To join an international group with a successful track record in Space Engineering? We are looking for a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer for a long-term engagement at ESA ESTEC. Within the esacloud services portfolio, the role covers three main areas: onboarding and support to end users, administrative support and development of ESA's internal provisioning platform (go.esa.int), and expansion of the esacloud infrastructure incorporating hyperconverged infrastructure, GPU compute, and hybrid cloud models.
The European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) is the European Space Agency's (ESA) base in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. As ESA's largest test centre, it is responsible for the majority of space technology and spacecraft development through varying phases of production.
Operating and maintaining the go.esa.int platform: infrastructure monitoring, capacity. Developing and maintaining platform tooling and automations (Python/Django, TypeScript/React, PostgreSQL, Ansible, GitLab CI).Expanding platform services (NetBackup, Isilon, Zerto, vROPS) and contribute to hybrid cloud architecture (VMware + Azure).Supporting the integration of customer applications and services running on esacloud into ESA IT network security policy.Definition of technical and service requirements for shared IT infrastructure projects in support of common or programme-dedicated services.Leading engineering for infrastructure projects implementation and release into operational service.Provision of architecture and expert advice for the definition of new services or improvement of existing services in the area of cloud and platform services.
Master's degree or equivalent qualification in Information Technology or Engineering.Experience in public and private cloud platforms (vCloud Director, AWS, Azure).Strong knowledge of modern infrastructure virtualisation and cloud computing technologies and solutions, including VMware vCloud Suite and OpenStack.Proficiency in datacentre networking, cloud brokering, and automation/DevOps tools (e.g. Software development skills for infrastructure automation, such as Python, Go, Terraform, and shell scripting.Skills in back‐end and front‐end web development technologies.Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
We encourage everyone to think outside the box and to push the boundaries of traditional knowledge. Benefits include: competitive remuneration packages; access to training and development programmes; flexible relocation support.
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