Associate Vice President, IT infrastructure (M/F)

Contact: Helena Čadová, e-mail: Helena.cadova@iss-stoxx.com

Key Responsibilities o Container Platforms: Design, deployment, and support of Docker/Podman, Kubernetes (K8S/K3S), and OpenShift clusters o Cloud and Data Centers: Operation and optimization of infrastructure across on-premise and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including installations, upgrades, and migrations o Security and Resilience: Implementation of hardening, patching, access management, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery/BCP procedures in Linux o Automation and IaC: Creation and maintenance of configuration management and infrastructure as code using Ansible and Terraform (GitOps workflows preferred) o Web Stack and Services: Support for LAMP and related web technologies; maintenance of CI/CD and release processes in coordination with technical teams o Virtualization and Computing: Planning and executing transitions for Windows/Linux workloads in VMware environments; optimization of CPU/latency/throughput and storage strategies o Observability and Compliance: Maintaining monitoring/alerting systems; Ensuring compliance with ISS IT policies and standards o Collaboration and Support: Collaborating with internal customers, leading engineering projects from design to production, participating in global on-call rotation o AI-driven Approach: Demonstrating interest in using AI-powered tools to improve troubleshooting, automation, documentation, and proactive system improvement

Required Qualifications o Previous experience with Enterprise Linux management (Red Hat/Ubuntu strongly preferred), including performance, networking, storage, and security tuning o Hands-on Cloud Experience: o Operating and securing workloads in the cloud (e.g., GCP/AWS/Azure) o Observability via cloud monitoring/cloud logging; Cost and capacity awareness o Demonstrated interest or curiosity in utilizing artificial intelligence or intelligent tools to improve daily system administration procedures o Containers and Orchestration: Experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift production environments and container runtimes (Docker/Podman) o Automation and IaC: Excellent knowledge of Ansible and Terraform (module design, state management, workspace hygiene) o Virtualization and Hardware: Experience with VMware networking, Cisco/Fortinet, HPE and UCS servers, and Pure Storage or comparable platforms o Resilience: Experience implementing DR/BCP strategies and backup/recovery tools o Communication: Clear documentation and communication with stakeholders; Ability to work with distributed/global teams in English

Preferred Qualifications: o DevOps practices and CI/CD (e.g., GitLab CI/GitHub Actions), artifact registries, and pipeline hardening o CyberArk Privileged Access Management administration o Red Hat product suite (e.g., RHS, RHGS, RHDS) o Additional experience with configuration management (Puppet/Chef/Salt) alongside primary experience with Ansible o Knowledge of multicloud environments (AWS/Azure) and SRE practices (SLI/SLO, error budgets) o GCP certifications, such as Professional Cloud Engineer