As a Senior System Administrator at home24, you take ownership of our server and cloud infrastructure while driving structured IT projects, operational organization, and business continuity. In this hands-on senior role, you combine deep system administration expertise with strong organizational skills to build resilient backup architectures, maintain disaster recovery readiness, and execute key infrastructure projects that support overall business operations.
Your Responsibilities
- Server Landscape Management: Maintain, operate, and optimize hybrid server environments across both Windows and Linux platforms for continuous stability and performance.
- Domain & Identity Services: Administer and optimize core directory and authentication services.
- Cloud & Virtualization: Manage and scale AWS cloud infrastructure alongside virtualization platforms.
- Security & Incident Response: Maintain endpoint security standards, manage patch cycles, monitor performance metrics, and handle technical incident resolution.
- Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery: Design, implement, and continuously test robust backup and recovery strategies, high-availability solutions, and disaster recovery procedures to safeguard corporate data.
- IT Project Management: Plan, coordinate, and execute technical infrastructure projects from initial scope to final rollout, ensuring deliverables meet deadline and quality standards.
Your Profile
You are a solution-oriented expert who thrives in a collaborative environment:
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent professional education.
- Multi-year track record in server administration across both Windows and Linux environments.
- Strong expertise in Windows domain infrastructure and identity management (Active Directory, LDAP, IAM, SSO).
- Hands-on experience with business continuity planning, enterprise backup solutions, disaster recovery testing, and system restoration processes.
- Practical background in IT project management and operational workflow organization.
- Solid technical expertise with AWS cloud services and virtualization environments (Hyper-V, Azure Stack HCI).
- Exceptionally structured, process-driven, and solution-oriented approach to problem-solving.
What We Offer You
Your impact
- The chance to make an impact in a highly motivated team of professionals
- An open-minded culture ready to incorporate new and creative ideas
Your growth
- Extensive learning opportunities from our home24 academy and external partners
- Room for growth and development within your role through regular feedback rounds
Your path
- Hybrid working model: you have the flexibility to work from home on Wednesdays and Fridays in our standard working mode. We are in the office together Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays
- The possibility to work up to two months per year within Germany or from an EU country
- Up to 30 days paid vacation each year to unwind and recharge
- City mobility with a subsidized public transportation ticket and our eco-friendly bike leasing program #ridinghome
Your second home
- International campus in the heart of Berlin featuring drive-in bicycle garage, outdoor space and lounge areas, fitness facilities, parent and multi-faith rooms close to the Berlin S-Bahn train station Landsberger Allee
- Company benefits including a pension scheme, 30 % off the home24 assortment, and employee discounts at partner organizations
- You want to learn more about our home24 company culture and what it is like to be a homie? Follow @teamhome24 on Instagram
If you want to become part of a thrilling success story – we are looking forward to your application. Please send us your application together with your salary expectations and the earliest possible starting date via our career site.
Your home is surely filled with furniture of varying materials and styles. The same is true for home24 as an employer. We celebrate the diversity of the people who work with us. Be who you are and feel welcome to #makeyourselfathome24
You can find all job offers on our career site !
home24 SE | Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 3 | 10249 Berlin | Contact: Nadine Scharf
We are home24, the leading home & living e-commerce platform in continental Europe. We are currently active in seven countries. Over 1,000 Homies work together towards a common goal: to create happy homes for everyone and every budget.
How can we reach this goal? With an assortment of over 250,000 pieces of furniture and accessories from more than 1,000 suppliers, we offer the perfect addition to any living space combined with the comfort of being able to shop from anywhere.
What makes us proud to be Homies? We are pioneers in our market who seamlessly combine technology and creativity. We utilize data to provide personalized recommendations, tips and inspiration for every home.
At home24, we strive to deliver a superior assortment of products and the best service. To do this, we need fresh ideas, 100% motivation, and dedication to our company mission. We always have a space at our table for service-minded individuals who are passionate about digitization and modern living.