Senior Proxmox Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Poland.

📋 Description

• Evaluate current Proxmox VE environments, encompassing cluster configuration, storage, networking, high availability (HA), and backup, against industry best practices.

• Document the findings from the assessment.

• Identify any configuration deficiencies, single points of failure, and operational risks.

• Recommend specific remediation actions.

• Verify sizing and capacity in relation to both actual and anticipated loads.

• Implement the agreed-upon corrections and improvements, ensuring their effectiveness.

• Validate the backup and restore processes end-to-end.

• Collaborate with the OpenStack team to guarantee that the Proxmox layer adequately supports the upper platform.

• Produce necessary documentation and runbooks.

• Work in conjunction with the client’s operational engineer to facilitate knowledge transfer through collaborative day-to-day tasks.

• Provide progress updates and findings directly to the client’s engineers and managers located in the Netherlands.

• Carry out the assignment through the assessment, stabilization, and knowledge transfer phases.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in IT infrastructure and virtualization, including at least 2 years of hands-on experience with Proxmox VE in a production environment.

• Extensive practical experience with Proxmox VE in production, including cluster setup, configuration, and upgrades.

• Knowledge of the storage layer behind Proxmox and an understanding of its performance characteristics.

• Advanced Linux system administration skills, particularly with Debian-based distributions.

• Networking expertise in a virtualization context, including bridges, bonds, VLANs, and Software-Defined Networking (SDN).

• Ability to troubleshoot across compute, storage, and network layers collectively.

• Skills in capacity and performance analysis.

• Experience in production backup and restoration, including verification of restore functionality.

• Proficiency in scripting for automation using Bash, Python, or Ansible.

• Experience in assessing environments not constructed by oneself and documenting actionable insights.

• Proficient in English at a C1 level.

• Capability to work autonomously from open-ended questions, determining what needs to be checked and in what sequence.

• Strong communication skills to convey findings clearly, particularly concerning critical configuration or sizing issues.

• Ability to prioritize critical issues over less urgent improvements and provide justification for those priorities.

• Competence in transferring operational knowledge through hands-on work.

• Skill in keeping stakeholders informed and promptly flagging any delays.

• Ability to build effective working relationships remotely.

• Knowledge of OpenStack is a plus.

• Familiarity with VMware or KVM/libvirt and migrations between virtualization platforms is an additional asset.

• Experience with Ceph at scale is an added advantage.

• Understanding of Infrastructure as Code using Ansible or Terraform is a plus.

• Experience in regulated or governmental environments is an additional benefit.

• Proficiency in the Dutch language is a further advantage.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible and remote working arrangements.

• Opportunities to work on international projects with prestigious global clients.

• Travel related to international projects.

• A non-corporate working atmosphere.

• Access to language classes.

• Participation in knowledge-sharing initiatives.

• Access to private healthcare and life insurance.

• Access to a multisport card.