Junior IT System Administrator

APTVISION is a company offering innovative software in the medical sector, specialising in managing patient visits. Our radiology system is used in many hospitals and clinics across Europe, in countries such as England, Ireland, Hungary and Poland, and our online appointment booking system is the leading system in Northern Ireland for booking vaccinations. Due to the dynamic development of our company, we need to expand our team with more talented people!

Aptvision is looking for a Junior IT System Administrator to help us bring our platform to the next level. From a Junior IT System Administrator we require basic technical knowledge, can-do attitude and ability to learn being guided in the right direction.

In our team you will

• Provide support for the DevOps Team in managing the entire Aptvision infrastructure across multiple platforms for different enterprise customers, each with their own onprem multi-hypervisor VMware stack
• Assist in maintaining, monitoring and planning the infrastructure for the future and put that plan into action, piece by piece
• Care deeply about security
• Love aiming for and reaching ambitious uptime and availability metrics (best in our industry) by building HA and fault tolerance into infrastructure designs
• Use Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, and other leading-edge techs
• Enjoy continuously learning from and teaching other experts in their field on the team

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining and monitoring infrastructure to ensure scalability, performance, and security for enterprise customers.
• Support in planning and implementing infrastructure projects under the guidance of senior team members, including rolling out Kubernetes, implementing TLS, and data encryption.
• Help in selecting and setting up technology stacks as directed by senior staff 
• Participate in coaching and knowledge-sharing sessions to build skills and understanding of IT systems and processes.
• Contribute to the use of automation tools such as Ansible, FluxCD and Helm. Assist in automating tasks and processes as guided.
• Gathering and refining specifications and requirements based on technical needs
• Creating and maintaining infrastructure documentation
• Staying plugged into emerging technologies/industry trends and applying them day-to-day

Required Skills/Experience

• Good English and communication skills (both written and verbal) are a must
• Basic experience with a unix command line is required
• A solid understanding of containerization is plus, past experience administering a Docker or Kubernetes cluster is nice to have
• A solid understanding of how modern web applications work including security, networking, DNS, encryption, session management, best development practices, standard tooling, etc
• Adequate knowledge of relational database systems, web application development, automated system provisioning tools
• Ability to assist in problem diagnosis and resolution, with a willingness to learn and apply creative solutions.
• Strong organisational skills to juggle multiple tasks within the constraints of timelines and budgets with business acumen
• Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced environment, learn rapidly and master diverse web technologies and techniques
• Proven working experience in VM administration, in particular Ubuntu (RedHat also valued). Experience with virtualization solutions such as VMware or Openstack not required but valued 

We offer

• Wide development opportunities in an international and rapidly growing organisation
• Possibility to work in English with international colleagues and clients
• Participation in ambitious and innovative projects that improve the work of the medical sector
• Work-life balance, flexible working hours
• Non-wage benefits (including: Multisport card and group life insurance), good working atmosphere and integration meetings