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SOCOTEC Global

Global TIC testing, inspection, certification

Senior Virtual Infrastructure & Cloud Specialist

Platform EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeGuyancourt, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Advanced administration of Linux systems, including Alma and Ubuntu, in production environments.
  • Experience with VMware VCF, including vSphere, vSAN, vCenter, and NSX-T/NSX-V.
  • Knowledge of VMware NSX micro-segmentation and overlay networking.
  • Experience administering Kubernetes clusters and using Helm and GitOps.
  • Experience with scripting and automation using Bash, Python, and Ansible.
  • Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or an equivalent tool.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, including GitLab CI.
  • Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK.
  • Knowledge of system and cluster security, including hardening and RBAC.
  • English proficiency is required.
  • Ability to analyze technical problems and propose suitable solutions.
  • Ability to design hybrid technical solutions combining on-premise infrastructure and cloud.
  • Ability to write technical documents, including technical architecture documents, procedures, and proof-of-concept reports.
  • Ability to conduct risk analyses and impact studies.
  • Ability to organize architecture studies and proofs of concept.
  • Ability to coordinate stakeholders and facilitate workshops.
  • Ability to communicate with experts and senior leadership.
  • Ability to raise alerts about ongoing projects.

Responsibilities

  • Recommend and implement methodological and technical solutions for system administration and operations, and monitor and secure those systems.
  • Design, implement, and maintain infrastructure and services in operational condition.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement, infrastructure and systems evolution, and industrialization.
  • Participate in IT integration projects for acquired companies.
  • Administer and operate the VMware Cloud Foundation platform, including vSphere, vSAN, vCenter, and NSX-T.
  • Design, deploy, and maintain virtualized network architectures with VMware NSX, including micro-segmentation, overlay networking, and distributed routing.
  • Ensure high availability, resilience, and performance of virtualized infrastructure.
  • Manage updates, patches, and evolution of the VMware stack.
  • Contribute to defining target architectures and implementing them.
  • Administer and operate Linux systems, including Alma and Ubuntu, in production environments.
  • Harden and secure systems through access management and audits.
  • Manage system performance, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
  • Automate system administration tasks through scripting.
  • Deploy, administer, and maintain Kubernetes clusters on-premise or through managed cloud services such as EKS.
  • Manage the lifecycle of containerized workloads using tools and practices such as Helm, Kustomize, and GitOps.
  • Secure Kubernetes clusters through RBAC, network policies, and secrets management.
  • Implement and maintain monitoring and observability solutions such as Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK.
  • Contribute to integrating CI/CD pipelines for application deployments.
  • Design and maintain Infrastructure as Code configurations using Terraform or an equivalent such as OpenTofu.
  • Industrialize infrastructure provisioning on-premise and in the cloud using reusable modules.
  • Integrate Infrastructure as Code into CI/CD pipelines, including GitLab CI.
  • Implement and follow GitOps and configuration-management best practices.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of processes and tools and to process optimization.
  • Respond to incidents by analyzing, diagnosing, and resolving them.
  • Participate in IT integration projects following company acquisitions.
  • Create or update technical documentation, including technical architecture documents, procedures, runbooks, and maps.
  • Monitor technology developments in virtualization, containerization, and cloud.
  • Analyze, diagnose, and resolve N2/N3 incidents within defined SLA deadlines.
  • Participate in on-call duties and scheduled maintenance interventions.
  • Participate in projects to open, evolve, or close sites, including integrating acquisitions in France and abroad.
  • Occasional short-duration travel of a few days in France or abroad may be required.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of the Dell ecosystem, including PowerScale, PowerStore, and PowerEdge.
  • Knowledge of ITIL methods and tools.
  • Knowledge of core AWS services, including EC2, S3, VPC, EKS, RDS, and IAM.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code on AWS using Terraform or CloudFormation.
  • Knowledge of AWS cloud security services, including Security Hub, GuardDuty, and Config.
  • Experience monitoring and optimizing AWS costs.
  • Knowledge of on-premise/AWS interconnection, including Direct Connect and VPN.
  • AWS certification, such as Solutions Architect or SysOps.

About the Company

SOCOTEC Global

Global TIC testing, inspection, certification

SOCOTEC Global provides Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) services for the construction and built environment. Its work spans technical inspection, risk management, safety compliance, and quality assurance across projects and facilities. The company achieves this through field inspections, laboratory testing, and certification processes conducted by experts, with a global network that supports projects from design through operation. Compared with competitors, SOCOTEC differentiates itself through a long history of sector specialization, a proven track record of strategic acquisitions that expanded its geographic reach (France, Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States) and its scale (revenue over €1.6 billion after recent acquisitions like Ninyo & Moore), and a focus on integrating services to cover the full TIC value chain. Its goal is to be a leading, globally trusted TIC partner for risk management, compliance, and performance improvement in the built environment.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Private
Total funding
$594M
Headquarters
Guyancourt, France
Founded
1953

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