IT System Administrator - Berlin

Acme Corporation Career Center; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Acme Corporation Career Center is seeking an IT Administrator to join the CYREN IT Team in Washington, D.C. The role involves providing user support and overseeing the installation and maintenance of IT infrastructure, focusing on both Windows and Linux environments.

The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 7 years of experience in system administration, strong knowledge of Microsoft environments, and excellent communication skills in both German and English. This role requires a team player who can manage diverse IT challenges.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of experience with user support/system administration.
• Very good knowledge of Microsoft Windows Environments.
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain a heterogeneous IT infrastructure.
• Manage installation, configuration, testing, and troubleshooting of servers.
• Perform system backups and restoration as required.

Skills

User support

System administration

Windows environments

Linux systems

Interpersonal skills

Documentation

Education

Finished apprenticeship in the IT area

Tools

Microsoft Windows

Office 2010/2013

Windows Server 2008/2012

Symantec Backup Exec

McAfee

Job description

Position Overview

The IT Administrator will be a part of the CYREN IT Team, providing user support, and assisting with installation and maintenance of the CYREN global IT Infrastructure

Responsibilities

• Administration and maintenance of a heterogeneous IT infrastructure, with Windows Clients, Linux Servers and Microsoft Infrastructure (AD, DNS, DHCP, Exchange, Lync)

• Manage installation, configuration, setup, testing, troubleshooting, documentation, and decommissioning of servers and associated equipment and hardware (First & Second Level-Support to the user during their daily work)

• Perform system backups and restoration of systems as required in accordance with the CYREN policies and procedures

• Perform configuration management, testing and troubleshooting of all systems

• Provide the necessary expertise to ensure all system nodes and supporting networks are maintained in an operational state

• Recommend organization-wide standards and best practices including developing policies and procedures

• Provide status updates and reports as needed

• Rollout and maintain PCs/Notebooks/Servers

Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience with user support / system administration

• Very good knowledge of Microsoft Windows Environments: Windows Clients, Office 2010/2013, Windows Server 2008/2012, Infrastructure Services (Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, WINS, GPO, Exchange, Lync, SharePoint)

• Extensive knowledge of server, PC and associated equipment (printers, VOIP phone devices)

• Experience with various software products (i.e., Symantec Backup Exec or NetBackup, McAfee)

• Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills

• Must be flexible and be a “team player”

• Preferred experience, but not required:

  • Configure/integrate/maintain Linux systems in Microsoft environments

  • Configure/integrate/maintain network equipment (e.g. Cisco, Juniper, Lancom, Checkpoint) and Storage Area Network (SAN)/Network Area Storage (NAS)

  • Software packaging and automated rollout/OS Installation

Education

• Finished apprenticeship in the IT area

Other

• Fluent German and English –oral and written communication skills