Urdorf
System Engineer
- 04 August 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent), English (Fluent)
About the job
Company Description
Sopra Steria is one of the leading European IT service providers. In Switzerland, Sopra Steria has been active for more than 50 years and employs around 200 staff who work for large corporations and administrations (federal and cantonal authorities) in the fields of consulting and software development.
We are the market leader in Switzerland in the field of "Traffic Management" and have been ensuring high traffic safety on Swiss national roads with our overarching control systems for over 30 years - especially in tunnels: police, maintenance and traffic management centres fully trust our solution.
To complement our well-established and motivated team, we are looking immediately or by arrangement at our headquarters in Urdorf near Zurich for a proactive, independent and motivated Senior ICT System / Infrastructure Engineer (m/f/d).
Job Description
- Responsibility for the stability and maintenance of our own on-premise infrastructure as well as customer server environments
- Technical 2nd/3rd level support focusing on servers, networks and services (not a classic end-user helpdesk; user management primarily for onboarding/offboarding)
- Resolving complex requests in close collaboration with the team
- Active participation in IT projects & process optimisation
- Installation, configuration & maintenance of hardware/software
- 24/7 on-call duty in a rotating system (approx. 1 week per month, fully compensated)
Qualifications
- Several years of solid professional experience in a comparable role (senior level)
- IT training or degree with relevant certifications
- Experience in Microsoft/Linux administration & MS Azure
- Confident handling of Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, JSM)
- Scripting skills: Bash, Python, PowerShell
- Know-how in VMware, KVM, Zabbix & Veeam
- Familiar with AD, DNS, DHCP, GPO & network technology (VLAN, VPN, firewall)
- Independent, team-oriented, communicative
- Fluent in German & English
Advantageous:
- Basic knowledge of SQL/PostgreSQL
- Ideally, you already bring organisational leadership skills
- French
Additional Information
- Development prospects towards specialist or line management
- High scope for design and say in technical decisions (concrete input and suggestions are even desired: can-do mentality)
- Access to the latest technologies and the huge learning hub of the Sopra Steria group
- Flexible working conditions with the possibility of home office and part-time models
- Very open and collegial collaboration, which our employees confirm within the framework of the "Great Place to Work" certification
We regret that we cannot consider profile suggestions from recruitment agencies and applications.
As an inclusive and committed employer, our company is dedicated daily to combating all forms of discrimination and fostering a respectful working environment. For this reason, we value diversity and encourage applications of all kinds and profiles.
As an inclusive and committed employer, our company is dedicated daily to combating all forms of discrimination and fostering a respectful working environment. For this reason, we value diversity and encourage applications of all kinds and profiles.
https://www.soprasteria.ch/uber-uns/corporate-responsability