team.blue Global

Senior Windows System Engineer

In short

This role manages and ensures the uptime of Windows-focused server infrastructure (Windows Server, Active Directory, RDS, O365, Exchange, IIS, MSSQL, PowerShell, Ansible, VMware/KVM, NetApp, Veeam) for a hosting company's customers. It's posted by Combell, a business hosting provider, for a 12-person internal System Administration team in Ghent, Belgium, working hybrid. It requires several years of Windows system engineering experience, fluent Dutch, strong analytical and communication skills, and acting as the final escalation point for Windows-related issues.

Combell is hiring!
As the market leader in business hosting services, Combell is the most reliable one-stop partner for hosting virtually any IT infrastructure, website or application.
Combell helps companies tackle specific IT challenges or optimise their existing infrastructure in terms of continuity, availability, security and cost efficiency. From strategic advice and implementation to management and maintenance: you can rely on us. We help companies prepare for the future with a tailored IT-environment.
The role
We are looking to strengthen our internal System Administration team of 12 colleagues. This team is responsible for our customised hosting solutions, tailored to our customers' needs.
In this role, you will be responsible for the optimal management and uptime of our server infrastructure. The focus is on Windows environments, offering you plenty of opportunities to develop your technical expertise in depth.
Together with your colleagues, you will be the main point of contact for customers when it comes to managing their infrastructure: cloud, dedicated servers, firewalls, load balancers, and much more. You will log issues and ask the right questions to gather as much relevant information as possible. Based on your findings, you will provide fast, customer-focused solutions. You will ensure proper follow-up and communication with customers, contributing to consistently high customer satisfaction.
Through your thorough follow-up, you will help ensure the optimal functioning of our operational infrastructure and be responsible for delivering customer environments. This means you will be involved in setting up, managing, and supporting these environments.
You will learn something new every day while keeping your knowledge of Combell's products up to date. The wide variety of cases you encounter will make the role both challenging and varied, requiring flexibility in your day-to-day work.
What will you do?
•Develop and implement solutions, including setting up, managing, and supporting our Windows environments.
•Monitor and maintain the operational infrastructure, including backups, patching, monitoring, offline servers, maintenance, and more.
•Take responsibility for implementation, documentation, and handover.
•Listen to customers, analyse their issues, and respond accurately to their problems and questions.
•Act as a final escalation point for colleagues regarding Windows matters.
•Ensure quality across documentation, communication, and solutions.
•Handle internal IT escalations.
With which technologies?
•Windows: Windows Server, Active Directory, RDS, O365, Exchange, IIS, load balancers, and more.
•Database technologies such as MSSQL.
•Scripting (PowerShell) and automation (Ansible).
•Clustering, virtualisation (VMware, KVM), networking, firewalls, security concepts, storage (NetApp), backups (Veeam), and more.
Our System Administration team works with a broad range of technologies. While the main focus of this role is on Windows, you may also encounter some Linux-related tasks. However, knowledge of Linux is not a requirement.
Who are you?
•You have multiple years of experience as a Windows system engineer.
•You have a passion for Windows and want to further develop your skills as a system administrator.
•You are eager to learn and open to deepening your knowledge of our technology stack.
•You have strong verbal and written communication skills. You speak and write Dutch fluently.
•You work accurately and are results-oriented.
•You have a strong analytical mindset.
•You are a true team player.
What do we offer?
•The opportunity to learn and grow in a company where dedication is rewarded.
•The chance to work in an international, growing company with a driven team where customer satisfaction is a top priority.
•A vibrant, modern office that you will genuinely enjoy coming to.
•A well-established hybrid working policy.
•A company car and the option to lease a bicycle.
•Events that people will still be talking about years later.
•Fresh soup, fresh fruit, sparkling water, Ghent coffee, delicious tea... everything you need to keep your energy levels up!
•Experienced colleagues who will make sure you feel completely comfortable in your new role. You will never be on your own!
•A wellbeing policy with a range of initiatives.
•And last but not least: an extra day of leave on your birthday!

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