[Hiring] Senior Infrastructure/Platform Engineer @Software Mind

Role Description

We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer with strong VMware and NetApp expertise to join a Dutch engineering team delivering private cloud services to government and regulated-market customers in the Netherlands. The client is a managed services provider operating that platform.

You will work on a large production environment, covering both day-to-day operations and larger infrastructure projects, in close cooperation with the client’s engineers in the Netherlands. We are looking for someone who takes ownership naturally: able to pick up a bigger problem or project, propose how to approach it, and carry it through to the end.

• Administer, maintain and troubleshoot the VMware (vSphere / ESXi) environment – vCenter, clusters, HA/DRS, vMotion
• Manage and maintain NetApp storage – ONTAP administration, volume and LUN provisioning, NFS/iSCSI/CIFS, replication and snapshots
• Run larger infrastructure projects and resolve complex technical problems independently
• Handle day-to-day operational work: incidents, changes and service requests
• Own capacity, performance and lifecycle management of the virtualisation and storage platforms, including patching and firmware upgrades
• Run backup and restore operations, and verify that recovery actually works
• Produce and maintain technical documentation and runbooks
• Take part in the stand-by rota
• Work directly with the client’s engineers in the Netherlands, including knowledge sharing in both directions

Qualifications

• 10+ years in IT infrastructure support and projects
• Strong hands-on experience with VMware (vSphere / ESXi) in production, including upgrades and lifecycle management
• Hands-on experience with NetApp ONTAP in production
• Ability to troubleshoot across the stack – compute, storage and network together – rather than within a single layer
• SAN and Fibre Channel
• Linux and Windows system administration
• Backup and restore in a production environment
• Scripting for automation (PowerShell or Python)
• Experience working with ticketing and change management tooling (ServiceNow or equivalent)
• Willingness to take part in a stand-by rota and to travel to the Netherlands for onboarding and knowledge sharing
• English at C1 – the working language with the client

Requirements

• Takes ownership: picks up a problem or project, decides how to approach it, and sees it through without needing to be chased for progress
• Keeps people informed: says where something stands, flags a delay early, and does not let a problem go quiet
• Builds working relationships at a distance – most contact with the Dutch team is remote, so trust comes from reliability and clear communication rather than corridor conversations

Additional skills – the edge you have

• OpenStack or Proxmox, or a genuine willingness to learn both
• VMware vSAN or Site Recovery Manager
• Backup tooling such as Veeam
• Infrastructure as code (Ansible, Terraform)
• VMware (VCP) or NetApp (NCDA) certification
• Any level of Dutch

Benefits

• Flexible and remote cooperation options
• International projects with leading global clients
• Travels related to international projects
• Non-corporate atmosphere
• Access to language classes
• Access to knowledge-sharing initiatives
• Access to private healthcare and life insurance
• Access to multisport card