System Administrator

GardPass Consulting LTD; Den Haag; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

GardPass Consulting LTD in The Hague, Netherlands is seeking a System Administrator to maintain CRS Branch environments and support CQO customers.

You will be SME for Microsoft OS, troubleshoot Windows and PowerShell issues, and develop scripts while managing configuration tools like Ansible, Puppet, and Chef. Experience with VMware or OpenStack and CI/CD is required.

Start date May 2026; NATO-level clearance or equivalent is preferred for this role.

Qualifications

• For technical engineering license degree: 3+ years postrelated System Administrator experience.
• For secondary qualification: 5+ years postrelated System Administrator experience.
• Practical experience with Microsoft Windows/Windows Server, WSUS, MECM, AD, ADFS, PowerShell.
• Development and maintenance of PowerShell scripts and config management tools (Ansible/Puppet/Chef).
• Strong troubleshooting of Microsoft Windows systems (server and endpoints).
• Knowledge of VMware or OpenStack.
• Capable of handling and maintaining CI/CD processes.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and operate all environments of the CRS Branch.
• Provide service support to CQO customers.
• Act as SME for Microsoft OS and tools suite.
• Troubleshoot Microsoft related issues and PowerShell code.
• Provide root cause analysis for system/service malfunctions.
• Implement and improve new services.

Skills

Microsoft Windows

PowerShell

Active Directory

ADFS

MECM

WSUS

PowerShell scripting

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

VMware

OpenStack

CI/CD

UNIX (RHEL/Oracle)

Azure/AWS

Education

Technical engineering license degree (Electronics Engineering or Information Systems)

5+ years post-related experience (secondary education)

Tools

PowerShell

MECM

WSUS

Active Directory

ADFS

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

VMware

OpenStack

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Start date: May 2026

Clearance: NATO Cosmic Top Secret or equivalent

Location: The Hague, Netherlands

Duites:

• Maintain and operate all the environments part of the CRS Branch
• Provide service support to the CQO customers
• Act as subject matter expert for Microsoft OS and tools suite
• Troubleshoot Microsoft related issues and PowerShell based code
• Provide root cause analysis in case of system/service malfunction
• Implement and improve new services

Requirements Description:

• For technical engineering license degree (such as Electronics Engineering or Information Systems) a minimum of 3 years postrelated experience needed as System Administrator
• For secondary educational qualification, a minimum of 5 years post-related experience as System Administrator
• Mandatory practical experience with Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Windows Server, WSUS, MECM, Active Directory, ADFS, PowerShell
• Development and maintenance of PowerShell scripts and of automatic configuration management tools for Microsoft Windows system elements like Ansible, Puppet and/or Chef
• Highly skilled in troubleshooting Microsoft Windows systems (server and end-user terminals)
• Knowledge of VMware stack or Openstack
• Capable of handling and maintaining CI|CD processes

Desired:

• Experience working with UNIX based operating systems like RHEL or Oracle
• Experience with container technologies
• Working experience with public cloud technologies like Microsoft Azure and/or AWS
• Service support experience for IaaS and PaaS