Senior System Administrator

Senior System Administrator, working out of our office in Viby (Århus)
Do you have a passion for ensuring smooth IT Operations and a knack for collaborating with external partners? Are you a tactical thinker with a hands-on approach? If so, then this Senior System Administrator role is the perfect opportunity for you!

In this role, you'll be responsible for overseeing and ensuring the flawless operation of our entire Group infrastructure in an outsourced environment. This includes Datacentre, Network, Disaster Recovery, Backup, End of Life (EoL), Patching, Capacity Management etc. As a key member of our IT Operations team, you'll act as the primary liaison in your IT Operations area between STARK GROUP IT and our external partners, ensuring alignment with business objectives and exceeding expectations.
Welcome to Group IT
When joining Group IT, you will be joining a digital transformation journey as we replace our legacy monoliths and transition towards a modular and flexible integrated setup. Group IT, a dynamic and rapidly evolving part of STARK Group, is responsible for delivering groupwide business-critical IT solutions. We strive to modernise and reimagine the IT landscape to ensure both scalability and composability to meet existing and future business needs, and we would like your help to rethink the way things are done in our industry to offer our customers a superior experience

Key Responsibilities:
As a Senior System Administrator, the role involves overseeing and advising in the arear of IT Operations and Infrastructure in collaborating with internal colleagues and external partners for optimal results to ensure stable, efficient and secure IT Operations and infrastructure.

The overseeing responsibilities include components like physical and virtual servers, network, Intune, backup etc. but also deployment, configuration, and maintenance of hardware/software, lifecycle etc. It involves identifying and resolving infrastructure incidents and problems, planning and implementing changes and releases with minimal disruption, and monitoring infrastructure capacity and performance trends. In case of incidents, you can be call in to help the incident team to get the service up running again as fast as possible.

In this role you will also be responsible to oversee our outsourcing partners delivery, and they deliver according to agreements and contracts. You will also be responsible to ensure we have updated policy and guidance in your responsible area that reflect STARK business model and development in IT best practice and ensure/follow up on that your colleagues our IT colleagues and outsourcing partners know the policy and guidance and are following them.

Additionally, the role requires enforcing compliance requirements, disaster recovery and backup plans in coordination with partners to ensure timely recovery in case of disruptions.

The position acts as the primary technical contact for external infrastructure vendors.

What You Bring:
The ideal candidate should have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, along with proven experience as System Administrator in an international setup.

The role demands strong troubleshooting skills for complex infrastructure issues and effective collaboration with external partners. Experience with cloud technologies (Azure, AWS, GCP) and security is a plus. Excellent communication and collaboration abilities (English written and oral) are essential for fostering relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Additionally, you must possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills to tackle infrastructure challenges efficiently, ensuring effective infrastructure operations

Bonus points if you have/can:

• Write and speak Danish

• Experience working in an outsourced IT environment.
• Experience with disaster recovery and business continuity planning.

Want to know more and apply?
We will be happy to answer any questions you may have regarding the position and your options in STARK Group. You are welcome to contact Head of IT Operations Thorbjørn Kloster, thorbjoern.kloster@stark.dk, +45 29 47 12 15 for any specific questions regarding the role.

STARK Group
STARK Group is a growing private equity-owned company with a strong legacy. STARK Group was first established in Denmark in 1896 and has today evolved into a leading European retailer and distributor of heavy building materials with net sales of approx. EUR 9 billion. With a dedicated team of more than 20,000 employees and +1,150 branches and distribution centres across the Nordics, Greenland, Germany, Austria and the UK, we live and breathe to serve professional craftsmen with heavy building materials all the way from the Austrian Alps to Tromsø, close to the Arctic circle and everywhere in between. STARK Group is committed to reach net zero emissions by 2050 across the entire business, is a signatory to the UN Global Compact, and works within fully 2030 validated science-based targets to keep global warming below 1.5°C

At STARK Group IT, we believe in the richness diversity brings. We invite individual of all backgrounds to join us in creating and inclusive and welcoming environment. We believe in a workplace where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work.

Agency Policy
STARK Group IT appreciates the interest of all candidates. However, we prefer to directly engage with individuals seeking employment opportunities. Therefore, we kindly request recruitment agencies, headhunters, and third-party staffing services to refrain from contacting us regarding this job posting. All applications should be submitted directly by the candidates through our official application process. We value direct communication and look forward to reviewing your application.

Location: Frederiksberg (Head Office)