SENIOR VIRTUALIZATION TECHNICIAN

• 1 Position

Description of the functions and tasks:

• The purpose of this post is to provide support in the administration of the UNICC’s Virtualization infrastructure as well as customer dedicated infrastructures.
• Main duties and responsibilities:
• The incumbent will work under the direct supervision and guidance of the Virtualization services Team Lead (OPBO) in the Platform and Infrastructure Operations Unit, within the Operations Division (OP).
• The incumbent will perform the following duties but not limited to:
• Design and Implementation
• Monitoring and Optimization
• Automation and Scripting
• Collaboration and Communication
• Documentation and Reporting
• Continuous Improvement

Eligibility:

• This position is subject to local recruitment pursuant to staff rule 4.4 of the United Nations Staff Rules.

Compensation:

• Annual Salary Estimation (net of tax at single rate): Valencia, Spain: EUR 48,769.
• UNICC also offers generous leave and absence allowances, flexible working hours, overtime compensation, teleworking, access to training, and depending on eligibility other benefits such as relocation grant, dependency allowance, language allowance, or education grant.

Candidate profil:
Experience and Skills required:

• Essential:
• Minimum eight (8) years of relevant IT work experience in supporting and/or operating enterprise Virtualization Infrastructure and related services. A completed university degree from an accredited institution will be counted towards minimum work experience requirements.
• Proven hands-on experience in administering and troubleshooting market leader hypervisor solutions and related products.
• Deep understanding of KVM hypervisor architecture and its components.
• Proficiency in setting up, configuring, and managing OLVM environments.
• Strong knowledge of Linux system administration, including installation, configuration and maintenance.
• Experience with storage management and integration in virtualized environments.
• Expertise with scripting languages such as Python and Ansible for automation and task management.

• Desirable:
• Experience with other virtualization platforms such as VMware, Hyper-V, or Xen.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Knowledge of containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.

Education:

• Essential:
• Successful completion of secondary school education or its equivalent, supplemented by specialized training in IT.

• Desirable:
• Relevant certifications such as Oracle Linux Certified Implementation Specialist, Red Hat
• Certified Engineer (RHCE), or similar Linux/virtualization certifications ITIL, ISO20000, PRINCE2 certifications.
• Languages:
• English: Expert knowledge is required.
• Knowledge of the local language of the Duty Station is an advantage.

Working conditions:

• Contract: Staff (G6)
• Duration: Fixed Term
• Hours a day: 7.5
• Salary/ gross or net/ year: USD 48,769 (net, single rate)
• Place of work: Valencia, Spain

Application:

• Fill out company form (send inf there is a web page, pdf etc) https://www.unicc.org/