IT Infrastructure Specialist – Windows Server / VMware

About the role

A consulting company supporting an end client in the financial services sector is looking for an experienced IT Infrastructure Specialist with strong hands-on experience in Windows Server and VMware. The role covers both run-and-operate and build activities: keeping the existing infrastructure stable and resolving incidents, while also contributing to infrastructure migrations and the design and implementation of the future-state architecture. It suits someone who enjoys staying close to the technology and combining operational responsibility with infrastructure transformation.

Key responsibilities

• Administer and operate Windows Server environments
• Administer and support VMware infrastructure
• Troubleshoot, resolve incidents and carry out technical remediation
• Support day-to-day infrastructure operations
• Contribute to infrastructure migration and transformation projects
• Support the design and implementation of the future infrastructure architecture
• Administer and support Active Directory
• Work with Cisco switches, firewalls and storage infrastructure
• Collaborate closely with the consulting team and the end customer

Required profile

• Around 5 to 10 years of relevant IT infrastructure experience
• Strong hands-on expertise in Windows Server administration
• Solid practical experience with VMware
• Solid experience with Microsoft Active Directory
• Good understanding of storage infrastructure
• Strong troubleshooting and incident-resolution skills
• Comfortable working across operations and build/migration projects; independent, hands-on technical mindset
• Must be resident in Switzerland, as access to the end customer's systems is restricted to Switzerland

Required skills

• Nice to have: SQL knowledge
• Nice to have: German and/or French language skills

Working model: Zurich-based hybrid setup, about 3 days per week on site at the consulting company's Zurich office and about 2 days per week remote, with occasional visits to the end customer's site in Zurich (typically 2-3 times per month) and occasional travel within Switzerland. Start as soon as possible, latest 1 December 2026; contract until 28 February 2027, with a strong perspective for long-term extension.