Cloud and Virtualisation Engineer

As a Cloud & Virtualisation Engineer, you will be part of a team responsible for managing the Windows server environment and designing various network components. This position is a consultancy mission at a client site representing Keystone Solutions, where you will engage in both architectural tasks and implementation, optimization, troubleshooting, and advisory services across the entire infrastructure stack.

Architectural Management Scope:

You will be responsible for developing, configuring, integrating, and optimizing:

• Windows servers with various roles (e.g., file, print, Active Directory, SQL)
• Collaboration platforms such as Exchange, Teams, Office 365, and SharePoint
• Database systems (SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, Sybase)
• Storage infrastructure (NetApp)
• Application servers on Windows and Linux
• Virtualization platforms (VMware, Proxmox)
• Client configurations (profiles, data storage, roaming)
• Software distribution systems (SCCM)
• Hybrid environments (on-premise linked with Azure)

Design considerations will include:

• Disaster recovery and high availability
• Network topology and bandwidth
• Data center capabilities
• Costs, licenses, and lifecycle management
• Current and future functionalities
• Available resources (budget, personnel, infrastructure)
• CMDB management

The goal is to create a stable, cohesive, and future-oriented infrastructure that meets the organization's needs.

Responsibilities:

• Design: Develop a high-level server and infrastructure design tailored to user volume, network capacity, requirements, licenses, and additional needs. Document the design and propose improvements and optimizations. Evaluate and update the design as technology or context evolves.
• Implementation: Oversee the correct execution of implementations in both test and production environments. Ensure systems function optimally according to defined design requirements. Proactively analyze parameters, logs, and other signals to detect deviations in a timely manner.
• Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Analyze logging, SCOM alerts, and other monitoring sources. Investigate issues and take corrective actions, including adjusting configurations as necessary. Collaborate with external parties during environmental scans or audits.
• Maintenance: Periodically evaluate whether updates or revisions to the design are needed to keep the infrastructure modern, stable, and secure.
• Documentation: Utilize the organization's standard documentation tools and processes.
• Advisory & Strategy: Advise on technical specifications and procurement files. Develop and maintain tactical roadmaps for the short and long term. Define projects that optimize the IT infrastructure. Conduct in-depth analyses of the existing architecture to prepare it for future evolutions, including security assessments and external connections.

Special attention is given to expertise in:

• NetApp storage
• Tools used in laboratories, such as Evisense/Trescal
• Trustwave Secure Gateway (email security), Dutch Level Native English Level Active knowledge French Level Native

Do you have experience in openSUSE?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, A minimum of 5 years of experience is required in these three environments. Security practices will be built according to Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA)., Degree: Bachelor or equivalent through experience Experience: At least 10 years of relevant experience Languages: Dutch or French as a native language; good command of both languages is required; knowledge of English (reading and writing)

Required Technical Knowledge (minimum experience):

• Infrastructure Operations (10 years)
• Active Directory + AD Administration (5 years)
• Microsoft PKI / AD with PKI solutions (5 years)
• ITIL (5 years)
• VMware (5 years)
• Windows Client & Server (5 years)
• Azure Active Directory (4 years)
• ADFS with PKI solutions (4 years)
• Microsoft GPO (4 years)
• Office 365 & PowerShell (4 years)
• Teams VoIP (3 years)
• Hybrid Cloud: Azure and Linux containers (2 years)
• Linux distributions (Debian, Ubuntu, SUSE) (2 years)
• NetApp storage (2 years)
• Network technology (TCP/IP, Wifi, protocols) (2 years)
• SCCM (2 years)
• SQL (2 years)
• VMware NSX (2 years)
• VMware Tanzu / containers (2 years)
• Trustwave SEG (5 years)
• Veeam (2 years)
• Citrix Netscaler (2 years)

Key Starting Competencies:

The three key knowledge domains at the start of this role are:

• Azure Cloud - including tenant-to-tenant migrations (identity, Teams, enterprise apps, security, SharePoint, licenses, Power Platform, …)
• VMware (NSX) / Proxmox
• Integration of IP telephony and intercoms within Microsoft Teams, * Active Directory + AD Administration - Level: Confirmed - Most recent: Any time
• ADFS met PKI oplossingen - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• Azure Active directory - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• Citrix Netscaler - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• Hybrid Cloud: Azure en Linux containers - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• Infrastructure Operations - Level: Expert - Most recent: Any time
• ITIL - Level: Confirmed - Most recent: Any time
• Linux distributies (Debian, Ubuntu, SUSE) - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• Microsoft GPO - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• Microsoft PKI / AD met PKI oplossingen - Level: Confirmed - Most recent: Any time
• NetApp storage - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• Netwerktechnologie (TCP/IP, Wifi, protocollen) - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• Office 365 & PowerShell - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• SCCM - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• SQL - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• Teams VoIP - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• Trustwave SEG - Level: Confirmed - Most recent: Any time
• Veeam - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• VMWare - Level: Confirmed - Most recent: Any time
• VMWare NSX - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• VMware Tanzu / containers - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• Windows Client & Server - Level: Confirmed - Most recent: Any time