We are seeking a talented Junior Platform Engineer to join our R&D team.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for assisting in managing and maintaining the platform services that support our R&D activities. This includes working with our OpenShift-based cluster, supporting the hardware and networking infrastructure, and learning key operational processes such as asset management, monitoring, reporting, virtual machine provisioning, IP address management (IPAM), backups, and distributed storage management using Ceph.
Key Responsibilities:
* Assist in maintaining and optimizing the OpenShift-based platform used for R&D activities.
* Learn and assist in implementing monitoring solutions to ensure platform reliability.
* Support the generation of reports on platform performance and resource usage.
* Assist in virtual machine provisioning and automation processes.
* Contribute to backup and disaster recovery strategies.
* Learn to administer and optimize the Ceph cluster as a distributed storage solution.
* Collaborate with other R&D teams and senior engineers to enhance platform capabilities.
* Develop skills in automation and infrastructure as code (IaC) best practices.
* Help with asset management, ensuring proper tracking and lifecycle management.
* Help manage IP address allocation (IPAM) and network configuration.
* Handle monitoring and alerting for HW issues, Network issues and Expired Support
* Automate configuration pull and push (Discovery services and Configuration manager)
* Manage R&D Networking and Hardware
* Refactor Server Room colocation and cabling
* Do maintenance of HW license support and HW compatibility (Network cards, SFP, RAM quantity and position)
* Implement/maintain an automated device/network discovery system to ensure an always updated source-of-truth
Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science
* 0-2+ years of experience as a Network/IT engineer or System Administrator or DevOps Engineer
* Knowledge and hands-on experience with server management and network device configurations
* Proficiency with Python and Bash scripting languages
* Proficiency with RESTful API concepts
* Good knowledge of Linux Operating System and command line
* Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
* Knowledge of Virtualization and container technologies
* Bilingual in Italian & English
* Familiarity with tools like Netbox, Prometheus, Grafana is a plus
* Familiarity with Kubernetes is a plus
We value diversity and inclusion and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.