Senior Systems Engineer

For one of our clients we are looking for a Senior Systems Engineer

Start: September
Duration: 12 months / Fulltime
Location: Basel and remote (remote work must be carried out in Switzerland)

We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive candidate to work as a member of a team of senior engineers and architects. As part of this team, primary responsibilities will include the implementation, maintenance, and support of enterprise-class software and services in a hybrid cloud enterprise.
The candidate will primarily be helping with the day-to-day operations of the server infrastructure team and will be asked to assist with various projects the team are running. The split between operational and project work is around 80% operational and 20% project work (mainly around migrations, upgrades, security strategy, software integrations, server automation etc.).
An individual with a proven track record in automating daily infrastructure tasks will be considered favourably. We are looking for a hands-on Engineer who can take ownership of incidents and has a good technical understanding. The role is in an on-prem environment but heavily focused on Cloud, the successful candidate will have exposure to a lot of new technologies.

Tasks:
Include supporting the client in implementing, maintaining, and operating various Microsoft Infrastructure technologies. Be responsible to contribute to the definition of and delivery of services to support various automation and transformation projects across a diverse technology stack, with a focus on Microsoft products:
- Implement and maintain core Windows Server infrastructure services including but not limited to security hardening, automated deployment, patching, lifecycle management.
- Implement and maintain core infrastructure services including but not limited to AD, AAD, SQL Server, Azure ARC, Citrix VDI, SCOM, SCCM, etc.
- Strong Powershell scripting skills for automation.
- Install, configure, and deploy SQL servers (this is not a DBA role).
- Practice Agile and DevOps practices within Infrastructure and Operations.

Skills:
- 5 to 8 years hands on experience in implementing infrastructure for enterprise customers. (*****)
- Requires at least 5 years building, configuring, and maintaining Microsoft based solutions, such as (*****):
* Windows Server (2016, 2019, 2022)
* Directory Services (ADDS and AAD)
* Active Directory sMSA, gMSA, GPO
* Azure Directory Sync and Health services
* Azure Enterprise Applications (SSO, Provisioning)
* Azure Authentication standards (SAML, OAuth)
- Requires knowledge of Windows security features, operating system hardening (CIS, NIST, Microsoft) and experience with firewalls and zoning concepts. (*****)
- Requires fluency in a scripting language, ideally PowerShell. (***)
- Degree in computer science or related qualification or equivalent work experience. (**)

Interpersonal skills:
- Ability to learn and adopt emerging cloud trends and technologies, across vendors.
- Demonstrated ability to work in small or medium-sized teams and foster cooperation across units and teams.
- Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision and take ownership when achieving assigned objectives.

Bonus:
- Knowledge in some of the areas SCCM, SCOM, DNS, IIS and File System Security.
- Knowledge of working with VMware as a hypervisor for virtual machine administration.