System Engineer (f/m)

Are you ready to manage the technological backbone of a global leader? Are you passionate about enterprise grade virtualization, large-scale Linux systems, high-performance x86 hardware, and resilient storage architectures?

We are seeking an experienced System Engineer to join our global infrastructure team responsible for our enterprise compute and virtualization platform, spanning Linux Server environments (Ubuntu, RHEL), VMware vSphere / vSAN clusters, enterprise storage solutions, and cutting-edge x86 physical infrastructure.

In this role, you will be a key expert responsible for the stability, performance, security, and evolution of our mission-critical server environments. You will design, implement, automate, and operate integrated hardware, virtualization, and OS solutions across EMEA, APAC, and the Americas. This is a unique opportunity to work with large-scale, cutting-edge technologies and have a tangible impact on global IT operations.

Your Mission: What You'll Be Doing

• Operate & Evolve Global Virtualization: Manage, operate, and further develop our large and complex environment, vSAN clusters, vCenter as part of our global 3rd-level engineering team.
• Manage Linux at Scale: Oversee the installation, configuration, maintenance, and lifecycle management of enterprise Linux operating systems (Ubuntu/Debian and Red Hat Enterprise Linux) across thousands of physical and virtual servers.
• Drive Automation & Infrastructure as Code: Develop Ansible playbooks/roles, write scripts, and streamline CI/CD pipelines to automate recurring operational tasks, system deployments, hardening, and capacity management.
• Oversee x86 Hardware Standards & Lifecycle: Manage, evaluate, and maintain the x86 server hardware portfolio and shopping basket (compute nodes, blade systems, rack servers). Collaborate with procurement, vendors, and suppliers (e.g., HPE) to ensure timely availability, evaluation of new technologies, and firmware lifecycle management.
• Administer Enterprise Storage & vSAN: Design, maintain, and optimize software-defined storage (vSAN) and enterprise storage integrations (SAN/NAS, block/file storage), ensuring high availability, performance, and optimal capacity utilization.
• Solve Complex 3rd-Level Issues: Act as an escalation point for complex technical issues, performing root cause analysis across hardware, hypervisor, OS, and storage layers, collaborating closely with vendor support when required.
• Security & System Hardening: Implement industry-standard security hardening, integrate Linux with identity providers (AD, PAM,Kerberos), and proactively address vulnerability scans, audit findings, and risk mitigations.
• Monitoring & Observability: Optimize and expand infrastructure monitoring (Grafana, Nagios, Icinga) to maintain complete visibility into physical hardware, hypervisor health, and OS-level performance.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert: Provide technical consultancy and architecture recommendations to internal project teams and application owners with specialized compute, storage, or virtualization requirements.

Function: Information Technology
Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level