Description
We currently have a vacancy for a for a System Administrator to provide IT support services within a renowned European Institution in Ispra. Duration: initial 220 days + extension options.
Tasks & Responsibilities
The main tasks will be managing the EMC, Oracle and Linux systems/applications and also taking part in the normal tasks performed by the team (storage management, database management, backup routines ...).
- Administration of infrastructures, systems and services, such as file and print-services, RDS service, specific systems and software and hosted applications;
- 2nd level support;
- Installation and configuration of system components and server software;
- Operating and monitoring of infrastructure, systems, Servers perform configuration management tasks & procedures;
- "Incident handling, problem handling: analysis and resolution, problem definition, analysis and resolution: preliminary diagnosis of software and hardware problems, co-ordination with the central IT departments";
- Advise in areas such as capacity management, contingency planning, IT service continuity management, automation of repetitive tasks, security;
- Coordinate with hosting services;
- Coordinate with database management teams;
- Scripting & configurations in context of systems & infrastructure;
- Handling of backups and restore operations of systems & infrastructure;
- Participate in defining and documenting configuration of systems & infrastructure;
- Participate in defining and documenting operational procedures;
- Participate in architectural design/reviews; Draft technical content for knowledge base for use of upstream support teams;
- Evaluation and implementation of security standards;
- Security administration and monitoring, in adherence to the security rules imposed by the Commission's central security service (complemented by local rules where needed); under supervision of the LISO (Local Information Security Officer);
- Participation in coordination and project meetings;
Knowledge required
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or other related field;
- A minimum of 12 years of higher studies and professional IT experience;
- A minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience;
- Administration of server virtualization platforms (VMware vSphere Enterprise)
- System administration of Windows Servers (Windows 2008 and 2012)
- Willing to work in a busy team where learning new skills is essential;
- Professional attitude and service-oriented attitude;
- Availability to work outside working hours and to be part of an on-call schema;
- Capacity to share the knowledge with the other members of the team;
- Ability to work both in service mode for delivery of daily operations and in project mode for the introduction of new service elements;
- Excellent command of English, both written and spoken and good knowledge of Italian.
The following practical experience is desirable:
- Administration of complex IT environments;
- Support for users of scientific information systems;
- System administration of Linux Servers (RedHat Enterprise Linux, CentOS and others);
- Configuration of CIFS and NFS storage protocols and Netapp NAS storage infrastructure;
- Administration of enterprise backup systems (EMC2 Networker);
- ITIL service management framework;
- Production of technical documentation and training manuals for management and users;
Award/Others
- The applicants attention is drawn to the important role that the curriculum vitae plays in the evaluation. Curriculum vitae shall illustrate the specific skills relevant to this request.
- We would like to receive CVs of suitable candidates together with pricing quotations, based on a daily net rate including travel costs for the services described.
- CV-format: ITSS Form is mandatory and can be provided
Provider
infom consulting is an owner-managed business and consulting firm in Germany. The company supports large corporations and larger SMEs across Europe. Our IT experts are realising projects for the European Institutions, United Nations agencies, International Organisations and multinational companies across the EU.