As part of our expansion plans for 2021, we are looking for a Systems Administrator to join our Technologies and Software Engineering department in Madrid.

Context and background

Nommon is a research-intensive technology company that provides information, quantitative analysis and decision support tools for the transportation market and other sectors where geospatial information plays a key role. Nommon’s commercial operations are organised into four business units:

• Mobility Analytics, which analyses anonymised geolocation data from mobile devices to provide actionable information on people’s activity and mobility patterns.
• Transport & Mobility, which specialises in data-driven transport modelling and simulation.
• Aviation, which provides products and services for the planning and management of airports, airlines and air traffic management systems.
• Analytics Accelerator, which explores and develops opportunities in other verticals such as smart cities & urban planning, retail & geomarketing, and energy & environment.

Job description

You will work alongside an international, multidisciplinary team of talented researchers, product engineers, developers and consultants to maintain and develop the technical infrastructure of the company. Responsibilities include:

• Install and configure software on Windows and Linux platforms.
• Support and maintain private and public cloud deployments on AWS, GCP, and other IaaS platforms.
• Manage, deploy and configure hardware upgrades, software updates, security patches and other necessary items on an as-needed basis.
• Perform daily system monitoring and backup procedures to ensure data security, availability and integrity of required resources.
• Lead desktop and helpdesk support, making sure incidences are resolved in a timely manner.
• Contribute to the development of the technological infrastructure roadmap of the company.

Qualifications and skills

Required:

• Vocational Education and Training in administration of computer systems or equivalent.
• Solid knowledge of Windows and Linux administration and shell scripting.
• Knowledge in configuration and monitoring of network devices, switches, routers, firewalls and VPN services.
• Knowledge of system security (e.g. intrusion detection systems) and data backup/recovery.
• Ability to speak, understand and write Spanish and English.

Nice to have, but not indispensable:

• Experience/knowledge in one of the following programming languages: Python, Java, C/C++.
• Experience/knowledge in PostgreSQL or Mongo database administration.
• Experience/knowledge in setting up and maintaining cloud computing environments.
• Experience/knowledge in storage and backup administration.

Salary and benefits

• Annual salary: 25.000 – 35.000 €.
• Long term and stable position.
• Regular performance and salary reviews.
• Nice, well-located office in the centre of Madrid.
• Flexible working hours and possibility for occasional home-office.

How to apply

To apply for this position, please email your CV and a copy of your academic transcript along with a covering letter in a single document to rrhh@nommon.es with the subject line ‘Job Application 2021-02 Systems Administrator’.

We always reach out to all applicants, so wait for our call or e-mail over the next few days after your application is submitted.