VMWARE SENIOR ENGINEEER

Job Description

The Team IT Cloud Foundation is part of PI Germany, IT Production Application Services. The team is mainly responsible for the run and maintenance of a container platform, VMware platform as well as build tools like GitLab or Nexus. All of those applications are provided as a service to the customers. We see tribes or other teams in this case as our costumer. Along with the run and maintenance of those applications, the team is in charge of the whole automation ecosystem. Since end of 2023, we are also working with the internal cloud service dMZR. We are a dual-located team, distributed between Nuremberg and Munich. - The VMware-subteam is responsible for the run and maintenance of a VMware cluster used for the VoIP environment. Tasks like patching and upgrading are part of the daily work. Beside the self-run cluster we have some clusters run by BP2I. On this cluster we run around 4000 virtual machines for the whole company. Our main focus in this topic is to develop an automation based on VMware Aria Automation and Orchestrator. Furthermore, we are in charge of the integration of dMZR resources based on Custom Resources in VMware Aria Autoation. The main focus of this position is to ensure a high-avaiable run of our VMware platform. In addition, the position has to improve our automation ecosystem based on VMware. Responsibilities Direct Responsibilities - Maintenance including patching and upgrading of the VMware cluster (ESXi, vCenter) - Handling of daily tasks like provisioning and modification of virtual machines - Further development of VMware automation processes with VMware Aria Automation and Orchestrator - Maintenance including patching and upgrading of all VMware Aria Suite components like Orchestrator or Lifecycle Manager - Troubleshooting of problems regarding virtual machines, the self-managed VoIP ESXi cluster and automation process based on VMware Aria Suite - Managing incidents related to cloud provisioning - Take-over coordination for small demands from other teams (e.g. rebalancing of virtual machines, DR excercises, ) - Know-how transfer for automation processes usage - Contribute to the internal cloud automation process with Terraform, GitLab CI and/or Hashicorp Vault Contributing Responsibilities - Providing support for the corresponding teams, which work with the automation processes like IT Operationg - Working close together with the BNP group to get information about the internal cloud solution Technical & Behavioral Competencies - Good Linux-knowledge - Good knowledge in VMware ESXi and vCenter - Experience in maintaining a self-hosted VMware ESXi cluster - Basic knowledge in Infrastructure as Code with Terrafrom - Basic knowledge in automation via GitLab CI - Good troubleshooting skills and logical way of thinking - Good automation skills based on VMware VMware Aria Automation and Orchestrator - Good experience in scripting with Bash, Python and JavaScript - Experience in mananging code with Git (SCM) - Basic knowledge in cloud architecture Specific Qualifications (if required) - English fluent in spoken and written Skills Referential Behavioural Skills : (Please select up to 4 skills) Ability to collaborate / Teamwork Communication skills - oral & written Client focused Creativity & Innovation / Problem solving Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills) Analytical Ability Ability to develop and adapt a process Ability to understand, explain and support change Choose an item. Choose an item. Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent Experience Level At least 7 years Competence VMware ESXi & vCenter VMware Aria Automation Scripting skills GitLab SCM GitLab CI Pipelines Terraform Cloud-Technologies