windows system engineer (server)

KBC Bank, the parent company of the Hungarian K&H Bank, provides banking services in 5 European countries.

The international IT solutions of the banking group, covering several European countries, takes place with Hungarian and Belgian colleagues in Hungary and Belgium, therefore not only our services are international, but also our teams.

Our responsibilities range from day-to-day operation to application development and its operation.

We are constantly expanding the Hungarian side of the team, which is why we are looking for enthusiastic, motivated new employees with junior, medior or possibly senior work experience.

What the team is doing:

The team is creating the building blocks for installing Windows machines. Within the HPC team you will be working as a Windows systems engineer with primary focus on the maintenance, management, expansion and onboarding of the Windows framework built at KBC group.

The Team's tasks & responsibilities:

• Design, build and promote our Windows framework to the rest of the organization, next to the other tools of the HPC platform.
• Follow up the market about security tools and share experiences.
• Follow up security recommendations (proactively and reactively) and minimize or mitigate the operational risks.
• Do problem solving
• Capture the needs of our internal customers and reflect the findings to our domains.
• Implement and maintain the Windows environment at KBC BE.

What your job will be:

• You perform maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hotfixes and security configurations.
• You monitor performance and ensure system availability and reliability.
• You monitor system resource utilization, trending, and capacity planning.
• You work within an established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes
• You select and implement management tools, policies, and procedures in conjunction with the company’s security team.
• You interact with vendors and other IT personnel to solve problems.
• You configure and install various devices and services
• You realize various and multiple system engineering activities such as preparation, design, build, testing, installation, run, incident and problem handling of (changes on) technological systems/products/services and other system related infrastructural activities.
• You have strong problem solving skills in a Windows environment .
• You have good knowledge of device management technologies with a view to integration, configuration and maintenance.
• Knowledge of modern endpoint platforms is a benefit (Azure, Intune, SCCM, GPO management, virtualization technologies) 

What you can expect working with us:

• You can make sure your future career is steady within our company
• Life-long learning and plenty of opportunities to challenge yourself
• Competitive salary as well as other benefits such as:
• 10% customizable cafeteria,
• annual performance-based reward,
• company phone with mobile internet, that you can use for private purposes as well
• employee discount at the bank
• Medicover
• Your English language skills won’t be worn out as you can use it on a daily basis
• Flexible schedule as we don’t use ‘Clock in Clock out’ system 
• As our focus is on teamwork we consider it important to hang out in the "open office" together, but you have the option to spend 3 days per week working from home
• We value your insight and are always open to suggestions
• International environment with a cheerful work atmosphere
• Green office in Millennium Park, equipped with:
• bicycle storage and showers
• restaurant with panoramic views over the Danube and the National Theatre
• free coffee in our community area where we hang out and play darts, and many dining options in the surrounding area

What we expect from you:

• Windows System Engineer skills.
• Solid understanding of security and networking implementation and best practices.
• Experience in scripting is a must. Automation in the job is key. (e.g.: PowerShell, Python, Ansible)
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills. 
• You're assertive, convincing and diplomatic at the same time.
• You have strong organizational and self-management skills.
• You love taking ownership and you have a high level of autonomy.
• You also have strong communication skills in English due to the fact you will interact with a lot of international colleagues.
• You love working in projects in a hybrid team and are able to collaborate on a professional and constructive way in a time critical environment.
• You demonstrate ability to complete highly detailed tasks with strict attention to detail, quality, security and timeliness.
• Eager to learn attitude.
• Providing 24/7 continuity, need to be ready to take on-call duties.

What you can expect during the recruitment process:

• After sending your CV in English, expect a three-round interview process, one online with our local recruiter,  one online in English with the Belgian team leader, and the final round is in person at our office in Budapest (in Hungarian) to get to know each other better.
• An efficient selection process is important for both of us, so we try to make it as fast as possible, and even if you are not selected we will give you a detailed feedback.