Mandatory
Location: Brussels
Hybrid: 3 days on-site + 2 remotely in Belgium
EU Nationals only
Secondary School Education or higher
min. 4 years of relevant experience 

Role:System Administrator (SAD)

Administers ICT system components related to hosting services to meet service requirements. Installs, configures and upgrades ICT systems and infrastructure components. Administers day-to-day operations to ensure continuity of service, recovery, security and performance needs across server, virtualization, storage and backup environments.

Nature of the tasks

• Investigate, diagnose and solve system, hardware and software related problems.
• Install, configure and upgrade infrastructure software, including monitoring solutions.
• Test and validate upgrades and infrastructure changes.
• Schedule installation and maintenance activities to minimize service disruption.
• Monitor, diagnose and resolve infrastructure performance and availability issues.
• Analyse storage environments and recommend optimisation or remediation actions.
• Install, maintain and support Data Centre hardware infrastructure (servers, enclosures, UPS, patch panels, tape libraries, cabling, etc.).
• Upgrade and configure NetApp storage systems, including MetroCluster environments.  
• Administer enterprise storage platforms including EMC VMAX/PMAX, HDS, HP, IBM and Pure Storage systems.
• Build and maintain VMware vSphere clusters and virtualization environments.
• Manage backup infrastructure solutions including NetBackup and Veritas PureDisk Appliance.
• Ensure compliance with organisational procedures to maintain integrity and security of systems and infrastructure.

Knowledge and skills

• In-depth knowledge of Data Centre hardware infrastructure.
• In-depth knowledge of Windows/Linux server operating systems.
• In-depth knowledge of hypervisor solutions (VMware/Hyper-V).
• In-depth knowledge of enterprise storage technologies (SAN/NAS, NetApp, EMC, Pure Storage).
• In-depth knowledge of backup and recovery solutions.
• Experience with VMware vSphere cluster administration.
• Experience with racking, cabling and connecting hardware in Data Centres.
• Experience with advanced troubleshooting and infrastructure performance analysis.
• CI/CD, kubernetes, docker, automisation etc
• Ability to work independently.

Technical certifications

• SolarWinds Certified Professional
• MCSE/MCSA: Windows Server 2012 or above
• Microsoft Azure Administrator
• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA®) or above
• Linux Professional Institute LPIC-1 or above
• Oracle Certified Professional Oracle Linux
• VMware Certified Professional – Cloud Management and Automation (VCP-CMA) or above
• NetApp Certified Data Administrator
• Dell Systems Administrator (DCS-SA) / Platform Engineer (DCS-PE)
• Disaster Recovery Certified Specialist (DRCS)