All-round IT system administrator (m/f/d)
- Hiring date
- As soon as possible
- Time limit
- unlimited
- Trial period
- 6 months
- Payment
- E 11 TvöD Bund
- Application deadline
- 01/04/2026
Infections and their consequences continue to be responsible for one in five deaths worldwide. In this context, emerging and re-emerging pathogens, chronic infections, and increasing resistance to approved drugs pose new challenges for physicians.
The CiiM was founded in 2015 as a joint initiative of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and Hannover Medical School (MHH) and is the first research institute explicitly dedicated to the development of personalized medicine for infections. The departments and groups at CiiM are working toward the vision of treating infection patients in a way that is tailored and optimized to the specific needs and requirements of each individual. To achieve this, CiiM is dedicated to researching individual characteristics and their influence on susceptibility to infection or the success of treatment with available therapies.
In your role as an all-round IT system administrator at the Hanover site, you will be integrated into the structures of the HZI data center in Braunschweig and work closely with colleagues at the MHH data center and the neighboring TWINCORE. The aim is to build up the site, establish both local and central IT services provided by the parent institutions in cooperation with the data centers, and support local science in all IT matters. As the contact person for the integration of new and existing devices into the infrastructure, you will work independently in close coordination with the site management and the scientific working groups in Hanover. You will also support the onboarding of new employees at the Hanover site.
For training purposes, the successful candidate will first be trained at the Braunschweig site for 2-3 months to familiarize themselves with the systems and processes in the data center and to plan the site together with colleagues from Braunschweig. At the same time, implementation will take place at the Hanover site.
Tasks
- Planning the setup of the entire IT infrastructure and the connection of cooperation partners in the new CiiM building in close coordination with the participating data centers (network, servers, virtualization, clients, storage, backup, telephony, peripherals)
- Support for all local systems, servers, and network technology
- Implementation of new IT services and continuous optimization of IT services
- Documentation of the entire IT infrastructure and services
- Support for data centers in the provision of centrally hosted or cloud-based IT services for CiiM
- Support for laboratory and measurement systems in close coordination with scientific users
- Support for scientific applications and IT systems
- Integration of first-level support through the IT help desk as a single point of contact
- Local contact persons for on-site support for users at CiiM
- Support for users with any problems with end devices (Windows, MacOS, iOS, iPadOS)
- Support in duplicating systems already in use at the Braunschweig site (e.g., Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, software distribution points, etc.)
- You communicate with manufacturing companies, service providers, and partners and coordinate them with each other
- You coordinate IT security issues and coordinate them with those responsible in Braunschweig
Prerequisites
- Successfully completed degree in computer science, information technology, business informatics, or IHK training with relevant professional experience
- Extensive experience in the administration of IT systems
- Knowledge of Windows server and client operating systems (Windows and Mac) and their administration in networks
- Solid network knowledge and practical experience
- You have gained initial practical experience in the operation of virtualization environments
Advantages for this position:
- Ability and interest in familiarizing yourself with new and diverse IT topics
- Basic Linux knowledge is desirable but not essential
- ITIL knowledge is an advantage but not essential
- Initial practical experience in IT project management is an advantage but not essential
Working hours
39 hours per week
We offer you:
- An attractive and varied job in a future-oriented research institute with an international environment at the Science Campus South in Braunschweig
- A state-of-the-art infrastructure and the latest technologies
- Flexible working hours, part-time models
- A corporate culture of appreciation and promotion of equal opportunities
- Extensive training and continuing education opportunities to develop professional knowledge and personal skills
- A family office to support family and career as well as childcare offers
- Interesting additional public service benefits
- Option of an additional employer subsidy for the job ticket
People with severe disabilities and equivalent professional qualifications who are suitable for the position are given preference. In order to protect your rights, we ask you to provide us with a clearly recognizable reference to the existence of a degree of severe disability in your cover letter or resume.
The HZI is actively committed to equality, diversity and integration. For this reason, the HZI pursues the goal of professional equality between women and men. The position is suitable for part-time work.
How to apply:
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Please include a cover letter, resume, (employment) references, certificates, and (if available) work samples or reference projects with your application materials. Please refrain from sending a photo.
Please send your complete application, quoting the reference number 099/2025, to the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH, Human Resources Department, Inhoffenstr. 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany or by e-mail. If you send your application in electronic form, please provide a summary in one single (1) pdf document.
We look forward to receiving your application!
