System Administrator

HCL Technologies Limited; Zürich; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HCLTech Switzerland is seeking a Systems Administrator to operate and maintain servers and operating systems across on‑premises and cloud environments, with emphasis on availability and patching. The role requires incident response, monitoring and robust support for Swiss clients.

The position emphasizes bilingual communication in French and English to support European operations, collaborations across teams, and reliable delivery of IT services within finance, manufacturing and utilities

Qualifications

• Experience in operating and maintaining servers and operating systems across on‑premises and cloud environments.
• Ability to manage patching cycles, incident response and system availability.
• Configure and monitor system alerts and storage lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, troubleshoot and upgrade hardware and software across managed systems.
• Configure and manage on-premises and cloud installations to consistent operational standards.
• Install and maintain servers and storage devices, including capacity and lifecycle management.
• Implement regular patching cycles.
• Configure and monitor system alerts.
• Respond to and resolve incidents impacting server or operating-system-level availability.

Job description

Language Requirement: French and English

About HCLTech Switzerland

HCLTech has had a local presence in Switzerland since 2002, with offices and capabilities across Zurich, Geneva and Lugano. HCLTech has more than 400 employees locally in Switzerland, while its wider DACH organization has over 3,400 employees. The Switzerland operation is supported by nearshore delivery centers in Poland, Bulgaria, Romania and the Czech Republic, as well as HCLTech's global delivery organization.

HCLTech supports Swiss clients across industries including banking, pharmaceuticals, automotive, aviation, telecommunications, energy and utilities, helping organizations drive digital transformation through technology, engineering and IT services.

Role Summary

We are looking for a Systems Administrator responsible for operating and maintaining servers and operating systems across both on-premises and cloud environments, with particular emphasis on system availability, patching, troubleshooting and operational support.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, troubleshoot and upgrade hardware and software across managed systems.
• Configure and manage on-premises and cloud installations to consistent operational standards.
• Install and maintain servers and storage devices, including capacity and lifecycle management.
• Implement regular patching cycles.
• Configure and monitor system alerts.
• Respond to and resolve incidents impacting server or operating-system-level availability.

Technical Environment / Skills

The requirement specifically identifies the following technology environment:

• PTC Windchill
• PTC ThingWorx
• PTC Creo
• Creo plugins and SmartAssembly
• CAD conversion tools such as Theorem and Capvidia

Language: Candidates for the European requirements are specifically required to be bilingual in French and English.