Senior IT System Engineer (Deputy Lead)

Founded in Switzerland in 1968, Zühlke is owned by its partners and located across Europe and Asia. We are a global transformation partner, with engineering and innovation in our DNA. We're trusted to help clients envision and build their businesses for the future – to run smarter today while adapting for tomorrow’s markets, customers, and communities. Our multidisciplinary teams specialise in tech strategy and business innovation, digital solutions and applications, and device and systems engineering. We excel in complex, regulated spaces including health and finance, connecting strategy, tech implementation, and operational services to help clients become more effective, resilient businesses.

If you share our values and want to do the best work, for the right reasons, we can offer you the chance to do it on a global scale and play a real role in shaping our exciting journey.

Important: To ensure a smooth review process, please submit all application documents (CV, cover letter) in English only . The role The Deputy Senior IT System Engineer is co-responsible for managing and mentoring the Compute Team while driving strategic infrastructure initiatives to ensure a robust and future-proof computing environment. By fostering collabo-ration across IT functions and continuously exploring modernization opportunities, including cloud and automation, the Senior IT System Engineer , ensures operational excellence and technological innovation.

How you’ll make impact

• Deputy Team Leadership: Manage and mentor the Compute Team, ensuring effective planning, structured communication, and professional development

• Strategic Vision: Define and implement a visionary roadmap and architecture for the \“Computing\“ domain, aligning with organizational goals and emerging technologies and IT trends

• Technical Oversight: Ensure effective operation, support, and development of all services in your domain by appropriate automation and lifecycles

• Infrastructure Engineering: Responsible for Storage and Horizon Infrastructure, ESXi Server, vSphere, and core services such as Backup (Veeam), Certificate, Monitoring and Logging

• Security and Compliance: Implement robust security measures and ensure compliance across infrastructure components

• Project Coordination: Drive infrastructure improvements, including planning, specification, and execution of solutions

• Collaboration: Work closely with Network and Endpoint teams to ensure seamless operations and effective escalation management. You align with and consult other IT functions like Customer Service or Enterprise Application and Integration to provide appropriate services and solutions

• Innovation and Transition: Strong interest in automation and understanding of necessary tools. Identify opportunities for modernization, including evaluation of cloud-based solutions

What’s important to us

• You have professional work experience in a similar position

• Expertise in datacentre and cloud computing consisting of server, storage, and virtualization technologies (VMWare, Storage, Ubuntu, Windows Server)

• Strong conceptional knowledge for IT infrastructure services

• Familiarity with security best practices and infrastructure integrations and automation (IaC)

• Proven ability to lead and motivate teams, fostering collaboration and growth

• Strong communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills

• Visionary mindset with a proactive approach to innovation and continuous improvement

• Communicate confidently in English

• Good knowledge of German would be considered a plus

What we offer

• Work life blend: we offer a safe & healthy workplace, with flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home

• Profit share scheme: In addition to your annual salary, you may receive a profit share defined by the company’s success in the previous year

• Global and Diverse Zühlke community: witness how colleagues from all our 16 offices across the globe come together to create a unique, positive and inclusive work culture, learning from one another at annual team camps, and celebrating year-end parties and other local festivities.

• Committed to development: we are committed to the growth of our people and are investing in your development. We’re empowering you to build the skills you need to make a positive impact, both personally and for our clients, today and in the future.

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How to Apply
Please remember all applications must be submitted in English only to be considered.

If you feel you don't meet all the requirements, we are still happy to get to know you, learn more about your ambitions and ideas and look forward to receiving your application!

We welcome people from all backgrounds, regardless of their gender, personality, national origin, race, religion, colour, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, disability or veteran status.