Windows Server Engineer

This is a 12 - 24 month long contract opportunity working for a financial services organisation based in the heart of Basel, Switzerland. The position is a lot more than your average Windows Engineer position as they wopuld like you to be able to get very involved in senior meetings across the business and act as a POC for any issues that may arise, this will include commincating with very senior stakeholders. You will conduct Project management, Business analysis as well as all of the nitty gritty technical operations.

Technical skills

- Proven in-depth knowledge and experience of Windows server technologies including Active Directory, DNS, IIS and File System Security.
- Experience with 2nd and 3rd level troubleshooting of technical issues
- In-depth experience with System Center Operations Manager and Configuration Manager is essential
- Knowledge of System Center Service Manager is desirable
- Experience managing Group Policies for large complex environments.
- PowerShell Scripting is desirable.
- Skills in the areas of anti-virus technologies and VMware technologies would be beneficial.

Key competencies

- Broad understanding of IT best practice, ITIL fundamentals and their application in a business environment.
- Strong team-working skills and cultural awareness
- Ability to negotiate effectively.
- Practical experience participating in IT initiatives.
- Creativity and ability to find innovative solutions to problems.
- Understanding of and ability to follow change management procedures.
- Initiative, drive and enthusiasm
- Good overall knowledge of the dependencies and how they interact, eg with regard to the technologies involved in core server, networking, database and application technologies
- Outstanding customer service skills with a proactive customer and service orientation