Provision of IT Support services for the development and operation of the local IT environments for the project SuFiA (JRC.D.2)

Collaboration with the Directorate D ICT Team to manage and develop ICT centralized service

Installation, configuration and maintenance of servers' operating systems

Performing minor (patching) and major Operating System upgrades as requested, in compliance with the Commission IT security policies and best practices

Performing preliminary diagnosis of software and hardware problems, also in co-ordination with the central IT departments

Scripting & configurations in context of systems & infrastructure; install, configure and maintain system scripting procedures

Handling of backups and restore operations of systems & infrastructure; manage the specific SuFiA backup infrastructure

Administration of scientific users in line with JRC ICT policies

Monitoring of and responding to system and application logs (error logs, disk checks, virus-malware checks)

Provision of capacity planning analysis. Performing tuning activities when required

On demand restore customer files from the backup system

Maintain and monitor the storage systems (log analysis to ensure availability and correct performance)

Keep up to date the managed asset inventory

Coordinate with the JRC IT services for the provisioning of users, hardware, network connectivity and software

Coordinate with JRC Helpdesk for the central IT service requests

Provide first level/second level user support to a community of about 20 users

Install, configure and maintain workstation's operating systems (Windows and Linux). Perform Minor (patching) and Major Operating system upgrades as requested

Administer Linux servers for: data gathering from external providers; databases; web applications. IT environment includes DBMS PostgreSQL, Docker, Apache, Liferay

Collaborate with other members of the ICT team to maintain and manage PostgreSQL centralized infrastructure

Interaction with the business analysts, customer, users, project leaders and the developers

Security administration and monitoring, in adherence to the security rules imposed by the Commission’s central security service (complemented by local rules where needed); under supervision of the LISO (Local Information Security Officer).

B2 level of English minimum. Any level of French is considered an asset.

At least 5 years of specific expertise in Linux system administration

At least 5 years of specific expertise in containerisation tools: Docker, Kubernetes

Experience in Windows system administration

Demonstrated experience in script programming (bash)

Very good knowledge of Container management with Docker and Docker swarm management, pipeline, CI/CD, Gitlab server management

Good experience with data backup/restore tools and practices for both database and operating systems

Good knowledge of virtualisation tools and techniques

Good knowledge of TCP/IP network management

Knowledge of master-slave database concept (PostgreSQL)

Ability to do basic scripting for automation

Basic knowledge of application development environments

Ability to draft basic conception documents, diagrams and reports

Ability to participate in technical meetings and good communication skills

English

Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

Bash

Our client within the European Institutions is currently looking for a System Administrator to work on the provision of IT Support services for the development and operation of the local IT environments.

Public

System Administrator

Daily rate: €415-€445

Location:

Ispra, Italy

Apply before:

12/03/2026

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