Senior System Administrator

MyCloudBook; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Modern Porto office near public trans​

Annual budget for courses/books/confs

Modern hardware of your choice

Ownership of platform

Job summary

MyCloudBook is seeking a systems administrator to operate and optimize its Windows Server-based production and test environments. You will manage IIS, PostgreSQL, backups, and capacity planning while ensuring zero-downtime upgrades and robust incident response.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years of Windows Server experience, TLS certificate management, and proficiency with PowerShell. Office is in Porto with flexible hours and a modern hardware setup.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of system administration experience with Windows Server in production.
• Strong experience with IIS, PostgreSQL administration and TLS certificates.
• Experience with backup strategies, monitoring tools and incident handling.
• Good understanding of networking, firewalls and web security.
• Experience with accounting platforms such as QuickBooks, Xero, Odoo or Oracle NetSuite.
• Experience with the MyCloudBook platform.

Responsibilities

• Operate the production and test environments on Windows Server, IIS and PostgreSQL.
• Plan and apply patches, upgrades and capacity changes without downtime for customers.
• Manage backups, restore tests and retention of client databases.
• Monitor performance and availability and lead incident response.
• Document infrastructure and automate routine tasks with PowerShell.

Skills

Windows Server

Incident response

Networking & security

Tools

IIS

PostgreSQL

TLS certificates

PowerShell

Cloudflare

ASP.NET Core hosting

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Run the servers behind MyCloudBook: Windows Server, IIS and PostgreSQL, with Cloudflare in front. Keep the platform fast, patched and always available.

What you will do

• Operate the production and test environments on Windows Server, IIS and PostgreSQL.
• Plan and apply patches, upgrades and capacity changes without downtime for the customers.
• Manage the backups, the restore tests and the retention of the client databases.
• Monitor performance and availability, and lead the response to incidents.
• Document the infrastructure and automate routine tasks with PowerShell.

What we look for

• 5+ years of system administration experience with Windows Server in production.
• Strong experience with IIS, PostgreSQL administration and TLS certificates.
• Experience with backup strategies, monitoring tools and incident handling.
• Good understanding of networking, firewalls and web security.
• Experience with other accounting platforms such as QuickBooks, Xero, Odoo or Oracle NetSuite.
• Experience with the MyCloudBook platform. A free trial account is enough to learn it before you apply.

Nice to have

• Experience with Cloudflare, ASP.NET Core hosting or Linux servers.
• Experience with infrastructure scripting and CI/CD pipelines.
• Microsoft or PostgreSQL certifications.

What we offer

• Flexible working hours and a results-focused culture.
• A modern office in Porto, close to public transport.
• A yearly budget for courses, books and conferences.
• Modern hardware of your choice.
• Real ownership of the platform that thousands of documents pass through every day.