SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR (MEDIOR)

JOB TITLE: SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR (MEDIOR)

LOCATION: 9000 GENT, BELGIUM

LANGUAGES: DUTCH

WORK MODE: 100% FULLTIME (HYBRID 2- 3 DAYS ONSITE PER WEEK)

CONTRACT DURATION: 01/12/2026 - 30/11/2028

JOB DESCRIPTION

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage, optimize and document the IT infrastructure, including servers, networks and storage solutions.
• Manage and optimize IT automation systems and configuration management of Linux-based servers and infrastructure, including Puppet and Ansible
• Manage and optimize IT automation systems for CI/CD (Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery/Deployment) in software development, including Jenkins
• Perform performance testing, troubleshooting, and infrastructure setup for various projects.
• As a Medior System Administrator, you will work within the Service Management & Operations service cluster to strengthen our System Administration team. In this role, you will be responsible for managing and optimizing certain Linux-based systems within our IT infrastructure and supporting our IT software development within the well-developed DevOps approach. You will work on challenging projects and contribute to the continuous improvement of our systems and services.

SKILLS

• Demonstrable experience as a System Administrator (setup, management and maintenance of the systems)
• Proven experience managing and optimizing IT automation systems for CI/CD (Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery/Deployment) in software development, including Jenkins
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience, at system level, of at least one of the specialist systems: Unix/Linux/Windows - Mainframe - Middleware - security- network and communication - systems, generic or specialist
• You have proven experience in managing and optimizing Linux server systems, including at least Debian, Ubuntu or RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux)
• You have demonstrable experience in setting up and using automation and config management systems for server deployment such as Puppet or Ansible
• Demonstrable experience within an education or research environment
• Demonstrable experience with ICT infrastructure solutions
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of the relevant ITIL processes (especially with regard to change management).