Administer and optimize VMware, Linux, enterprise storage, and production database infrastructure, while maintaining backup and recovery capabilities. Automate and standardize infrastructure operations, support business continuity and disaster recovery initiatives, and participate in on-call coverage while collaborating with platform, security, and development teams.
XTB is a global company from the financial industry, focusing on online trading of financial instruments. We are the largest FinTech in Poland and a leader in Central and Eastern Europe, and the range of our operations covers several countries, including Asia and South America. At XTB, we focus on the development of our employees, giving them opportunities to gain knowledge and skills in various fields, as well as offering a number of training and development programs. If you are looking for challenges and want to gain valuable experience in an international business environment, XTB is the right place for you.
We are looking for an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to join our infrastructure team. You will be responsible for maintaining, automating, and scaling our core on-prem and hybrid infrastructure — spanning VMware virtualization, enterprise storage, Linux environments, and critical database clusters.
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Responsibilities
Administering and optimizing VMware virtualization environments (vSphere / vCenter): cluster lifecycle, resource management, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
Maintaining and supporting production database environments (PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
Managing enterprise storage infrastructure (SAN / block & file storage) — capacity planning, performance diagnostics, and array maintenance.
Administering and hardening Linux servers (Ubuntu/Debian) across production and staging environments.
Overseeing enterprise backup and recovery solutions (Commvault) — designing retention policies, automation, and leading regular disaster recovery tests.
Automating operational workflows and standardizing infrastructure using Ansible, Bash, Python, and Git (IaC mindset).
Supporting BCP/DR initiatives
Participating in a structured on-call rotation to guarantee high availability of mission-critical systems.
Collaborating with cross-functional platform, security, and development teams.
Requirements
5+ years of hands-on experience in infrastructure engineering (on-premise / data center / hybrid environments).
Deep technical knowledge of VMware vSphere and vCenter administration and troubleshooting.
Operational experience with database clusters (PostgreSQL, MongoDB) — maintenance, replication, backup/restore, and health monitoring.
Strong practical administration skills in Linux (Debian/Ubuntu) — performance diagnostics, security hardening, and log analysis.
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