Compute & Storage Subject Matter Expert

Henkel; United States; Hybrid; MXN 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work scheme

Hybrid work model

Work from anywhere up to 30 days/year

Diverse growth opportunities

Global wellbeing standards

Parental leave

Employee Share Plan

Flexible Benefits

Meal vouchers

Savings fund

Friday early finish

Job summary

Henkel is seeking a Compute & Storage Subject Matter Expert to provide technical leadership across on-prem and cloud environments, designing, managing, and optimizing virtualization architectures and hyperconverged systems. You will drive infrastructure automation with Terraform, CI/CD, and advanced Linux/Windows administration.

With 10+ years in enterprise datacenter operations, you will work independently in fast-paced settings and contribute to RPO/DR strategies.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise Datacenter operations and infrastructure engineering.
• Experience designing, implementing, and managing virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V, OpenShift) and storage solutions.
• Ability to work independently in fast-paced, high-priority environments.
• Proven track record in automation using Terraform and CI/CD tooling.

Responsibilities

• Act as SME for compute and storage across on-prem and cloud environments.
• Design, implement, and manage virtualization platforms (Azure Local, VMware, Hyper-V, OpenShift).
• Provide guidance on hyperconverged infrastructure and modern datacenter solutions.
• Oversee lifecycle management: provisioning, patching, upgrades, decommissioning, storage systems.
• Lead architecture and operations for NAS and enterprise storage.
• Expertise in enterprise storage (NAS, SAN concepts), including tiering and caching.
• Manage and optimize container platforms such as OpenShift and Kubernetes.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and enable platform reliability for application teams.
• Drive automation using Terraform and other DevOps tools for provisioning and management.

Skills

Datacenter operations

Infrastructure engineering

Independent work

Planning and organization

Risk mitigation

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

Azure Local

Job description

About this Position

The Compute & Storage Subject Matter Expert will be responsible for providing technical leadership for compute and storage platforms in on-premises and cloud environments, designing, managing, and optimizing virtualization architectures (VMware, Hyper-V, Azure Local), hyperconverged systems, and containers using OpenShift and Kubernetes. In this key role, you will drive infrastructure automation through Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), CI/CD, and advanced Linux and Windows server administration, while ensuring operational resilience through backup, replication, and disaster recovery strategies.

What you´ll do

• Act as the technical SME for compute and storage platforms across on-prem and cloud environments.
• Design, implement, and manage virtualization platforms (e.g. Azure local, VMware, Hyper-V, OpenShift). Provide guidance on hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) and modern datacenter solutions.
• Oversee infrastructure lifecycle management including provisioning, patching, upgrades, and decommissioning. Lead architecture and operations for storage systems including NAS and enterprise storage solutions.
• Expertise in enterprise storage solutions (NAS, SAN concepts), performing tiering, caching, and data locality.
• Manage and optimize container platforms such as OpenShift and Kubernetes.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and enable platform reliability for application teams.
• Drive automation using Terraform and other DevOps tools for infrastructure provisioning and management.

What makes you a good fit

• 10+ years of enterprise Datacenter operations and infrastructure engineering.
• Tracks progress, addresses issues, identifies and mitigates risks.
• Navigates change request prioritization and negotiation.
• Works independently in fast-paced, high-pressure, high-priority environments.
• Strong planning, facilitation, and organizational skills.

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• Flexible Benefits
• Meal vouchers
• Savings fund
• Friday early finish

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, disabilities, and generations.