Skaylink

Senior System Engineer – Virtualization

Skaylink

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Essen • 🇩🇪 Germany

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

LinuxVMware

About the role

  • You operate, maintain and further develop Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware vSphere/ESXi clusters.
  • You plan and implement high-availability solutions, live migrations and vMotion.
  • You analyze capacity and performance (CPU, RAM, storage, network) and optimize the platforms.
  • You perform maintenance, patches and upgrades and support migrations and hardware refreshes.
  • You analyze incidents at the hypervisor level and resolve them sustainably.
  • You create and maintain documentation, standards and runbooks.
  • You work closely with adjacent infrastructure teams.

Requirements

  • You have solid experience with Microsoft Hyper-V (Cluster, CSV, Live Migration, Replica) and Windows Server.
  • You bring very good knowledge of VMware vSphere/ESXi (vCenter, HA/DRS, Storage Policies, vMotion).
  • You understand datacenter architectures including SAN, storage, network (VLAN, MTU, LACP) and backup concepts.
  • You use PowerShell confidently, e.g., for Hyper-V, Failover Cluster or PowerCLI.
  • You work in a structured, analytical manner and remain solution-oriented even during complex incidents.
  • Bonus points for experience with Proxmox, Xen/XCP-ng, automation, monitoring, Veeam, Linux or relevant certifications (e.g., VMware VCP, Proxmox or Xen).
Benefits
  • Purpose – Apply your expertise (on projects with renowned companies such as BMW Group, Henkel or KWS)
  • Flexibility – Find your balance (including workation and flexible vacation arrangements)
  • Development – Arrive and progress (e.g., Skaylink Campus, development talks, regular employee surveys)
  • Rest – Recharge (e.g., 30 days of vacation, Dec 24 and Dec 31 off, sabbatical)
  • Mobility – Getting from A to B (e.g., BusinessBike, subsidy for the Deutschland-Ticket)
  • Equipment – Technology that moves you forward (Windows, company phone)
  • Support – Feel comfortable (e.g., Employee Referral Program, Corporate Benefits, workplace glasses, 5 paid child-sick days per year)
  • Events – Get together and celebrate (e.g., summer and Christmas parties, team events, cross-company tech talks)
  • Togetherness – We are Skaylink!

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
Microsoft Hyper-VVMware vSpherevCenterPowerShellvMotionSANnetworkautomationmonitoringLinux
Soft skills
analyticalsolution-orientedstructured
Certifications
VMware VCPProxmoxXen