazaki is a Japanese full systems supplier of wire harness, electrical, data products and solutions enabling vehicle electrification, connectivity, and autonomy integration. More than 235,000 committed and highly motivated employees in 45 countries make us one of the most successful international automotive suppliers. Join a family-owned company committed to being environmentally friendly in every aspect of its business, contributing to society, and inspiring trust. To strengthen our team, we are looking for aIT Senior Architect Specialiist in our plant in [[location]].

Responsibilities:

• Monitor and alert on server and storage hardware.
• Monitor and alert on Backups jobs
• Ensure availability of infrastructure services meets expected service level agreements (SLAs)
• Maintain and create documentation for new processes.
• Setup and Implement firmware updates
• Setup and Implement patch releases
• Setup new Site (Server & Storage)
• Implement new infrastructure solutions/technologies
• ISMS & TISAX - Complying with ISMS & TISAX policies; Complying with the privacy statement and disciplinary procedure

Candidate’s Profile:

• Academic Qualifications: Secondary Education – Technical/Professional
• Professional Experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience in similar roles.
• Languages: English – Professional level.
• Technical Knowledge: Linux Systems (preferred) ; Kubernetes (preferred) ; ITIL; Microsoft SQL Server ; Veeam ; VMware vSphere / Hypervisor ; vCenter ; Microsoft OS / SQL Server (recent versions) ; Microsoft Azure Cloud (IaaS) ; Debian, RedHat, Ubuntu, and Rocky Linux
• Infrastructure and Hardware: Experience in hardware installation and firmware updates (HP, NetApp, Dell).

At Yazaki, we arecommitted to providing equal employment opportunities for everyone which extends to all aspects of the employment relationship.