Senior SAN Storage Engineer

You will be part of the storage team within the Global Operations Division in our company. We provide standard 'state of the art' services for fast growing customers and other divisions within our company.

Your mission is to deliver and support enterprise storage solutions that provide stable services to meet our customers' needs. In this manner, you will collaborate with multiple teams (Cegeka group, customers and third parties) in order to identify the best technical solution for the customer, thus ensuring and obtaining the desired result.

As a member of the storage team, you will be involved in all aspects of managing and setting up storage environments. Besides managing different storage infrastructures and technologies, you will also handle complex performance analysis and troubleshooting. We also challenge you to identify opportunities so we can enhance / automate our processes and services. Your in-depth experience will allow you to advice and coach other members of the international team.

What does the job entail:

• Joining an international team to help building and managing our own cloud storage environments and dedicated customer environments
• Together with other senior engineers you decide on the standards and best practices for the environments
• You will be the go-to person and product owner for one or more technologies
• You will create and maintain technical procedures, manuals and processes
• On frequent moments in time, you will be responsible for handling a project on your own or assisting on one
• Participate in standby availability schedules (rotation about every 8 weeks) and planned maintenance windows
• Participate in a third line operational role with the other senior colleagues (rotation about every 7 weeks)
• You have an interest in automation and you would like to participate in automation related tasks
• Share knowledge with other team members and get involved in coaching and follow-up sessions with them

Who are we looking for?

• You have 5+ years' experience in a similar position
• You have hands-on experience with operating, managing and implementing enterprise storage systems
• You have extensive experience on one of following technologies: Dell PowerMax, Netapp, IBM Flashsystems or HPe Alletra
• You have extensive experience of Brocade SAN technology and its concepts
• You have good knowledge of Linux operating systems
• You have very good scripting skills. Knowledge on Bash, Ansible or Python is required
• Having experience with other SAN storage technologies is considered a plus
• Having experience with other NAS technologies and their concepts is considered a plus.
• You have a high analytical thinking capability to investigate and solve complex issues on your own
• Strong desire to work in a collaborative environment
• Ability to adapt quickly to constantly changing business priorities
• Passion for IT and strong interest in self-development
• Strong team spirit, initiative and involvement
• Punctuality and flexibility - Schedule adherence is one of the objectives of your activity and it will be taken into account during your performance evaluation
• Excellent English skills, both written and verbal
• Willing to travel (yearly trip to Belgium) for training or workshops

What we offer you:

• 22 annual vacation days, 3 sick days that are not carried to the next year (no medical certificate required)
• A seniority day is added every 3 years in the company
• Floating days - free day for every public holiday that falls on the weekend, with the exception of holidays which always fall during the weekend
• A performance-based annual bonus prorated according to the number of worked months in a year
• Private medical insurance
• Access to an online benefit platform, with a monthly allowance of 690 RON, which you can choose to invest in different wellbeing, financial, or retail packages
• Financial support for the birth of your child or unhappy events
• A work culture based on cooperation and development - customized learning paths through external providers as well as special development programs.
• We offer remote work flexibility, driven by smart working principles and aligned with team goals and values
• Wellbeing initiatives to encourage a healthy work life balance through webinars, specialized sessions and internal programs, per our colleagues' input
• Moments that matter, like recurring hangout parties, team buildings, team bonding events.