System Engineer - Virtualization | System Engineer - Virtualization (f/m/d)

Job Summary

This role is for an experienced System Engineer passionate about virtualization, Linux, and automation, focusing on designing, implementing, and operating a highly available, cloud-like HCI platform that supports one of Europe's largest email services (over 42 million users). The platform leverages Harvester and Kubernetes for virtualization (KubeVirt) and is managed using GitOps principles. The successful candidate will be responsible for automating provisioning, lifecycle management, troubleshooting, and monitoring using tools like Ansible and Python, while ensuring robust integration of distributed storage and compute resources. This position is ideal for someone who thrives on performance challenges, building scalable clusters, and laying the groundwork for future Kubernetes-native services, offering the opportunity to take architectural ownership of a high-impact, large-scale virtualization estate.