Microsoft Systems Administrator

La Fédération des Hôpitaux Vaudois informatique (
Microsoft systems
La Fédération des Hôpitaux Vaudois informatique (FHVi), is the preferred IT partner of 12 hospitals and regional healthcare establishments in the canton of Vaud. The FHVi accompanies them through the many challenges of digital transformation in the healthcare sector and has as its main missions to plan, design, implement and operate the IT system of its members. These are more than 130 collaborators serving 14,000 users, for a fleet of more than 8,000 workstations distributed across about a hundred geographical sites and across three cantons (VD, VS, FR).
Microsoft systems
Be part of the FHVi adventure!
Are you passionate about Microsoft technologies and wish to put them at the service of a critical and meaningful environment?
Do you like to operate, maintain and secure infrastructures at the heart of the digital challenges of the healthcare sector, while progressing alongside recognized experts?
The FHVi is looking for a Microsoft Systems Administrator to strengthen its Systems team and contribute daily to the maintenance and evolution of its Microsoft ecosystem, in close collaboration with the reference systems engineers (level 3).
Your mission
As a Microsoft Systems Administrator, you intervene in operation and support for the FHVi Microsoft ecosystem, in support of the reference engineers. You contribute to the administration, maintenance and securing of Windows Server platforms, Active Directory and associated services.
Within the Systems team, you participate in the standardization and automation of environments, by applying the best practices defined by the team and ensuring the quality of your daily interventions.
Your responsibilities
Microsoft expertise & platform evolution
Ensure the support and routine administration of the FHVi Microsoft ecosystem: Windows Server, Active Directory, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Exchange, PKI.
Operate and maintain directory services (AD DS, GPO, forests and domains), messaging (Exchange on-premise and hybrid), RDS farms and internal PKI (ADCS), under the supervision of the reference engineers.
Participate in the standardization and automation of system environments (PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform, OpCon), by applying the best practices defined by the team.
Operation, security & service continuity
Ensure the monitoring of stability, availability and supervision of Microsoft infrastructures in production, and provide level 2 support in compliance with defined service levels, with escalation to level 3 for complex cases.
Participate in the life cycle management of Microsoft components: application of updates, monitoring of version upgrades, decommissioning of obsolete systems.
Contribute to the securing of infrastructures: application of hardening measures, identity and access management, monitoring of Microsoft security solutions (Defender), deployment of patches and monitoring of vulnerabilities.
Participate in continuity and recovery plans (PCA / PRA) and the on-call service according to the current modalities.
Document procedures, configurations and best practices in order to ensure the sustainability of knowledge within the team.
Projects & continuous improvement
Participate in transformation and modernization projects of infrastructures, in support of the reference engineers.
Conduct technological monitoring and propose improvement paths meeting business needs.
Profile sought
Education & experience
Education in IT (CFC, federal diploma, Bachelor or title deemed equivalent).
Minimum 3 years of experience in systems administration, with a Microsoft specialization, ideally in a complex and multi-site environment.
Technical skills
Good knowledge of the Microsoft ecosystem: Windows Server, Active Directory, Entra ID, Exchange, PKI, WSUS, RDS farms.
Basic knowledge of VMware virtualization (vSphere/ESXi, vCenter).
Basic knowledge in PowerShell scripting.
Experience with Linux environments is desired.
Knowledge of backup solutions and restoration procedures (Veeam Backup & Replication).
Sensitivity to complex architectures (high availability, security by design, SSO) constitutes an asset.
Knowledge of infrastructure monitoring tools (notably Zabbix).
Knowledge of ITIL v4 processes (incident, problem and change management) and practice of ITSM tools.
Holding professional certifications (Microsoft, VMware, ITIL, etc.) constitutes an asset.
Personal qualities
Ability to analyze common incidents and requests, to propose adapted solutions and to resolve problems autonomously, while knowing how to request support from reference engineers for complex cases.
Technical curiosity and willingness to increase skills, with the desire to contribute actively to the team's objectives.
Rigor, sense of responsibility and good writing skills, especially for technical documentation.
Good communication skills, sense of service and taste for teamwork.
Languages
French: oral and written mastery.
What we offer you:

• A stimulating opportunity to evolve in the health sector, a constantly evolving and meaningful field.
• The possibility to contribute actively to ambitious projects related to the ongoing digital transformation
• A pleasant working environment within a human-sized organization, where team spirit and proximity are valued.
• Attractive employment conditions, with salary progression sar