IT System Administrator at ZF

ZF; Turkey; On-site; TRY 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Health Insurance

Heat Allowance

Child Allowance

Ramadan and Sacrifice Allowance

Annual Leave Allowance

Marriage, Birth, Death Allowance

Education Allowance (annual)

Job summary

ZF is seeking an IT System Administrator for our Sakarya Arifiye site. This on-site, full-time role drives complex infrastructure support, incident resolution, and strategic improvements to ensure high availability and security of local IT services.

You will coordinate changes with global teams and suppliers, provide guidance to junior staff, and contribute to disaster recovery and service continuity initiatives while shaping the future of mobility with a leading global tech company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Advanced knowledge of IT infrastructure, systems, networks, security, availability, and service continuity.
• Proven experience in resolving complex incidents and root-cause analysis.
• Ability to own and operate assigned systems and infrastructure domains.
• Experience coordinating significant changes and security improvements.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and coordination skills.
• Security audits experience (e.g. TISAX, ISMS) and knowledge of AI solutions.
• Fluent in English and Turkish.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced technical support and resolve complex incidents affecting the availability, performance, or security of local IT services.
• Coordinate incident resolution, root-cause analysis, problem management, and significant infrastructure changes within the domain.
• Take operational ownership of selected infrastructure systems and services, ensuring stable, reliable, and secure operation.
• Identify recurring technical issues and define permanent corrective and preventive actions.
• Design and implement improvements related to backup, redundancy, capacity, disaster recovery, and service continuity.
• Coordinate security activities, including vulnerability remediation, patch prioritisation, access controls, and security incident response.
• Evaluate, test, and implement advanced infrastructure solutions and major technical improvements.
• Provide technical guidance to less experienced team members and coordinate work with business stakeholders, global teams, and external suppliers with comprehensive documentation.

Skills

Fluent English

Fluent Turkish

Communication skills

Technical coordination

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Job description

Apply for IT System Administrator at ZF in TR. This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth.

Become our next FutureStarter Are you ready to make an impact? ZF is looking for talented individuals to join our team. As a FutureStarter, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of mobility. Join us and be part of something extraordinary!

IT System Administrator Country/Region: TR Location: Arifiye, 54, TR, 54580

Req ID 90982 | Sakarya, Türkiye, ZF CVS Turkey Fren Sistemleri Sanayi Ticaret Limited Şirketi IT System Administrator

We are strengthening our team in IT at our location in Arifiye/Sakarya.

About the role:

The position manages complex infrastructure issues, coordinates significant changes, and implements advanced local and global IT solutions. It contributes to high availability, disaster recovery, security, and service continuity planning. It provides technical guidance to less experienced employees and coordinates activities with business stakeholders, global teams, and suppliers.

What you can look Forward to as IT System Administrator:

• Provide advanced technical support and resolve complex incidents affecting the availability, performance, or security of local IT services
• Coordinate incident resolution, root-cause analysis, problem management, and significant infrastructure changes within the assigned domain
• Take operational ownership of selected infrastructure systems and services, ensuring their stable, reliable, and secure operation
• Identify recurring technical issues and define permanent corrective and preventive actions
• Design and implement improvements related to backup, redundancy, capacity, disaster recovery, and service continuity
• Coordinate security activities, including vulnerability remediation, patch prioritisation, access controls, and security incident response
• Evaluate, test, and implement advanced infrastructure solutions and major technical improvements
• Provide technical guidance to less experienced team members and coordinate work with business stakeholders, global teams, and external suppliers and maintain comprehensive operational documentation, recovery procedures, test records, compliance evidence, and corrective-action records

Your profile as IT System Administrator:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Advanced knowledge of IT infrastructure, systems, networks, security, availability, and service continuity
• Proven experience in resolving complex incidents, conducting root-cause analysis, and preventing recurring problems
• Ability to take operational ownership of assigned systems, services, or infrastructure domains
• Experience in coordinating significant changes, problem-resolution activities, and advanced technical improvements and strong knowledge of backup, redundancy, capacity planning, disaster recovery, vulnerability remediation, and risk management
• Advanced analytical, troubleshooting, decision-making, and technical coordination skills
• Experience in conducting security audits e.g. TISAX, ISMS and fundamental knowledge about AI solutions/platforms
• Fluent in English and Turkish

Why you should choose ZF in Sakarya:

• Private Health Insurance
• Heat Allowance
• Child Allowance
• Ramadan and Sacrifice Allowance
• Annual Leave Allowance
• Marriage, Birth, Death Allowance
• Education Allowance (once a year for each student children)

The compatibility of work and family life is firmly anchored at ZF. For more information, please visit www.zf.com/berufundprivatleben.

What does DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) mean for ZF as a company?

At ZF, we continuously strive to build and maintain a culture where inclusiveness is lived and diversity is valued. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that all our employees can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this vision in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape the future of mobility.

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