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System Administrator

Posted 25 Mar 2024
Work experience
4 to 7 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
Job function
Degree level
Required language
English (Fluent)

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Summary

Where: The Automotive Campus in Helmond, part of Brainport: the heart of Europe's innovation

Domain: IT

Experience: 4+ years of relevant experience

Work Permit: We are unable to hire people from outside the EU for this specific role looking at the IND regulations.

Working at Lightyear is a unique experience. You get the opportunity to work for a company with a pure and meaningful mission. A mission that will make a positive and lasting impact on future generations.

What will you do as IT Infrastructure/ System Administrator at Lightyear?

As a System Administrator, you will divide your time between delivering support to our users, acting on issues, maintaining infrastructure, and working on tasks in sprints related to a new system or infrastructure development.

The ambition of Lightyear requires information to flow efficiently throughout the company. More information almost always leads to better decisions. You will join a team that implements, maintains, and automates various IT infrastructure components and services. Your job will include activities to implement and deploy new systems and components, day-to-day end-user support, administration, and maintenance of backend systems (directory, networking, software distribution, virtualization platform). You will have the opportunity to explore and learn new technologies and broaden your knowledge in various aspects of workplace management and IT service delivery.

An example of your day

Your days will be dynamic because of our fast-growing environment and tremendous ambition. No day will be the same but to give you an idea:

"Start the day with addressing critical tickets and following up on email. Next work on the definition of architecture for infrastructure projects together with a highly skilled and motivated team. In the afternoon work on sprint tasks and perform implementation and configuration work. End the day with taking some time looking into and learning about the latest innovations in relevant technology."

Your job will focus on but is not limited to:

  • Further establish IT infrastructure and workplace services
  • Management and maintenance of existing IT infrastructure and systems
  • Day-to-day support and administration tasks of various systems and software solutions
  • Provide user support (hardware and software) and follow up on service desk tickets

We look to the future with an open mind, not only when developing our revolutionary solar car but also when we imagine our IT landscape. We believe the following terms should get you excited. Or do you have a better idea?

  • New and advanced technology
  • 10Gb redundant networking/infiniband
  • Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
  • ISP provider selection and management
  • Software-defined networking
  • Virtualization using OpenStack, Kubernetes, OpenShift in a hybrid cloud
  • High-Performance Computing (Open HPC with SLURM)
  • Application deployment (Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
  • New hardware selection (company laptops to heavy servers (32C, 500+GB RAM)
  • Resilience testing (Kraken)

What do we expect from an IT Infrastructure/ System Administrator?

In order to succeed in the role of IT Infrastructure/ System Administrator we are looking for someone with:

  • preferably a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent but we are also open to other backgrounds
  • at least 4 years of experience in a similar role
  • a passion for IT and the motivation to keep innovating
  • Scripting, and knowledge of tools like puppet, AWS, Terraform, Google Workspace and Okta are a plus
  • Knowledge of virtualization concepts (e.g KVM, QEMU, Hypervisors, PCIe pass-through)
  • Knowledge of networking concepts (e.g DHCP, DNS, routing, VLAN, Software Defined Networking)
  • Knowledge of identity and access management services (e.g Active Directory, LDAP, RADIUS, SSO)
  • Knowledge of Linux server OSses
  • Excellent skills in the English language are mandatory (verbal and written)

What do we consider as extra reasons to get to know you better?

  • Knowledge of Keycloak
  • Development / scripting skills (e.g Linux-/powershell, python)
  • Knowledge of databases
  • Knowledge and experience with G-suite
  • Knowledge of Openstack
  • Relevant certification in IT infrastructure systems and methodologies (scrum)

On a personal level, you can relate to the following characteristics; you show initiative, you have high standards, and a driven personality. You are resourceful and you love a challenge! More reason for you to find the perfect solution. You know how to persuade different stakeholders but more importantly, you are able to do that substantiated. You are a go-getter with a huge amount of perseverance.

What can you expect from Lightyear?

In addition to a challenging role we also offer:

  • A high degree of freedom and independence in your role
  • A role within a multidisciplinary team consisting of highly motivated, inquisitive, and talented people with a broad diversity of experience
  • A role at one of the fastest-growing technology companies in the Netherlands with tremendous potential
  • 40 vacation days per year
  • An interesting and balanced pension through Zwitserleven that is in line with the mission of Lightyear
  • The ability to participate via shares and to be involved in the growth and success of Lightyear
  • In addition to a dynamic working environment, there is time for relaxation during our already epic Friday afternoon drinks

At Lightyear we are building an electric car that charges itself. From our experience at Solar Team Eindhoven, we know this is only possible starting from scratch. At Lightyear we bring together a multidisciplinary team of highly motivated engineers, designers, and visionaries to challenge the status quo. Write the story with us!

Automotive
Helmond
Active in 10 countries
200 employees
70% men - 30% women
Average age is 35 years

What employees are saying

Manuel Ribeiro

Software Engineer

Manuel Ribeiro

"Lightyear is an exceptional team that puts together people from all over the world with the same goal of creating a meaningful positive impact in our society. I felt welcome from the very first day and working with such motivated engineers gives me the energy I need to do my best every day."

Sapfo Tsoutsou

Group Lead - Thermal Engineering

Sapfo Tsoutsou

"Lightyear is een geweldig bedrijf om voor te werken. Het voelt voor mij meer als familie dan een werkgever. Klinkt misschien een beetje heftig, maar het is zo. Je maakt makkelijk vrienden op werk: iedereen is vriendelijk, behulpzaam en zo gemotiveerd om echt een verschil te maken in de wereld.”