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# Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Digital Realty
- **Location:** Hoofddorp, Netherlands
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** .NET Framework, Microsoft Windows, Antivirus Softwares, Systems Engineering, Backup Devices, Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, Data Integrity, SQL Databases, Management of Software Versions, VMware Virtualization, Information Technology
- **Published:** August 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.nl/details/5840401430

## About the Role

* IT Related Bachelor education (or 5+ years of work experience)
 * Microsoft Certification
 * VMWare Virtual Certified Professional (VCP) (preferred)
 * 3 or more years of work experience in international environment
 * Experience in working in a multi-vendor environment
 * Fluent in English, both written and orally.

Soft-Skills

 * Strong aptitude and critical thinking
 * Exceptional attention to detail
 * Exceptional communicator
 * Independent in own work; take responsibility in projects, but also not afraid to ask for help when needed
 * Proactive attitude
 * Strong discipline; organized and structured way of working
 * Risk aware; knows how to assess risks and how to communicate these risks to stakeholders

## Description

Your role

 * Ensure operational stability of all IT systems infrastructure.
 * Ensure optimal performance and resource management across all systems.
 * Maintain and deploy system and cloud architecture according to requirements for business enablement.
 * Maintain and operate systems backup procedures and ensure recoverability and data integrity.
 * Maintain and operate infrastructure life cycle management, including operating system versioning and full hardware replacements.
 * Ensure compliance of all IT systems according to IT policy, including Windows Updates, anti-virus, threat and vulnerability scanning, and operating system component versioning (.NET, SQL, web-browsers, etc).
 * Ensure installations, configurations, policies and procedures meet the IT-security targets, applicable compliance frameworks and specific customer requirements.
 * Proactively conduct self-assessments and vulnerability scans to gain additional confidence that these targets are met.
 * Contributes to business projects, infrastructure projects, audits, etc. to provide system management expertise.
 * Ensure incidents are solved within SLA's determined lead time.


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