Virtualization Architect

Job Description

As a Virtualization Architect (m/f), you will play a crucial role in designing solutions from various vendors and enhancing existing solutions to address business needs. Working closely with customers, you will define project scopes, understand business requirements, design solutions, and meticulously document architectures. Collaborating with operational teams, you will transition and hand over infrastructure, emphasizing automation as a primary goal.

Your main responsibilities:

• Collaborate with customers to comprehend their business needs
• Develop solutions within VMware Products to meet identified business requirements
• Produce comprehensive architecture documents and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
• Facilitate the smooth transition and handover of infrastructure to operational teams
• Act as a level 3 support resource for operational teams, ensuring prompt issue resolution
• Coach and transfer knowledge to operational teams, fostering a collaborative and skillful working environment

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in IT architecture within a medium to large IT environment
• Relevant certifications in virtualization technologies
• Expertise in virtualization technologies, including vSphere, vCenter, VSAN, NSXT, and VMware Aria Operations
• Proficiency in VMware Aria Automation, understanding of production constraints, and readiness to provide occasional support during non-business hours
• Familiarity with ITIL and project management methodologies is advantageous
• Capability to design and implement large-scale, high-availability solutions
• Knowledge of network concepts and components, along with the ability to configure, monitor, and troubleshoot features and components
• An asset would be knowledge of PKS (Pivotal Container Service)
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to work collaboratively and adapt to evolving business needs
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required

Additional Information

ARȠS?

Arηs is a fully independent group of companies specialized in managing complex IT projects and systems for large organisations, focusing on state-of-the-art software development, business intelligence and infrastructure services.

We are composed of 16 entities across 8 countries that are unified by the Arηs Group, with more than 2500 consultants.

This corporate structure enables us to respond quickly to market changes and customer requests, and to communicate and make decisions without layers of bureaucracy.

Our success can be attributed to the synergy among our nine complementary entities, combined with our methodologies, which are based on the Rational Unified Process (RUP) and the Scrum agile software development framework.

Our Vision and Values

Our vision is to be the most caring and reliable IT company on the market place for both clients and our people.

Our values are: caring, agility, excellence, innovation, continual improvement, and reliability.

Our values support our vision by leveraging excellence, striving for results, ensuring commitment and promoting adaptability.

Our Culture

We work in close partnership with our customers, turning their needs into benefits; We promote a dynamic local environment where both young and experience people can realize themselves; We leverage a flexible, independent and responsive organization.

Our Brand

The ArȠs (pronounce [aris]) name comes from Greek Mythology. ArȠs is the son of Zeus and the God of War – in our eyes, an accurate representation of the intelligence, strategy, leadership and vision that are essential in business.

Don’t hesitate! Join our team

What you’ll get:

An informal hierarchy and work environment:

Our open, flat structure supports a strong focus on communication and collaboration, enabling to respond quickly to market changes and customer requests.

An attractive salary package:

With an attractive salary and benefits package – including advantageous fringe benefits – you’ll be paid for what you love to do.

A strong corporate culture:

You’ll join a dynamic team of smart and ambitious people. From the way we hire, to the way we relate to our clients – our values from the foundation of the way we work.

Learning & development opportunities:

We constantly invest in our people and are committed to providing individual development opportunities to help you continue to grow and stay happy and satisfied at work.

Exciting projects:

You’ll take ownership of various projects for both public and private clients: calling for creativity and innovation, at the cutting-edge of technology.

A rock solid company:

With more than 250 customers, and 25% turnover growth in FY2022, you’ll join a business with a sustainable and growth-oriented plan.

But let’s talk about it face to face!

You have the qualities as listed above? Please, apply & send us your CV, which will be processed in full confidentiality.

You don’t have all the above requirements but own a great part of them? You can send us your CV too because we will give you the opportunity to grow up with us.