Technical Lead / Platform Architect (m/f/d) (Cloud Architect)

Project Description

International infrastructure program for the construction and rollout of a modern Software-Defined Datacenter (SDDC) Private Cloud environment across several European locations. Leading the Platform workstream (5–7 engineers), responsibility for low-level design, architectural decisions, automation, design reviews, and transition-to-operations. Hands-on component approx. 30%.

Required Knowledge

Must-Have

• VMware Cloud Foundation 9 (VCF 9) (Expert)
• VMware SDDC architecture (Expert)
• vSAN ESA (Expert)
• Multi-Tenancy (Expert)
• Lifecycle Management (Expert)
• Ansible (Advanced)
• Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) (Advanced)
• Terraform (Advanced)
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (Advanced)
• GitLab CI (Advanced)
• Nexus (Advanced)
• GitOps (Advanced)
• vSphere 8+ (Expert)
• ESXi (Expert)
• Rubrik CDM (Advanced)
• Rubrik Security Cloud (Advanced)
• Backup architecture (Expert)
• Windows Server (Advanced)
• RHEL (Advanced)
• Active Directory (Advanced)
• PKI (Advanced)
• DNS (Advanced)
• DHCP (Advanced)
• IPAM (Advanced)
• NTP (Advanced)
• Security Hardening (Advanced)
• Splunk integration (Advanced)
• HPE OneView (Advanced)

Nice-to-Have

• TOGAF (Advanced)
• VDI at Scale (Advanced)
• Experience in regulated and accredited environments (Advanced)
• German (Advanced)
• Dutch (Advanced)

Experience

• Infrastructure engineering (min. 10 years)
• Leading platform/virtualization teams (min. 3 years)

Certificates

• SÜ2 (Security Clearance)
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
• ITIL Foundation
• VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP)
• VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX)
• TOGAF

Language Skills

• English – C1 - Advanced