Junior System Engineer (Backup & Recovery) | Junior System Engineer (w/m/d) im Backup & Recovery Umfeld 80%

Universitätsspital Zürich

Zürich, ZH, Switzerland
Published Nov 27, 2025
Part-time
Permanent

Job Summary

As a Junior System Engineer focusing on Backup & Recovery, you will play a crucial role in maintaining and continuously improving the critical Disaster & Recovery solutions for the University Hospital Zurich (USZ), one of Switzerland's largest medical institutions. Your daily responsibilities include the rigorous monitoring, verification, and operational assurance of all backup jobs, conducting restoration tests, and managing the relevant backup policies for USZ systems. You will collaborate closely with various IT specialized departments and the Architecture Team to implement technical concepts and expand disaster recovery technologies. This role requires a professional IT qualification in System Engineering, coupled with practical experience in high-availability server environments, particularly using virtualization technologies like VMware vSphere and vSAN. Expertise in industry-standard backup solutions such as CommVault or Veeam is essential. This is an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to diverse infrastructure environments, including Storage Infrastructures, while ensuring the continuity and resilience of vital hospital operations.

Required Skills

Education

Professional IT Qualification in System Engineering

Experience

  • Professional experience in high-availability server environments, with a focus on virtualization (VMware vSphere, vSAN)
  • Familiarity with standard backup solutions like CommVault or Veeam
  • Basic knowledge of Windows Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems

Languages

German (Fluent)English (Intermediate)

Additional

  • Must be reliable, service-oriented, and possess self-initiative. Demonstrated interest in exploring additional infrastructure technologies, specifically Storage Infrastructures (File, Object, Block Storage).