VMware Virtualization Engineer

About the role

Freedom Finance Technologies is a Cyprus‑based fintech company developing trading and banking IT products. We are looking for a VMware Virtualization Engineer to strengthen our Virtualization and Network Infrastructure team and work remotely on production virtualization platforms.

Key responsibilities

• Operate and develop production virtualization infrastructure based on VMware vSphere (ESXi, vCenter).
• Support high‑availability clusters and participate in incident resolution.
• Analyze and resolve technical issues related to hypervisor performance, network infrastructure, and storage systems.
• Work with storage systems using Fibre Channel and iSCSI, including zoning and multipathing.
• Collaborate with the network team to ensure proper operation of the virtualization environment.
• Participate in installation, connection, and commissioning of server hardware.
• Operate server remote management systems (iDRAC and similar tools).
• Take part in infrastructure modernization, migration, and testing projects.

Required profile

• Experience administering VMware vSphere in a production environment.
• Understanding of VMware architecture, including ESXi scheduler, NUMA, memory management, and storage subsystem.
• Experience with storage systems: Fibre Channel zoning, multipathing, latency and performance analysis.
• Knowledge of networking technologies for virtualization: VLANs, trunks, LACP, MTU/jumbo frames, basic L2/L3 principles.
• Understanding of KVM virtualization principles and differences from VMware.
• Experience with enterprise‑grade server hardware (Dell, Supermicro or similar).
• Experience with server remote management tools (iDRAC), firmware updates and hardware diagnostics.
• Strong independent troubleshooting and technical problem‑solving skills.
• Native Russian language proficiency.

Required skills

• VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter
• Fibre Channel, iSCSI storage
• VLAN, trunking, LACP, MTU/jumbo frames
• KVM virtualization
• NUMA architecture, memory management
• Dell and Supermicro server hardware
• iDRAC remote management

What we offer

• Fully remote work with daytime and evening hours aligned to Moscow time zone.
• Service contract with a Cyprus‑based company.
• Fixed monthly salary paid in euros.
• Paid annual leave of 21 working days and additional paid day off each month.
• Paid sick leave and public holidays (New Year until Jan 4‑6, May 1‑2 or May 8‑9).
• Coverage of professional training courses and online conferences.
• Training on company products and processes.
• Opportunities for growth and development within the company.