Contract: RedHat Telco Cloud Architecture Lead Start Date: ASAP Location: Some remote work with travel to both London & Reading Duration: 6 months extendable (Part of a 2 year program of work) Day Rate: £600 - £630 per day inside of IR35 Reference: 18279 *Must have experience with Openshift and Kubernetes/containerization * About the Role: We are seeking a highly motivated Red Hat OpenShift Private Cloud Architect to join our client's team as a Contractor and play a pivotal role in designing, deploying, and managing our private cloud infrastructure built on Red Hat OpenShift. You will be responsible for leading the technical design and implementation of OpenShift within the context of a telecommunications service provider (TSP) environment. This role requires a deep understanding of telco cloud architecture considerations and the ability to integrate OpenShift with existing network infrastructure. Responsibilities: This person will be responsible for leading the technical design and implementation of OpenShift within the context of a telecommunications service provider (TSP) environment, as well as planning for the migration of both CNF (OpenShift) and VNF (OpenStack) workloads onto this environment. Design and implement a secure, scalable, and highly available OpenShift private cloud platform for the telecommunications industry. Right sizing hardware and software components required for expanding the private cloud to meet the new business demands Hands on participation in fine tuning and troubleshooting to optimise performance or any other BAU issues Establish and optimise architecture governance for reviewing high and low level designs Identify, track and resolve interoperability issues by coordinating with Application management team and Infrastructure components Coordination with Systems Integrator and OEMs partners to ensure the implementation is carried out on time and to the expected quality Lead and/or participate in the POC exercise to evaluate new features and external integrations by benchmarking viable alternatives Work closely with stakeholders across engineering, operations, and security to define technical strategy and roadmap for the Private Cloud architecture. Translate business requirements into technical architecture blueprints for OpenShift deployments. Configure and manage OpenShift clusters, including security, networking, storage, and resource management. Integrate OpenShift with existing telco network infrastructure and tools. Automate OpenShift deployments and management processes using infrastructure as code (IaC) tools. Develop and implement best practices for OpenShift governance, operations, and disaster recovery. Stay up-to-date on the latest Red Hat OpenShift features and capabilities. Provide technical leadership and guidance to the team on OpenShift architecture and best practices. Qualifications: Seasoned architect with demonstrable skills primarily in Red Hat OpenShift but also OpenStack. Experience migrating workloads from VMware Experience with telco workloads and their demands. Proven and hands on experience in designing and implementing private cloud solutions on Red Hat OpenShift. Strong understanding and hands on experience on containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes. Experience with cloud infrastructure automation tools like Ansible or Terraform. Familiarity with telco cloud architecture and its unique requirements (eg, high availability, low latency). Experience working in a DevOps environment. Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or equivalent certification a plus. Networking People (UK) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
03/12/2024
Project-based
Contract: RedHat Telco Cloud Architecture Lead Start Date: ASAP Location: Some remote work with travel to both London & Reading Duration: 6 months extendable (Part of a 2 year program of work) Day Rate: £600 - £630 per day inside of IR35 Reference: 18279 *Must have experience with Openshift and Kubernetes/containerization * About the Role: We are seeking a highly motivated Red Hat OpenShift Private Cloud Architect to join our client's team as a Contractor and play a pivotal role in designing, deploying, and managing our private cloud infrastructure built on Red Hat OpenShift. You will be responsible for leading the technical design and implementation of OpenShift within the context of a telecommunications service provider (TSP) environment. This role requires a deep understanding of telco cloud architecture considerations and the ability to integrate OpenShift with existing network infrastructure. Responsibilities: This person will be responsible for leading the technical design and implementation of OpenShift within the context of a telecommunications service provider (TSP) environment, as well as planning for the migration of both CNF (OpenShift) and VNF (OpenStack) workloads onto this environment. Design and implement a secure, scalable, and highly available OpenShift private cloud platform for the telecommunications industry. Right sizing hardware and software components required for expanding the private cloud to meet the new business demands Hands on participation in fine tuning and troubleshooting to optimise performance or any other BAU issues Establish and optimise architecture governance for reviewing high and low level designs Identify, track and resolve interoperability issues by coordinating with Application management team and Infrastructure components Coordination with Systems Integrator and OEMs partners to ensure the implementation is carried out on time and to the expected quality Lead and/or participate in the POC exercise to evaluate new features and external integrations by benchmarking viable alternatives Work closely with stakeholders across engineering, operations, and security to define technical strategy and roadmap for the Private Cloud architecture. Translate business requirements into technical architecture blueprints for OpenShift deployments. Configure and manage OpenShift clusters, including security, networking, storage, and resource management. Integrate OpenShift with existing telco network infrastructure and tools. Automate OpenShift deployments and management processes using infrastructure as code (IaC) tools. Develop and implement best practices for OpenShift governance, operations, and disaster recovery. Stay up-to-date on the latest Red Hat OpenShift features and capabilities. Provide technical leadership and guidance to the team on OpenShift architecture and best practices. Qualifications: Seasoned architect with demonstrable skills primarily in Red Hat OpenShift but also OpenStack. Experience migrating workloads from VMware Experience with telco workloads and their demands. Proven and hands on experience in designing and implementing private cloud solutions on Red Hat OpenShift. Strong understanding and hands on experience on containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes. Experience with cloud infrastructure automation tools like Ansible or Terraform. Familiarity with telco cloud architecture and its unique requirements (eg, high availability, low latency). Experience working in a DevOps environment. Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or equivalent certification a plus. Networking People (UK) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
System Engineer with experience in IBM AIX, required for the following - Provide administration and support for IBM POWER systems running AIX and PowerHA clusters. Monitor and analyse system performance metrics to ensure optimal performance and reliability. Design and implement AIX system architectures to meet business requirements. Actively monitor system alerts and respond to issues promptly. Assist with the migration of applications and databases running on AIX to cloud environments. Maintain an AIX and PowerHA patching cadence and periodically upgrade firmware on POWER hardware. Maintain comprehensive documentation for systems infrastructure, procedures, and known issues. Assist with capacity planning of storage and compute resources. Participate in disaster recovery planning and system failover testing. Candidates should have minimum 7 years experience in IBM POWER, AIX, PowerHA, and NIM in addition to extensive Scripting knowledge and good understanding of Logical Volume Manager. Excellent troubleshooting and networking experience will be also be required. Please note, candidates must speak English and either French or Dutch for this position.
02/12/2024
Project-based
System Engineer with experience in IBM AIX, required for the following - Provide administration and support for IBM POWER systems running AIX and PowerHA clusters. Monitor and analyse system performance metrics to ensure optimal performance and reliability. Design and implement AIX system architectures to meet business requirements. Actively monitor system alerts and respond to issues promptly. Assist with the migration of applications and databases running on AIX to cloud environments. Maintain an AIX and PowerHA patching cadence and periodically upgrade firmware on POWER hardware. Maintain comprehensive documentation for systems infrastructure, procedures, and known issues. Assist with capacity planning of storage and compute resources. Participate in disaster recovery planning and system failover testing. Candidates should have minimum 7 years experience in IBM POWER, AIX, PowerHA, and NIM in addition to extensive Scripting knowledge and good understanding of Logical Volume Manager. Excellent troubleshooting and networking experience will be also be required. Please note, candidates must speak English and either French or Dutch for this position.
Virtual VMware Platforms Administrator Luxembourg, Luxembourg Long-term contract: initially for 12 months, renewable Onsite Luxembourg - French speaking Context of the mission A part of the Windows server management of our Client, the IT - Network, Storage & Servers - Virtualization team is looking for a Virtualization Platform Administrator (CADI2) which will be in charge of administration, Maintenance, and the evolution of our virtualization infrastructure which is based on Citrix, Nutanix and VMware products as well as on dell EMC, HPE and Nutanix server equipment. Description of tasks: Ensure the administration, maintenance and evolution of Citrix, Nutanix and VMware virtualization platforms Ensure the administration, maintenance and evolution of physical Servers Dell EMC, HPE and Nutanix Participate in the definition of technical virtualization infrastructure that meets the needs of our professions and respecting our security policy Carry out the deployment of technical solutions Write technical and exploitation documentation of these infrastructure Ensure third level support in the event of systems malfunction with the support of integrators and manufacturers Manage and remediation of vulnerabilities on products and equipment Perform daily maintenance includes the treatment of incidents Participate in the rescue plan for these infrastructure Description of the specific skills expected: Necessary technical skills : Excellent control of products and infrastructure (architecture, installation, configuration, maintenance) Knowledge of Scripting (Linux Batch, Windows Batch, PowerShell, Perl) Good control of Linux and Windows Server environments Very good knowledge of interconnection techniques/network and network safety (networks, network segmentations, VLAN, routing, Firewall, Proxy, DNS, DHCP, NTP etc.) Mastery of Microsoft Office office tools (communication and documentation) Mastering technical connection and communication tools (RDP, SSH customers, SCP customers, Internet browsers, etc.) Microsoft certifications will be considered an important asset: MS Certified: Professional, Systems Administrator, Systems Engineer. Knowledge of ITIL methodology and similar experience in the banking field will be highly appreciated. Skills considered as a real asset: Knowledge of VMware VSPhere 7 (ESXI, VCENTER, POWACLI, Update Manager products and infrastructure) Understanding storage techniques in relation to virtualization infrastructure (Datastores, Mon, etc.) Knowledge of backup tools, in particular IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environment Knowledge of Nutanix hyperconverged systems Knowledge of the Servers of Servers Dell EMC Poweredge and HPE PROLIANT AND SYNERGY Knowledge of management and supervision tools Dell EMC OpenManage and HPE Oneview Knowledge of the tools and techniques for supervising Servers infrastructure (ZABBIX, SNMP etc.) Mastery of server deployment and migration techniques Microsoft Active Directory knowledge and user management and permissions Knowledge of database structures Language skills - mandatory: French/Technical English
29/11/2024
Project-based
Virtual VMware Platforms Administrator Luxembourg, Luxembourg Long-term contract: initially for 12 months, renewable Onsite Luxembourg - French speaking Context of the mission A part of the Windows server management of our Client, the IT - Network, Storage & Servers - Virtualization team is looking for a Virtualization Platform Administrator (CADI2) which will be in charge of administration, Maintenance, and the evolution of our virtualization infrastructure which is based on Citrix, Nutanix and VMware products as well as on dell EMC, HPE and Nutanix server equipment. Description of tasks: Ensure the administration, maintenance and evolution of Citrix, Nutanix and VMware virtualization platforms Ensure the administration, maintenance and evolution of physical Servers Dell EMC, HPE and Nutanix Participate in the definition of technical virtualization infrastructure that meets the needs of our professions and respecting our security policy Carry out the deployment of technical solutions Write technical and exploitation documentation of these infrastructure Ensure third level support in the event of systems malfunction with the support of integrators and manufacturers Manage and remediation of vulnerabilities on products and equipment Perform daily maintenance includes the treatment of incidents Participate in the rescue plan for these infrastructure Description of the specific skills expected: Necessary technical skills : Excellent control of products and infrastructure (architecture, installation, configuration, maintenance) Knowledge of Scripting (Linux Batch, Windows Batch, PowerShell, Perl) Good control of Linux and Windows Server environments Very good knowledge of interconnection techniques/network and network safety (networks, network segmentations, VLAN, routing, Firewall, Proxy, DNS, DHCP, NTP etc.) Mastery of Microsoft Office office tools (communication and documentation) Mastering technical connection and communication tools (RDP, SSH customers, SCP customers, Internet browsers, etc.) Microsoft certifications will be considered an important asset: MS Certified: Professional, Systems Administrator, Systems Engineer. Knowledge of ITIL methodology and similar experience in the banking field will be highly appreciated. Skills considered as a real asset: Knowledge of VMware VSPhere 7 (ESXI, VCENTER, POWACLI, Update Manager products and infrastructure) Understanding storage techniques in relation to virtualization infrastructure (Datastores, Mon, etc.) Knowledge of backup tools, in particular IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environment Knowledge of Nutanix hyperconverged systems Knowledge of the Servers of Servers Dell EMC Poweredge and HPE PROLIANT AND SYNERGY Knowledge of management and supervision tools Dell EMC OpenManage and HPE Oneview Knowledge of the tools and techniques for supervising Servers infrastructure (ZABBIX, SNMP etc.) Mastery of server deployment and migration techniques Microsoft Active Directory knowledge and user management and permissions Knowledge of database structures Language skills - mandatory: French/Technical English
Application System Engineer required! We have an exciting long-term Full time contract role for a client in Luxembourg. This role will require onsite presence but can allow some remote flexibility: a maximum of 2 days per week working from home. French fluency is an essential requirement for this role. The selected Application System Engineer will join the Unix team in Luxembourg managing 320 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, and 8 machines, 95% virtualized, hosting critical applications for the client's users. The environment: Power Servers running AIX 7 with PowerVM/VIO (NPIV, SEA), managing about 100 partitions under NIM, hosting critical applications and databases (Oracle, WebSphere Application Server, IBM Spectrum Protect, Swift, etc.). OpenShift clusters hosting critical applications. Open storage arrays (Windows/Linux). Entire backup infrastructure (software and hardware). The ideal Application System Engineer will have proven experience in the financial domain and be a good communicator. Your role as an Application System engineer will include: Primarily participating in various banking projects involving the installation and deployment of banking applications (web or not) and platform or version migrations. System tasks: filesystem expansion, OS patching, upgrades on AIX/RHEL or applications, third-party tool installations, Scripting, backup setup, Nagios monitoring configuration, daily system maintenance, system security hardening, and maintenance of banking applications or Middleware. Strict adherence to administrative procedures and organisational rules is essential (regular reporting, electronic requests to other teams, work hours, etc.). Skills and experience required: Real experience, versatility, good overall autonomy, and rigorous work ethic (testing, change management, production deployment, and documentation). The consultant must be aware of the critical environment they operate in: financial sector, high SLAs, and quality service for users. The consultant must be capable of executing their technical project, including analysis, LPAR AIX or Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) installations, application setup, testing, production deployment or migration, documentation, monitoring, securing, etc. Advanced knowledge of the AIX or RHEL operating system is required. Familiarity with security best practices (OS and application hardening, standard password changes). Proficiency in French is crucial for meetings, documentation writing, and reading. Please apply ASAP or get in touch for further info
28/11/2024
Project-based
Application System Engineer required! We have an exciting long-term Full time contract role for a client in Luxembourg. This role will require onsite presence but can allow some remote flexibility: a maximum of 2 days per week working from home. French fluency is an essential requirement for this role. The selected Application System Engineer will join the Unix team in Luxembourg managing 320 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, and 8 machines, 95% virtualized, hosting critical applications for the client's users. The environment: Power Servers running AIX 7 with PowerVM/VIO (NPIV, SEA), managing about 100 partitions under NIM, hosting critical applications and databases (Oracle, WebSphere Application Server, IBM Spectrum Protect, Swift, etc.). OpenShift clusters hosting critical applications. Open storage arrays (Windows/Linux). Entire backup infrastructure (software and hardware). The ideal Application System Engineer will have proven experience in the financial domain and be a good communicator. Your role as an Application System engineer will include: Primarily participating in various banking projects involving the installation and deployment of banking applications (web or not) and platform or version migrations. System tasks: filesystem expansion, OS patching, upgrades on AIX/RHEL or applications, third-party tool installations, Scripting, backup setup, Nagios monitoring configuration, daily system maintenance, system security hardening, and maintenance of banking applications or Middleware. Strict adherence to administrative procedures and organisational rules is essential (regular reporting, electronic requests to other teams, work hours, etc.). Skills and experience required: Real experience, versatility, good overall autonomy, and rigorous work ethic (testing, change management, production deployment, and documentation). The consultant must be aware of the critical environment they operate in: financial sector, high SLAs, and quality service for users. The consultant must be capable of executing their technical project, including analysis, LPAR AIX or Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) installations, application setup, testing, production deployment or migration, documentation, monitoring, securing, etc. Advanced knowledge of the AIX or RHEL operating system is required. Familiarity with security best practices (OS and application hardening, standard password changes). Proficiency in French is crucial for meetings, documentation writing, and reading. Please apply ASAP or get in touch for further info
