As part of our continued growth, Neo Group is recruiting on behalf of one of our local partners, leveraging our network of 1,400 talented professionals across 10+ countries. Together, we are committed to delivering innovative, data-driven solutions that empower our clients and foster professional growth within a dynamic and collaborative workplace.
We are on the lookout for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join our Engineering Team.
Key Responsibilities
- Linux System Administration: Operate and maintain Linux infrastructure based on Debian and Rocky Linux.
- Virtualization & Cluster Management: Operate and maintain Proxmox VE clusters and virtual machines.
- Virtual Machine Lifecycle: Manage the full lifecycle of virtual machines, including provisioning, migration, upgrade, and decommissioning.
- System Updates & Upgrades: Plan and perform Linux and Proxmox updates/upgrades, including major version upgrades.
- Production Maintenance Planning: Plan and execute infrastructure maintenance activities in production environments.
- Data Protection & Disaster Recovery: Manage VM/server backup and restore processes and validate recovery procedures.
- Infrastructure Troubleshooting: Troubleshoot infrastructure issues across compute, storage, operating systems, and networking.
- Automation & Scripting: Automate repetitive operational tasks using Ansible and scripting.
- Infrastructure Migrations: Participate in infrastructure migrations and production changes.
- Change Management & Risk Mitigation: Prepare change plans, validation steps, and rollback procedures for high-risk infrastructure changes.
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with Linux infrastructure.
- Strong knowledge of Debian / Rocky Linux.
- Hands-on production experience with Proxmox VE, KVM/QEMU and Proxmox clusters.
- Good understanding of cluster concepts including quorum, Corosync and failure scenarios.
- Strong practical experience with ZFS, including pools, datasets, snapshots, replication, disk replacement and failure recovery.
- Experience with VM migration and live migration.
- Experience performing Linux and Proxmox updates/upgrades.
- Strong Linux administration knowledge including systemd, package management, boot process, filesystems, LVM, RAID, mounts, permissions, SSH and sudo.
- Good understanding of Linux networking: TCP/IP, routing, VLANs, bonding, DNS, MTU and firewall basics.
- Hands-on experience with backup and restore, including recovery after VM or server failures.
- Understanding of backup, snapshot and replication concepts.
- Experience with Proxmox Backup Server or similar solutions.
- Practical experience with Ansible, Bash and Git.
- Strong troubleshooting skills for CPU, memory, disk I/O, filesystem and network issues.
Nice to Have
- Experience with shared or distributed storage systems, such as Ceph, SAN, iSCSI, NFS or similar solutions.
- Python.
- Monitoring systems such as Zabbix, Prometheus, VictoriaMetrics or Grafana.
- Experience with physical servers and data center hardware.
- Hardware RAID / HBA.
- IPMI / iDRAC / iLO.
- Experience participating in disaster recovery or infrastructure migration projects.
Soft Skills
- Strong ownership and responsibility.
- Careful approach to production changes.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues independently.
- Good documentation and communication skills.
- Focus on automation, reliability and operational simplicity.
Benefits
- Recharge your batteries with 20 paid working vacation days annually to explore, relax, and rejuvenate.
- Kick off your birthday month with a bang! Not only do you get heartfelt birthday wishes from your team, but you also enjoy a fully-paid day off.
- Get legal support for obtaining a local work/residence permit.
- Prioritize your health with compensation for wellness activities.
- Experience an international work environment with a passionate, motivated, and professional team.
- We support your health by partially or fully reimbursing medical insurance costs, depending on the chosen plan.
- Invest in your growth using professional development compensation.
- Boost your energy and morale with complimentary snacks available in the office.
- Foster camaraderie and celebrate achievements through engaging in corporate events throughout the year.