Cloud (Technology) Engineer for FCI (m/f/d)

Our brand Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions Slovakia entered the life of Košice region in 2006 under the name of T-Systems Slovakia and ever since has been inextricably linked with the region when became one of the founding members of Košice IT Valley. We have managed to grow from scratch to the second largest employer in the eastern part of the country with more than 3900 employees. Our goal is to proactively find new ways to improve and continuously transform into the type of company providing innovative information and communication technology services.

Purpose

• Perform, coordinate and improve most complex activities (3rd level environment) needed to provide IT services and the supporting infrastructure in order to fulfill relevant KPI’s
• Plan, implement and maintain a stable technical infrastructure to support organization’s business processes
• Identify weaknesses in used processes and eliminate them following industry and internal standards.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Design and implement a SUSE-based virtualization platform using KVM as the hypervisor
• Define standard VM blueprints (CPU, RAM, storage, network) for SAP and non-SAP workloads.
• Deploy and configure a LINSTOR storage cluster to provide scalable, redundant block and/or object storage.
• Integrate LINSTOR with the KVM platform for guest disk volumes and SAP storage needs.
• Establish capacity planning, data protection, and failure handling guidelines for the software definde storage layer.
• Implement Software-Defined Networking (SDN, OpenNebular) for flexible tenant isolation, micro-segmentation, and multi-tenant support.
• Define security zones, firewall rules, and routing patterns aligned with SAP and enterprise requirements.
• Development of high level and low level documents for the respective area (Compute, Storage, Network, Container, Orchestration)
• Integration of new platform components into the existing integration points / standard technologies (such as AdminLan, etc.)
• Standardize on Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (infrastructure provisioning) and Ansible (configuration management).
• Build reusable modules/roles to automate: Host provisioning and configuration.
• Enable request, change, and incident workflows that trigger automation (Terraform/Ansible) and update CMDB where needed.
• Maintain a living architecture document covering all layers: compute, storage, network, automation, observability, integrations.
• Produce operational documentation: installation guides, runbooks, troubleshooting procedures, “how-to” guides for consumers (e.g., SAP teams).
• Provide lightweight project and stakeholder management to prioritize features, manage risks, and align with business and SAP roadmaps.

YOU WILL SUCCEED IF YOU:

• Have strong hands-on experience with Linux administration, Kubernetes, and virtualization technologies.
• Understand data center architectures, networking fundamentals, and infrastructure operations.
• Apply security best practices and maintain a high level of security awareness.
• Are organized, able to manage your time effectively, and create clear technical documentation.
• Take ownership of complex infrastructure environments and proactively drive improvements.
• Communicate effectively and collaborate well within cross-functional teams.

Nice to have:

• Experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana and Prometheus.
• Knowledge of ITIL processes and experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

WHY SHOULD YOU CHOOSE US?

We believe in balance between work and personal life. An attractive and extensive work-life balance portfolio guarantees lasting motivation for employees and thus a better quality of life, promotes physical and mental well-being and contributes to a positive work environment. All this with the aim of providing more freedom in reconciling work, career growth, private life and individual lifestyle. Therefore we offer to our employees over 25 different benefits to improve their personal and professional life in these areas:

• Financial benefits
• Benefits with focus on learning and development
• Benefits with focus on health and sport
• Benefits with focus on family and work - life balance
• Other benefits

For more information about our benefits click to Benefits

Salary

Final salary is negotiable.

We are offering base salary depending on seniority level and previous experience of candidate. In addition to base salary we provide variable part and other financial benefits. Base salary will not be lower than 1270€ /brutto.

Additional information

* Please be informed that our remote working possibility is only available within Slovakia due to European taxation regulation.