Prime21
Deutschschweiz
IT Infrastructure & Systems Engineer
- 20 October 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- English (Fluent)
- Deutschschweiz
About the job
An internationally active technology company develops and operates business-critical digital platforms and communication solutions. For the Infrastructure & Network Engineering team, we are looking for an experienced individual specialising in server, Linux, and virtualisation infrastructure.
Your Responsibilities
- Operation and further development of the physical server and storage infrastructure at various data centre locations
- Coordination of hardware installations, replacements, upgrades, cabling as well as rack and power connections
- Monitoring of hardware status, power supply, temperature, storage capacities, and other infrastructure parameters
- Operation and administration of Proxmox VE clusters, virtual machines, and Linux systems
- Administration and further development of Ceph and ZFS storage environments
- Provisioning, patching, upgrades, and monitoring of Linux servers and infrastructure components
- Operation of central infrastructure services such as DNS, DHCP, NTP, and internal certificate infrastructure
- Implementation and regular testing of backup, restore, and disaster recovery processes
- Maintenance of infrastructure inventories, lifecycle planning, warranties, spare hardware, and technical documentation
- Support in automation and configuration management of recurring infrastructure tasks
- Coordination of technical work with data centre operators, hardware manufacturers, and external service providers
- Support with Cisco networks, Palo Alto firewalls, VPNs, and general connectivity issues
- Administration of Microsoft 365, Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and Exchange Online
- Support with end devices, office infrastructure, WLAN, telephony, and meeting room technology
- Participation in incident management, infrastructure changes, and compensated on-call duty
Our Requirements
- Practical experience in Linux system administration and operation of server infrastructures
- Experience with virtualisation solutions such as Proxmox, VMware, or comparable technologies
- Good knowledge in storage, ideally with Ceph, ZFS, or comparable distributed storage systems
- Sound knowledge of server hardware, operating system installation, patching, and monitoring
- Understanding of backup, restore, high availability, and disaster recovery
- Good knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, NTP, and other central network services
- Experience with Bash, PowerShell, Python, or a comparable scripting language is an advantage
- Knowledge of Cisco networking, Palo Alto firewalls, or VPN technologies is an advantage
- Experience with Microsoft 365, Microsoft Entra ID, or Active Directory is an advantage
- Analytical and solution-oriented thinking as well as strong personal responsibility
- Team-oriented and communicative personality
- Training in IT, system engineering, computer science, or a comparable qualification, e.g. computer scientist EFZ, ICT specialist EFZ, ICT system and network technician or comparable
- Very good English skills; German is an advantage
- Residence in Switzerland
Your Prospects
- Broad technical environment with direct relation to data centre, servers, storage, Linux, and virtualisation
- Much personal responsibility in a varied infrastructure environment
- Opportunity for development towards system engineering, network, security, or platform engineering
- Direct influence on the stability and further development of business-critical infrastructure
- Working in a specialised team with short decision-making paths
- Modern technical equipment and contemporary workplace
- Home office option, provided operational tasks allow
- Permanent employment with a workload of 80-100 %
- Compensated on-call duty