Senior IT Systems Administrator (Infrastructure & Security)

Quick Facts

• Permanent, full-time role focused on Infrastructure & Security
• Focus on building and maintaining a scalable, highly available IT infrastructure

Description

You will design, operate, and secure a scalable, highly available IT infrastructure for a hospital environment, combining enterprise architecture with automation and modern security approaches. The role covers implementation and optimization of server, network, and storage systems (with a strong Windows focus), virtualization, and security strategy. You will also monitor operations, analyze issues using monitoring and anomaly detection results, and continuously evaluate and integrate new technologies.

Role Description / Responsibilities

• Plan and optimize the IT system landscape for stability, scalability, and security
• Implement technical solutions across server, storage, and network infrastructure and related applications
• Develop IT security strategies including risk management and appropriate documentation
• Monitor day-to-day operations; own maintenance processes and system availability
• Analyze failures and evaluate outputs from monitoring and anomaly detection systems
• Research, assess, and integrate new technologies via projects

Requirements

• Completed degree in (business) informatics or comparable qualification; alternatively, an apprenticeship as IT specialist for systems integration with relevant experience
• At least 5 years of experience designing and operating complex IT infrastructures
• Strong knowledge in designing, implementing, and optimizing server, network, and storage infrastructures
• Knowledge of Active Directory
• Experience with IT security solutions
• Experience with monitoring, backup, and disaster recovery systems
• Very good understanding of Windows-based systems and network technologies
• Experience with virtualization (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V, or similar)
• Ability to proactively develop infrastructure, identify vulnerabilities, and implement automation
• Ideally: knowledge of standards and norms such as ISO 27001 or IT-Grundschutz
• Independent, structured working style and high personal responsibility
• Preventive IT security mindset and risk management experience
• Before starting work: proof of sufficient measles vaccination or immunity per applicable German IfSG requirements

Benefits

• Compensation according to AVR Caritas (analogous to public service salary)
• Additional social benefits
• Employer-funded company pension plan
• Supplementary health insurance (additional coverage)
• Individually tailored onboarding
• Preference for requested shift schedules where possible
• Support for daycare placement in the kindergarten directly at the hospital
• 30 days of vacation
• No reimbursement of travel and interview costs