Compute & Storage Subject Matter Expert

About this Position The Compute & Storage Subject Matter Expert will be responsible for providing technical leadership for compute and storage platforms in on-premises and cloud environments, designing, managing, and optimizing virtualization architectures (VMware, Hyper-V, Azure Local), hyperconverged systems, and containers using OpenShift and Kubernetes. In this key role, you will drive infrastructure automation through Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), CI/CD, and advanced Linux and Windows server administration, while ensuring operational resilience through backup, replication, and disaster recovery strategies. What you´ll do Act as the technical SME for compute and storage platforms across on-prem and cloud environments. Design, implement, and manage virtualization platforms (e.g. Azure local, VMware, Hyper-V, Openshift). Provide guidance on hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) and modern datacenter solutions. Oversee infrastructure lifecycle management including provisioning, patching, upgrades, and decommissioning • Lead architecture and operations for storage systems including NAS and enterprise storage solutions. Expertise in enterprise storage solutions (NAS, SAN concepts), performing tiering, caching, and data locality. Manage and optimize container platforms such as OpenShift and Kubernetes. Support CI/CD pipelines and enable platform reliability for application teams. Drive automation using Terraform and other DevOps tools for infrastructure provisioning and management. What makes you a good fit 10+ years of enterprise Datacenter operations and infrastructure engineering. Tracks progress, addresses issues, identifies and mitigates risks. Navigates change request prioritization and negotiation. Works independently in fast-paced, high-pressure, high-priority environments. Strong planning, facilitation, and organizational skills. Some perks of joining Henkel Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year Diverse national and international growth opportunities Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares Flexible Benefits Meal vouchers Savings fund Friday early finish At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, disabilities, and generations.