Hybrid Systems Administrator — Storage, Backup & Infra

CNIO - Spanish National Cancer Research Centre; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Meal allowance

Transportation

Childcare

Job summary

CNIO - Spanish National Cancer Research Centre seeks an experienced Systems Administrator to run the infrastructure behind the centre’s research day to day, including petabyte-scale storage, backup and archive, and the Linux and Windows servers hosting internal and scientific applications.

You will join a growing team, work alongside senior colleagues, and have support from external specialists. The role carries real responsibility from the first months and room to own core systems as you grow.

Qualifications

• A university degree in computing, telecommunications or a related field, or Técnico Superior in systems administration, or equivalent.
• At least 3 years of hands-on server administration (not desktop support).
• Practical experience administering both Linux and Windows servers, including AD and file-share permissions.
• Practical experience with enterprise storage or with backup and restore.
• Scripting to automate routine tasks (e.g., Bash, Python or PowerShell).
• Spanish and English at professional working level.

Responsibilities

• Managing research storage: access and permissions for Windows and Linux users, quotas, new project spaces and restores.
• Operating backup and archive, including tape: daily checks, retention, archiving of scientific instrument data, restores and regular restore tests.
• Managing user accounts and access in Active Directory and Microsoft 365: joiners, movers and leavers, licences, mailboxes, shared mailboxes and distribution lists, access groups and service accounts.
• Maintaining Linux and Windows servers with their certificates and DNS records, and handling routine virtual machine requests.
• Automating repetitive work, writing clear procedures so the service desk can take first-line requests, and acting as second line for infrastructure incidents.

Skills

Server administration

Linux

Windows Server

Active Directory

Microsoft 365

Bash

PowerShell

Python

Documentation

Education

University degree in computing / telecommunications or Técnico Superior in systems administration

Tools

Active Directory

Microsoft 365

Tape backup systems

Job description

CNIO - Spanish National Cancer Research Centre seeks an experienced Systems Administrator to run the infrastructure behind the centre’s research day to day, including petabyte-scale storage, backup and archive, and the Linux and Windows servers hosting internal and scientific applications.

You will join a growing team, work alongside senior colleagues, and have support from external specialists. The role carries real responsibility from the first months and room to own core systems as you grow.