Senior VMware & Infrastructure Administrator

At IDEMIA, we aim to offer our employees, a dynamic and exciting environment where you have opportunities for career growth and professional development.

Internal mobility is a great way for you to energize your career and to build your personal brand. It’s also a great way to explore other functions, professions or countries as IDEMIA operates in different businesses and in 50+ locations around the world.

Purpose This role is responsible for addressing all IDEMIA IT related issues in accordance with the relevant service-level agreements and cooperating with technical teams to ensure customer satisfaction.

The role is a short term contract for 2 years (replacement due to parental leave). Key Missions

• Solves and documents Level 1 and sometimes Level 2 IT needs of users and productive operations associated with a ticket
• Supports the installation and maintenance of operating systems, software and applications within the right standards and processes
• Manages communication with internal and external customer from the point of raising request to the resolution in partnership with other departments
• Assists external providers or vendors during certain IT activities and ensures they work in compliance with the company standards
• Manages IT assets (computer and communications equipment, servers, and licenses)
• Manages and coordinates access to IT tools while ensuring compliance with security standards
• Gives support to the server infrastructure, virtualization, communications, and security to guarantee its availability
• Contributes to IT Strategy definition
• Liaises with internal customers to ensure service is in line with business needs
• Manages an IT Team and ensures that the IT strategy and processes are properly followed by the team

Profile & Other Information We are looking for a Senior VMware & Infrastructure Administrator with 5–8 years of experience in enterprise environments.

The ideal candidate is a VMware specialist with strong Linux and Windows administration skills, capable of supporting and improving critical infrastructure platforms. Beyond day-to-day operations, they should be comfortable handling complex technical issues, automation initiatives, and infrastructure improvement projects.

This position is primarily focused on Operations / Run activities (L1/L2/L3 support).

Required Skills

• Strong experience with VMware vSphere, vCenter and ESXi.
• Good administration knowledge of Linux and Windows Server.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise Storage technologies (SAN, NAS, vSAN).
• Hands-on experience with Backup and Recovery solutions (Veeam, Commvault).
• Good understanding of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity concepts.
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals.
• Scripting and automation skills (Ansible).
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical capabilities.

Bonus Skills

• Experience with CI/CD tools and practices (GitLab CI, Jenkins).
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).
• Experience automating infrastructure and operational tasks using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or Ansible.

The role is a short term contract for 2 years (replacement due to parental leave). Seize all the opportunities of our fast-paced environment. Expect the unexpected.