[MSO] Senior Infrastructure/Platform Engineer (VMware & NetApp)

Software Mind develops solutions that make an impact for companies around the globe. Tech giants & unicorns, transformative projects, emerging technologies and limitless opportunities – these are a few words that describe an average day for us. Building cross-functional engineering teams that take ownership and crave more means we’re always on the lookout for talented people who bring passion and creativity to every project.

Our culture embraces openness, acts with respect, shows grit & guts and combines employment with enjoyment. Project – the aim you’ll have We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer with strong VMware and Net. App expertise to join a Dutch engineering team delivering private cloud services to government and regulated-market customers in the Netherlands.

The client is a managed services provider operating that platform. You will work on a large production environment, covering both day-to-day operations and larger infrastructure projects, in close cooperation with the client’s engineers in the Netherlands. We are looking for someone who takes ownership naturally: able to pick up a bigger problem or project, propose how to approach it, and carry it through to the end.

Role – how you’ll contribute Administer, maintain and troubleshoot the VMware (v. Sphere / ESXi) environment – v. Center, clusters, HA/DRS, v. Motion Manage and maintain Net. App storage – ONTAP administration, volume and LUN provisioning, NFS/iSCSI/CIFS, replication and snapshots Run larger infrastructure projects and resolve complex technical problems independently Handle day-to-day operational work: incidents, changes and service requests Own capacity, performance and lifecycle management of the virtualisation and storage platforms, including patching and firmware upgrades Run backup and restore operations, and verify that recovery actually works Produce and maintain technical documentation and runbooks Take part in the stand-by rota Work directly with the client’s engineers in the Netherlands, including knowledge sharing in both directions Expectations – the experience you need 10+ years in IT infrastructure support and projects Strong hands-on experience with VMware (v.

Sphere / ESXi) in production, including upgrades and lifecycle management Hands-on experience with Net. App ONTAP in production Ability to troubleshoot across the stack – compute, storage and network together – rather than within a single layer SAN and Fibre Channel Linux and Windows system administration Backup and restore in a production environment Scripting for automation (Power.

Shell or Python) Experience working with ticketing and change management tooling (Service. Now or equivalent) Willingness to take part in a stand-by rota and to travel to the Netherlands for onboarding and knowledge sharing English at C1 – the working language with the client How you work with others: Takes ownership: picks up a problem or project, decides how to approach it, and sees it through without needing to be chased for progress Keeps people informed: says where something stands, flags a delay early, and does not let a problem go quiet Builds working relationships at a distance – most contact with the Dutch team is remote, so trust comes from reliability and clear communication rather than corridor conversations Additional skills – the edge you have Open.

Stack or Proxmox, or a genuine willingness to learn both VMware vSAN or Site Recovery Manager Backup tooling such as Veeam Infrastructure as code (Ansible, Terraform) VMware (VCP) or Net. App (NCDA) certification Any level of Dutch What we offer: Flexible and remote cooperation options International projects with leading global clients Travels related to international projects Non-corporate atmosphere Access* to language classes Access* to knowledge-sharing initiatives Access* to private healthcare and life insurance Access* to multisport card *The availability and terms of individual benefits may vary depending on the chosen form of cooperation.