IT System Administrator - Berlin

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