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Systems Engineer

Digital Realty

Amsterdam
Full-time
2-5 years experience
On-site

Key Skills

IT infrastructure
Cloud architecture
System backup
Infrastructure life cycle management
IT security
Vulnerability scanning
Windows updates
Anti-virus
Critical thinking
Communication
Risk assessment
Multi-vendor environment
System management
Incident resolution
Hardware replacement

Job Description

Your role

  • Ensure operational stability of all IT systems infrastructure.
  • Ensure optimal performance and resource management across all systems.
  • Maintain and deploy system and cloud architecture according to requirements for business enablement.
  • Maintain and operate systems backup procedures and ensure recoverability and data integrity.
  • Maintain and operate infrastructure life cycle management, including operating system versioning and full hardware replacements.
  • Ensure compliance of all IT systems according to IT policy, including Windows Updates, anti-virus, threat and vulnerability scanning, and operating system component versioning (.NET, SQL, web-browsers, etc).
  • Ensure installations, configurations, policies and procedures meet the IT-security targets, applicable compliance frameworks and specific customer requirements.
  • Proactively conduct self-assessments and vulnerability scans to gain additional confidence that these targets are met.
  • Contributes to business projects, infrastructure projects, audits, etc. to provide system management expertise.
  • Ensure incidents are solved within SLA’s determined lead time.

 

What you’ll need

  • IT Related Bachelor education (or 5+ years of work experience)
  • Microsoft Certification 
  • VMWare Virtual Certified Professional (VCP) (preferred)
  • 3 or more years of work experience in international environment
  • Experience in working in a multi-vendor environment
  • Fluent in English, both written and orally.

 

Soft-Skills

  • Strong aptitude and critical thinking
  • Exceptional attention to detail
  • Exceptional communicator
  • Independent in own work; take responsibility in projects, but also not afraid to ask for help when needed
  • Proactive attitude
  • Strong discipline; organized and structured way of working
  • Risk aware; knows how to assess risks and how to communicate these risks to stakeholders

 

  • Will be participating in after hours on call duty on a rotation schedule basis.
  • Occasional travel to DLR locations

Core Responsibilities

The Systems Engineer ensures the operational stability, performance, and security of global IT infrastructure. They are responsible for managing system backups, infrastructure life cycles, and ensuring compliance with IT security policies.

Requirements

Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in an IT-related field or at least 5 years of relevant experience. A Microsoft certification is required, and VMWare VCP certification is preferred.

About Digital Realty

Industry: IT Services and IT Consulting

Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company's global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data "meeting place". Digital Realty enables its customers with the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 30+ countries on six continents.

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