Platform Architect (Virtualization, Automation) (REF5559J)

As Hungary’s most attractive employer in 2025 (according to Randstad’s representative survey), Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions is a subsidiary of the Deutsche Telekom Group. The company provides a wide portfolio of IT and telecommunications services with more than 5300 employees. We have hundreds of large customers, corporations in Germany and in other European countries.

DT-ITS recieved the Best in Educational Cooperation award from HIPA in 2019, acknowledged as the the Most Ethical Multinational Company in 2019. The company continuously develops its four sites in Budapest, Debrecen, Pécs and Szeged and is looking for skilled IT professionals to join its team.

The Platform Architect is responsible for designing and evolving a Non‑VMware private cloud platform within the FCI Service Family, based on open‑source technologies. The platform is built on KVM virtualization, complemented by software‑defined networking and storage solutions, with a strong focus on automation using Terraform and Ansible.  Platform will  server enterprise and SAP workloads by  secure, scalable, and highly automated infrastructure.

The primary focus is on end‑to‑end platform design and implementation, leveraging KVM and related open‑source technologies across compute, network, and storage layers.  -  as technical platform  architect  (good  knowledge on virtualization  -KVM   &  software define network  and storage)

Key reponsabilities

• Design and implement a SUSE-based virtualization platform using KVM as the hypervisor
• Ensure the platform is certified and optimized for SAP workloads, including sizing, high availability, and performance requirements.
• Integrate automation with CI/CD pipelines to enable repeatable, testable infrastructure changes
• Integrate the platform and automation workflows with ServiceNow (or similar ITSM tools).
• 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.
• Provide lightweight project and stakeholder management to prioritize features, manage risks, and align with business and SAP roadmaps.
• Standardize on Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (infrastructure provisioning) and Ansible (configuration management).
• Build reusable modules/roles to automate: Host provisioning and configuration.

Required Skills

• Virtualization Architecture
• Linux / SUSE
• Security Engineering
• Enterprise Networking & SDN
• Data Center Infrastructure
• Strong communication and self-management skills
• English knowledge

Nice to Have

• Terraform & Ansible
• Grafana & Prometheus
• Technical documentation
• ITIL / Agile
• German language

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