System Engineer

Full time, Freelance or Permanent Contract

Active NATO Security Clearance Required (Fully Cleared)

About WESTPOLE

At WESTPOLE, we design, implement and manage business-critical IT environments for customers operating in highly secure and demanding contexts. We are currently looking for an experienced System Engineer to reinforce our infrastructure team supporting mission-critical operations.

This role is reserved for professionals who already hold an active NATO security clearance and are eligible to work within classified environments.

Your Mission

As a System Engineer, you will be responsible for the operation, administration, maintenance and support of complex infrastructure environments. You will play a key role in ensuring the availability, security and performance of critical systems while adhering to strict security and operational procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate, administer and maintain highly available physical, virtual, storage and networking infrastructure.
• Support backup, restore and disaster recovery activities.
• Perform operating system and infrastructure patching.
• Diagnose and resolve infrastructure incidents.
• Review and implement approved infrastructure changes and upgrades.
• Maintain documentation, procedures and technical runbooks.
• Contribute to audits, reporting activities and compliance requirements.
• Ensure compliance with security procedures, privileged access controls and segregation of duties principles.

Required Experience & Skills

Minimum 4 years of experience in IT Infrastructure or System Engineering

Strong expertise in enterprise infrastructure environments like:

• Windows Server and Linux Server administration
• VMware vSphere / ESXi
• TCP/IP networking, VLANs, DNS, routing and firewall concepts
• Active Directory and Group Policy
• Backup and recovery solutions
• Patch management and system hardening
• SAN storage technologies, RAID and capacity management
• Infrastructure monitoring and management tools
• Anti-virus and anti-malware platforms and EDR forensic solutions

Professional level English (C1/C2)

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Nice to Have

• PowerShell scripting or infrastructure automation
• Vulnerability management and remediation processes
• ITIL-based incident, problem and change management practices

What We Are Looking For

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to work under pressure in critical environments
• Excellent team collaboration capabilities (internal and customer facing)
• Clear communication non-technical stakeholders
• Attention to detail and security-minded approach

Mandatory Security Requirement

This position requires an active NATO security clearance. Applications without a valid and active clearance cannot be considered.

Interested?

If you are a System Engineer with an active NATO clearance and experience managing secure enterprise infrastructures, we'd love to hear from you.