Senior System Engineer

Your responsibilities will include:
Professional Tasks

Operation and Maintenance

• Operations and maintenance of server infrastructure support in STADA Data Centers (including Cloud Data Centers)
• System administration, server patching, supporting upgrades and resolution of incidents and problems according to the designed SLA
• Service monitoring and response to the incidents 24x7 according to the on-call schedule
• Developing scripts and utilizing industry standard tools for Windows system automation using PowerShell and/or other scripting languages
• Creating and automating deployment of standard images for server and client infrastructure
• Software deployment for server and client infrastructure
• Creating and improving the documentation for Corporate IT Infrastructure, including processes and procedures
• Collaborating with other teams to plan Windows automation strategies for implementing new systems and services
• Architecting systems with automation for security, scalability, reliability, and performance
• Suggesting and ensuring high security standards are implemented in the area of responsibility

Representing IT Infrastructure in projects and daily work

• Collaborating with IT Infrastructure teams in global STADA markets
• Suggesting best practices support leveraging cloud IaaS/PaaS services and traditional Data Center services
• Representing IT Infrastructure in Projects and business as usual activities related to new system implementation, system review and upgrade, mergers and acquisitions, information security, internal and external audits
• Acting as technical lead in smaller IT Infrastructure initiatives
• Participating in IT Infrastructure life cycle management and optimization
• Contributing to business case creation for the proposed IT Infrastructure improvement initiatives

Driving improvements and innovation

• Tracking market trends and recommending innovative and cost effective solutions
• Evaluating new technology and proposing improvements
• Proactively addressing structural improvement opportunities in IT Infrastructure
• Participating in RfP creation for selected initiatives and projects and providing technical recommendations and vendor selection support
• Creating reports and presentations related to the area of responsibility
• Being able to present in a clear and understandable way to different stakeholders
• Providing financial information for the annual budget; identify cost reductions / optimizations

Your qualifications:

• Master or Bachelor Degree (Information Technology or related field) or relevant working experience
• 5+ years experience with Microsoft Windows Server and network administration both on-premise and/or in public and private clouds
• 5+ years experience building and maintaining system automation using PowerShell or other scripting languages
• Experience with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, ADFS, Azure AD, System Center, WSUS
• Experience with Microsoft Azure and/or AWS
• Experience with Office365 deployment and administration including EMS
• Experience with virtualization infrastructure is an advantage
• Experience with monitoring tools
• Participated in 24X7 on-call rotation
• Knowledge of high availability and disaster recovery methods for complex applications deployed in multiple regions
• Documentation skills using tools like Visio, Powerpoint, Excel
• Unwavering operational focus to provide excellent service to our customers
• Knowledge of ITIL
• Fluent language skills English (additionally German is an advantage)