Senior System Administrator

Senior System Administrator The success of a company depends on the passionate people we partner with. Together, let's share our talents. As a global leader in animal health, Ceva Animal Health believes our success is linked to our passionate people researching, developing , producing and supplying innovative health solutions for all animals, which contributes to the future of our diverse planet. We are committed to ensuring the highest possible level of care and well-being for farm animals (poultry, pigs, ruminants), companion animals (dogs and cats) and wildlife. Indeed, Our “Together, Beyond Animal Health” vision emphasizes that the health and wellbeing of people, animals and our planet are totally interlinked. More than ever, Ceva is committed to a "One Health" approach. As part of our “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” policy, Ceva Animal Heath is committed to the employment of people with disabilities and will make reasonable accommodations throughout the interview process to ensure an inclusive and accessible experience for all applicants. To request an accommodation, please contact a member of the Ceva Talent Acquisition team. Your missions : The System team is part of the Operation & Infrastructure Department. The mission of the System team is to enable Ceva to provide the infrastructure to sustain and accelerate its business, anywhere in the world. This team is global and multicultural with team leader located in Europe. We bring our expertise and excellence to provide the hosting capabilities to deliver our production. As a Senior System Admin, your mission will be to build and operate systems in a challenging way: Install and configure l servers locally and remotely. Proactively manage and maintain physical servers, hypervisors, monitoring and backups. Develop and implement project plans, risk assessments and contingency plans. Implement the tools and processes of deployment and industrialization that ensure the sustainability working of our customers. Investigate and check systems, analyze and resolve performance and scalability issues. Define and document best practices and support procedures. Maintain inventory and asset configuration documentation. Support business solution vendors in deploying or upgrading applications hosted on servers. Assist with hardware, and software vendor evaluation, recommendation and negotiations Mentor / cross train team members on existing and new technologies. Interact with customers and staff at the technical level, as required. Your profile : Position requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science (or related area) with at least 10 years of professional experience in on-premises System Administration, ideally with a DevOps culture. Good understanding of Ops technologies Experience working in a global, matrixed organization preferred Other Responsibilities and Key Duties: Leadership & Management Takes part in SDL team with active interaction with Zone and country leader Builds a high performing regional system roadmap that is driven by regional sites master plan and result oriented goals and supports continuous improvement objectives Supervise system activities day to day work and projects Take initiatives to propose System team improvements at global and local level and actively contribute to local IT Team success Contribute to the success of Global System team Project Management Ensure projects are delivered within agreed scope, budget, resources, and timeline. Develop and implement project plans, risk assessments and contingency plans Interacts with corporate service delivery managers on regional business initiatives to ensure the decision is compliant with the corporate roadmaps (global architecture consistency). Builds and maintains the local system project portfolio in conjunction with the Global PMO and under corporate IT policy. Ensure proper communication and change management to all stakeholders. Delivery, Support and Service performance Ensures local systems and applications are up and running and that all requests are addressed with defined SLAs and agreed customer satisfaction levels across the business. Install and configure internal servers locally and globally Proactively manage and maintain physical servers, Hypervisor, monitoring and backups. Administer and support Windows Server core, VMware, Veeam B&R technologies and databases. Design and implement monitoring, configuration management and reporting functions that will make a hands-off environment Define and document best practices and support procedures Support business solution vendors in deploying or upgrading applications hosted on servers for US, Canada Provide after-hours support for Infrastructure related emergencies as well as occasional weekend maintenance for worldwide organization Maintain inventory and asset configuration documentation Assist with hardware, and software vendor evaluation, recommendation and negotiations Mentor / cross train team members on existing and new technologies Act as the representative of the local key users who use corporate IT systems and applications. Interact with corporate service delivery teams to ensure local customer satisfaction (voice of the zone/platform). Ensure corporate IT systems and applications deployed locally are properly used (maximize Ceva IT investments). Analyzes, reviews, and measures performance against defined and agreed upon service level agreements (SLAs) with the business and operating level agreements (OLAs) with service providers, both internal and external Security & Cyber resilience Actively contributes with cyber-SOC services to identify real time attacks and mitigate all cyber risks Share cyber performance metrics, reviews and action status updates in close relation with CISO and CIO Ensures the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of information is not compromised Comply with existing laws, regulations and corporate policies and processes Designs and implements cyber resilient IT architecture to limit cyber risk exposure and external attacks Patch Management: commits to patching and upgrades to safeguard applications and reduce vulnerabilities Financial & Budget Management Defines the regional system IT budget (OpEx / CapEx) in collaboration with the Country leader and System SDL Closely tracks the financial spend through purchases orders and monthly financial reviews to ensure budget target is met Vendor management Works closely with sourcing and purchasing teams to select preferred global partners that can meet needs. Performs cyclical reviews with primary vendors to provide feedback and ensure compliance with requirements Asset Management: builds systems to track all global assets to ensure full compliance, visibility and negotiation leverage. Compliance Integrates mandatory regulatory compliance requirements in the IS master plan and relevant infrastructure projects: GxP (QI/QO/QP), GDPR… Conforms with Internal Control and group IS policies (security, budget approval, investment requests) Defines and develops best practices, governance standards, processes, and metrics to ensure IS services comply with established corporate methodology and quality standards to enforce interoperability and agility. Ensures consistent quality and overall solution performance to meet group requirements. Physical Requirements: This position typically works in an office environment and as such the requirements are: Sitting for Extended Periods: Often, office jobs require long hours of sitting at a desk. Typing and Manual Dexterity: Frequent use of a computer keyboard and mouse. Visual Acuity: Ability to read computer screens and printed documents. Hearing Ability: Communicating via phone and video calls and understanding spoken instructions. Basic Mobility: Moving around the office, which may include walking, bending, and reaching. Lifting: Occasionally lifting objects, typically no more than 10-20 pounds. Speaking: Clear verbal communication in person, on the phone, and in meetings. Cognitive Functioning: Ability to concentrate, remember tasks, and perform problem-solving activities. Posture: Maintaining appropriate posture while working to prevent strain or injury. Other : Some travels to the United States or Europe may be scheduled.