Senior Virtualization & Automation Expert (all humans)

Náplň práce, právomoci a zodpovednosti:

Make a difference in the financial life of millions of people: At Erste Digital you are co-creating the digital future, in which better financial health is possible. #believeinyourself

We are part of Erste Group – the largest banking group in Central and Eastern Europe with more than 2,500 branches and over 45,000 employees. Our more than 2,000 IT experts and enthusiasts are the bank's Digital Muscle.

What to do:

• Operate and improve virtualization platforms (VMware vSphere, VCF, vCenter, OpenShift Virtualization)

• Design and evolve scalable, highly available infrastructure environments

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize systems using tools such as vROps, Prometheus, and Grafana

• Automate provisioning and lifecycle management using Terraform, Ansible, and PowerShell

• Integrate AI-driven automation capabilities into operational workflows

• Develop and maintain runbooks, manage incidents, and ensure SLA/SLO compliance

• Apply security best practices, including least privilege and secure secrets management

• Support critical operations, including participation in on-call activities

Zamestnanecké výhody, benefity:
Why you will like us:

• Possibility to benefit and learn from our international, talented and passionate community at Erste

• Interest groups and clubs: Take part in discussions and get involved in projects. Numerous interest groups invite you to engage with a topic

• Health Care – Taking care of your health is important. That’s why we contribute to your above standard medical examination and provide a helpline in case of hard lifetime situations. You also receive a salary compensation during sick leave

• Work-Life-Balance – Sabbatical, paternity leave, contribution to marriage & childbirth, 4 days of extra holiday per year, contribution to the 3rd pillar and MultiSport card. This is how we promote a balance between work, leisure, and family

• Employee Referral Program – Become a talent scout for career opportunities in IT. We are rewarding every successful referral for Erste Digital

• A competitive and performance-related salary dependent on your professional and personal qualifications is granted - we are obliged by law to quote the minimum wage of EUR 3000,- gross per month for this full time position. But this is just a formality, we are more than happy to discuss your actual expectations.

The way we are:

Erste Group considers the diversity of its employees as key to innovation and success. As employer we are proud to offer everyone equal chances, irrespective of age, skin colour, religious belief, gender, sexual orientation or origin.

Požiadavky na zamestnanca:
You check these boxes:

• Active working experience in the last 5+ years with VMware and/or OpenShift Virtualization

• Strong knowledge of infrastructure concepts (networking, storage, high availability, disaster recovery, backup)

• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and configuration tools such as Ansible

• Experience with CI/CD tools and version control systems (e.g., Git)

• Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or vROps

• Familiarity with AI-driven automation or integration of AI into operational workflows

• Understanding of security practices such as secrets management and access control

• Professional proficiency in German and English

Professional skills

• Builds reliable systems and thinks ahead about what can go wrong, making sure things keep working and improve over time.

• Takes ownership of work from start to finish and works closely with others to get the right outcome for the user.

• Keeps things simple, focuses on what matters, and removes unnecessary steps or complexity.

• Acts quickly on the most important work, adapts when needed, and learns from feedback.

• Supports others, leads by example, and helps create an environment where people can do their best work.

• Learns fast, adjusts easily to change, and keeps improving in a fast-moving environment.

• Delivers strong results and helps raise the level of the whole team.

• Contributes to a positive team culture by being open, respectful, and constructive, and by not tolerating toxic behavior.