System Engineering Specialist

System Engineering SpecialistLocation: Strasbourg, France (EU Institution)
Contract Type: Freelance, Full-time, 1-Year Contract
Overview: An EU institution in Strasbourg is looking for a highly skilled System Engineering Specialist for a full-time, freelance role on a 1-year contract. The position involves designing, implementing, and managing complex IT infrastructure, ensuring high availability, and providing expert support for critical systems. We seek a professional with at least 9 years of experience in system engineering or architecture, preferably within secure or high-compliance environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide IT support, design, and troubleshooting for large server environments, SAN farms, and complex platforms.
• Configure and troubleshoot virtual environments, including VMware vSphere, vSAN, and Horizon.
• Manage server operations with a strong grasp of UNIX, Linux, and Windows OS.
• Design, implement, and manage backup and restore solutions (e.g., VEEAM, StoreOnce).
• Administer servers, blade systems, composable infrastructure, and various storage systems (traditional SAN, CEPH, VSAN).
• Manage OCP platforms in DevOps mode with supporting tools like Red Hat Service Mesh, GitHub, Helm, GitOps, Ansible Automation Platform, and Kafka.
• Develop, execute, and troubleshoot scripts using Ansible and PowerShell.
• Oversee PKI and certificate management, and manage monitoring systems such as Nagios and Splunk.
• Administer Oracle infrastructure, mail servers, antivirus, and centralized software deployment.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 9 years of relevant professional experience in system engineering, architecture, or similar roles.
• Advanced expertise in VMware environments, server management, and OS administration (Redhat, Windows).
• Proficiency in backup and storage management solutions, scripting (Ansible, PowerShell), and centralized IT security policy management.
• Familiarity with Active Directory/LDAP, mail servers, Oracle HW, and distributed file systems.
• Experience in secure or high-compliance environments is highly desired.

Security Requirements:

• No security clearance is required. However, the selected candidate must provide a fresh criminal record certificate (not older than 30 days from the signature of the Specific Contract) and a copy of their national ID or passport.
• A declaration of confidentiality and protection of information systems, along with a non-conflict of interest document, will be required prior to the start date.

Contract Details:

• Position Type: Full-time, Freelance
• Duration: 1-Year Contract
• Location: On-site in Strasbourg, France