Windows Systems Engineer

IPsoft Inc.; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

IPsoft Inc. is seeking a skilled automation engineer in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The candidate will work on client requests, innovate by creating automation, and ensure the stability of client infrastructure. A strong background in systems administration and scripting is essential.

This role requires troubleshooting skills, particularly related to Active Directory, and experience with VMware vSphere is a plus. Join IPsoft to deliver autonomic services and enhance client operations.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable knowledge of scripts in some administrative language.
• Great understanding of managed service provider operations and systems administration.
• Able to think outside the box; creativity is a must.

Responsibilities

• Innovate by creating automation through client requests.
• Repair impacted automations for higher autonomic success.
• Develop automation scripts for repetitive tasks.
• Troubleshoot complex issues related to Active Directory.

Skills

Scripting knowledge in administrative languages

Managed service provider operations

Systems administration

VMware vSphere infrastructure administration

Backup architecture management

Creativity

Team player

Tools

Windows Server

vSphere client

PowerCLI

NetBackup

Tivoli

Job description

About IPsoft IPsoft is a global autonomic services provider, delivering Managed Services, Platform-as-a-Service, Automation-as-a-Service and Autonomic Cloud Orchestration. The company’s mission is to power the world with expert systems. IPsoft leverages advanced autonomics that remediate, on average, more than 56 percent of IT Operations tasks including: event management, incident management, change management, request fulfillment and standard operating procedures. We globally support a wide range of enterprise customers, service providers and telecommunications companies. IPsoft’s autonomic technologies enable clients to realize lowered costs, reduced human errors and enhanced service levels.

Job Description

• Work through client requests to innovate by creating automation
• Leverage internal and client SMEs to gather details to enhance automation
• Repair impacted automations to ensure higher levels of autonomic success
• Help build global consistency by developing against internal software standards
• Drive higher levels of autonomic resolution and diagnostics through continual refinement of automati
• Identify recurring issues and drive automated resolution behind them
• Develop automation using Scripting to automate repetitive tasks in the client environments
• Identify and develop monitoring checks needed to ensure the stability of client infrastructure.
• Investigate issues with Enterprise Communication and Collaboration technologies, such as
• Document Standard Operating Procedures for troubleshooting
• Troubleshoot Advanced issues related to Active Directory topology, and related features, in a complex, multi -site and/or multi-domain environment
• Manage a server infrastructure with machines running Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, and 2012 R2

Qualifications

• Demonstrable knowledge of scripts in some administrative language
• Great understanding of managed service provider operations and systems administration
• Administer VMware vSphere infrastructure and Hosted Guest Machines from Windows based administration tools, such as the vSphere client and PowerCLI
• Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync a plus
• Manage a backup architecture using software such as NetBackup or Tivoli a plus
• Able to think outside the box, creativity is a must
• Driven and most important, a team player