Senior System Administrator

IQM; Espoo; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

IQM is seeking a Senior System Administrator I to own designated IT services, drive development tasks, and contribute to our roadmap. The role focuses on uptime, upgrades, and proactive issue resolution for internal and customer systems.

You will document IT systems, analyze logs for alerts, and work with cross-functional teams and vendors to evolve our infrastructure in a hybrid on-site model based in Espoo or Munich.

Qualifications

• 5+ years with responsibility in similar IT roles.
• Strong Linux system administration skills.
• Experience documenting IT systems and processes.
• Understanding of IT support, information security and business continuity.
• Excellent problem-solving under pressure with cross-cultural communication.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of named IT services and manage them end-to-end.
• Execute IT development tasks and contribute to roadmaps.
• Monitor uptime for internal and customer-facing systems.
• Plan and perform upgrades and maintenance.
• Document IT systems and keep records current.
• Analyze logs to identify critical alerts and resolve issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors to design infrastructure and applications.

Skills

Linux administration

Documentation

Problem solving

English fluency

Tools

Hybrid work model

Job description

The work We’re looking for a Senior System Administrator I to take ownership of key technical services and help keep our infrastructure running smoothly, securely, and reliably. In this role, you will take ownership of designated technical IT services, executing development tasks and contributing to project roadmap initiatives. You’ll monitor and optimize uptime for internal and customer-facing production systems, plan and carry out upgrade and maintenance activities, and handle day-to-day administration of our IT infrastructure. Documentation is a key part of this role — you’ll keep records for IT systems and services accurate and current. You’ll also analyze logs to catch critical alerts and resolve issues proactively, and collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors to design and evolve infrastructure and applications.

What you’ll actually do

• Take ownership and responsibility of named technical IT services
• Execute IT development tasks and project roadmap initiatives
• Monitor and optimize uptime for internal and customer-facing production systems
• Plan & perform upgrade and maintenance activities
• Document IT systems and services, keeping records current
• Analyze logs for critical alerts and resolve issues proactively
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors to design infrastructure and applications
• Develop, administer and maintain IT infrastructure and systems at IQM globally.

Multiple years (5+) of wide experience with clear responsibility in similar areas., Experience from different IT environments and systems, IT system planning and architecture experience, Linux system administration skills, Experience in systematic documentation practices, Understanding of IT support principles, information security, and business continuity, Exceptional problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure, Fluent in spoken and written English; cross-cultural communication skills, Service-driven individual with a proactive, hands-on mindset for supporting stakeholders, Ability to work on-site in a hybrid model, based in either our Espoo or Munich office