Senior Systems Infrastructure Engineer (VMware)
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Description
What makes us Qlik?
A Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Leader for 14 years in a row, Qlik transforms complex data landscapes into actionable insights, driving strategic business outcomes. Serving over 40,000 global customers, our portfolio leverages pervasive data quality and advanced AI/ML capabilities that lead to better decisions, faster.
We excel in integration and governance solutions that work with diverse data sources, and our real-time analytics uncover hidden patterns, empowering teams to address complex challenges and seize new opportunities.
The Systems Infrastructure Engineer Role
Embark on an exciting journey as a System Infrastructure Engineer at Qlik. Join our seasoned team dedicated to supporting a vast Windows Server infrastructure and critical applications spanning traditional data centers and cutting-edge cloud platforms.
What makes this role interesting?
Diverse Challenges: Tackle a spectrum of challenges from configuring VMware technologies to ensuring high availability and disaster recovery practices.
Innovative Technologies: Engage with cutting-edge technologies like Tanzu, NSX, Aria vSAN, and vSphere, contributing to the evolution of our infrastructure.
Here's how you'll be making an impact:
Proactive Troubleshooter: Take charge of installing, tuning, and troubleshooting VMware, demonstrating your expertise in high-pressure situations.
Holistic Monitoring: Ensure the seamless monitoring of application components, covering hardware, OS, and application levels, and proactively respond to alerts.
Collaborative Approach: Work closely with cross-functional teams, leading troubleshooting efforts and contributing to a culture of collaborative problem-solving.
Process Enhancement: Create and document efficient processes, from server creation to alert responses, elevating the team's operational efficiency.
Customer-Centric Support: Handle day-to-day support activities, showcasing strong customer service, and contribute to live calls for production support incidents.
We're looking for a teammate with:
- Over 6 years of IT experience, with recent 3+ years in enterprise environments, showcasing extensive VMware knowledge.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, coupled with a customer-centric approach.
- Familiarity with cloud technologies like AWS, Azure, and GCP, and hands-on experience with Veeam, networking concepts, and TCP/IP routing.
- Proven ability to respond to critical issues, manage trouble tickets, and drive towards permanent resolutions.
- Active participation in infrastructure architecture, contributing to hardware sizing, effort estimation, and security.
- Experience with Windows and Unix/Linux environments, infrastructure-as-code tools, and virtual environments like OpenStack or Nutanix.
The location for this role is:
UK - ideally near London/ South East or remote
Apply now and help us to shape the future of infrastructure technology!
More about Qlik and who we are:
Find out more about life at Qlik on social: Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and X/Twitter, and to see all other opportunities to join us and our values, check out our Careers Page.
What else do we offer?
- Genuine career progression pathways and mentoring programs
- Culture of innovation, technology, collaboration, and openness
- Flexible, diverse, and international work environment
Giving back is a huge part of our culture. Alongside an extra "change the world" day plus another for personal development, we also highly encourage participation in our Corporate Responsibility Employee Programs
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