Senior Virtualization Engineer with French

We are looking for a Senior Virtualization Engineer to join the Sopra Steria Polska team and contribute to a project for a leading French telecommunications company. In this role, you will be responsible for the operation and integration of on-premises virtualization infrastructures (private cloud) across a diversified core perimeter, including VMWARE HPE, VMWARE CISCO, OPENSHIFT Cisco, PureStorage, and NetApp. Note that we can offer cooperation only to people who are located in Poland.

Mission/Activities:

Run:

• Provide N2 support on the lab's bases, including corrective, scalable, and preventive maintenance for hardware and hypervisor layers, primarily on VMware and OpenShift Redhat environments.
• Handle incidents and provide L3 support for hosted business operators.
• Ensure resource availability (CPU, RAM, STORAGE).
• Open and follow up on incident tickets with suppliers.

Build/Project:

• Act as a technical referent and provide project support.
• Carry out operating requirements, including exploitation tools, supervision/monitoring, connection to easements (particularly security), and documentation.
• Participate in the configuration of the Virtualization platform (VMWare, OCP, etc.).
• Onboard new systems, including VM creation, VMware configurations, and connection to easements.
• Participate in the implementation of automation for integration activities.
• Validate Test/Project Specifications.

Required Competencies:

• Mastery of VMware Virtualization Base management.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience.
• Knowledge of French and English (minimum B2 level).
• Solid knowledge in the operation of Information Systems and Virtualized Foundations.
• Proficiency in Unix/Linux and Windows environments.
• Experience with supervision and metrology tools such as Zabbix and VROPS.
• Expertise in virtualization technologies, including VMWare 7.xx and 8.xx.
• Knowledge of network technologies, specifically NSX-T.
• Familiarity with tools like VRA, VRO, and VROPS.
• Experience with container technologies such as Docker and OpenShift.
• Proficiency in automation tools like Ansible.

Nice to Have:

• Experience in hardware integration (Cisco UCS servers, Pure Storage array, NetApp, etc.).

Personal Attributes:

• Curious and passionate about IT.
• Appreciates the versatility of missions.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to make decisions within tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work autonomously.

What we offer:

BENEFITS (UoP): Luxmed, Medicover Sport, Worksmile, educational platforms, language courses, referral bonus, copyrights, life insurance

DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES (UoP and B2B):conferences, Tech Lunches

If you find this offer interesting and you would like to learn more about the project, send us your up-dated CV in English containing the clause:

 „I agree to the processing by Sopra Steria Polska Sp. z o.o. my personal data contained in my CV for the recruitment process and further recruitment processes.”