Entreprise System Administrator – Contract

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated System Administrator with strong hands-on experience in NetApp storage systems, Cisco, VMware, and Veeam at the enterprise or global level. The successful candidate will join a global team offering Enterprise level administration and support be responsible for maintaining, configuring, and ensuring the reliable operation of the core IT global infrastructure

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer, support, and maintain NetApp storage systems (ONTAP, SnapMirror, SnapVault).
• Manage and maintain VMware vSphere environments, including ESXi hosts, vCenter, and resource optimization.
• Configure and troubleshoot Cisco switches, routers, and firewalls.
• Administer and Support Veeam Backup & Replication for virtualized and physical workloads.
• Perform system upgrades, patches, preventive maintenance, ensuring high availability
• Document system configurations, processes, and changes as well as ensuring and disaster recovery policies are in place and regularly tested.

Experience:

• 7+ years of experience in a System Administrator or Infrastructure Engineer role, with a minimum of 3 years working in Enterprise level environments of >5000 users
• In-depth knowledge of NetApp storage systems, including configuration, snapshots, replication, and performance tuning.
• Solid understanding of VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, DRS, HA, and vMotion.
• Strong experience with Cisco network devices, routing, switching, VLANs, and basic firewall configuration.
• Hands-on experience with Veeam Backup & Replication, including backup job configuration, restores, and off-site replication.
• Proficient in Windows Server administration (AD, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy).
• Scripting knowledge (e.g., PowerShell, Bash) for automation and task management.

Professional certification would be desirable, eg NetApp  NCDA / NCIE; VMWare VCP, Cisco CCNP or higher or Veeam. The successful candidate will have excellent problem-solving and analytical skills as well as strong communication and documentation abilities. This is a hybrid role and candidates must be available to work on site in Ireland 1 to 2 days a week. For a conversation in confidence please contact Turlach by email today

To avoid disappointment please note that this is a contract role and sponsorship is not available.