#NC26NES189606 - Engineer DCS (EES) - Closed
Deadline: June 29, 2026
Requester: NATO
Location: The Hague, Netherlands
Job type: Contractor
Start date: August, 2026
Security clearance: NATO SECRET
SCOPE OF WORK / DUTIES / ROLES
- Design, implement, and maintain enterprise virtualization and server infrastructure across data centers, office locations, and hybrid cloud environments;
- Configure, optimize, and troubleshoot VMware vSphere environments including ESXi hosts, vCenter, clusters, HA, DRS, vMotion, and storage integrations;
- Administer and maintain Windows Server and Linux systems, including patching, hardening, performance tuning, and lifecycle management;
- Manage enterprise storage, backup, and disaster recovery solutions to ensure data protection, resilience, and business continuity;
- Support identity and access management services including Active Directory, Group Policy, MFA, RBAC, and privileged access controls;
- Monitor infrastructure health using Splunk and other monitoring platforms; create dashboards, alerts, and operational reports;
- Analyze logs and telemetry data to proactively identify risks, incidents, capacity constraints, and performance issues;
- Develop automation solutions using PowerShell, Python, Ansible, Terraform, or PowerCLI to streamline provisioning, patching, compliance, configuration management, and operational tasks;
- Utilize monitoring tools to track server health, virtualization performance, storage utilization, backup status, and service availability;
- Lead incident response for critical infrastructure outages and restore services within SLA targets;
- Perform root cause analysis and implement preventive measures to reduce recurring incidents and improve platform stability;
- Serve as senior escalation point for complex infrastructure issues and strategic engineering initiatives;
- Mentor junior engineers and share best practices in systems administration, virtualization, automation, and operational excellence;
- Lead infrastructure projects such as datacenter migrations, VMware upgrades, server refreshes, cloud integrations, and platform modernization initiatives;
- Maintain accurate documentation, standards, architecture diagrams, and operational procedures for the infrastructure environment;
- Collaborate with networking, security, cloud, and application teams to ensure reliable, secure, and scalable enterprise services;
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on automation, standardization, security, and operational efficiency within the Engineering Team.
REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
- 7+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise systems administration and operations;
- Strong expertise in VMware vSphere environments, including ESXi host management, vCenter administration, HA, DRS, vMotion, clustering, and lifecycle management;
- Advanced knowledge of enterprise virtualization platforms such as VMware vSphere, VMware NSX, VMware vSAN, Nutanix, or Hyper-V;
- Strong expertise in Windows Server and Linux administration, including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, identity integration, patching, and system hardening;
- Experience with storage and backup technologies, including SAN/NAS administration, datastores, replication, snapshots, and backup solutions such as Veeam, Commvault, or Rubrik;
- Strong expertise in automation and infrastructure as code, using PowerShell, Python, Ansible, Terraform, or VMware PowerCLI;
- Experience with monitoring and logging platforms for infrastructure health, performance, and troubleshooting, such as Splunk, vRealize Operations, Icinga/Nagios, , Zabbix, PRTG, or Grafana;
- Hands-on knowledge of system security, access control, and compliance, including MFA, PAM, endpoint hardening, vulnerability remediation, and RBAC administration;
- Experience managing hybrid infrastructure environments, including on-premises virtualization and cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or VMware Cloud;
- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals in virtualized environments, including VLANs, virtual switching, load balancing, DNS, and firewall integration;
- Experience with incident management, root cause analysis, disaster recovery, and major outage resolution in enterprise environments;
- Experience mentoring engineers, leading infrastructure projects, and acting as a senior escalation point;
- Experience with automation-driven operational improvements, including scripting, orchestration, self-service provisioning, and configuration management;
- Knowledge of containerization and modern infrastructure platforms such as Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift is a plus.
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