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Are you interested in the complex combination of applications, systems and databases in an international infrastructure? Do you know Microsoft inside out? Do you find it challenging to transform client questions into ready-made solutions and to better support and provide insight into business processes? Then you could play a wonderful role as a Microsoft Engineer at SURF, the IT service provider for education and science.

Where you will work

SURF is the ICT cooperative for Dutch educational and research institutions. Together with them, we work on digital services and complex innovation challenges to enhance the quality of education and research.

The team you will join

You will join the Internal Services department, in team Operational Support, a fast-growing team within SURF responsible for system, network and data centre management, office automation, cybersecurity and service desk services. You will work closely with around 20 colleagues, spread across five teams, in an informal and pleasant working environment.
Together with your team, you are responsible for ensuring the stability, performance and security of our data centre networks. You and your colleagues ensure that the infrastructure is continuously improved and new functionalities are developed. You do this according to the agile methodology and the scrum framework.

What you will do

As a Microsoft Engineer, you are responsible for the various Microsoft environments. In doing so, you ensure the stability, performance, continuity and security of the Microsoft environment.

This includes:

  • Ensuring the seamless operation of the Microsoft environments, including by monitoring applications, implementing improvements and actions to guarantee capacity, performance, continuity and security;
  • Knowledge of Office 365, (A)AD, ADFS, Windows 2019, Exchange (and optionally InTune);
  • Supports Information Management with translating functional questions into solutions;
  • Ensures proper set-up of management and support processes (ITIL) and documentation;
  • Regularly analyses incidents past period, initiates ‘changes’ that help prevent incidents and you help improve services by seeing how things can be handled smarter, including opportunities to transfer activities to 1st and 2nd line support.

Your skills and experience

  • Hbo/wo working and thinking level;
  • Good command of the Dutch and English languages, both verbally and in writing;
  • Experience with project-based working, preferably Agile;
  • Knowledge of ITIL processes

SURF takes pleasure in doing its recruitment itself; acquisition is therefore not appreciated.

Applying for a job at SURF

This is what you can expect

1

Apply

After submitting your application, you will immediately receive a confirmation e-mail.

2

Response

After the the closing date, you will receive a response from our recruitment team.

3

First interview

We invite you to our office, because we want to get to know you.

4

Second interview

We invite you again for an interview with others who also want to get to know you.

5

Assessment

We may ask you to do an assignment (assessment).

6

Are you the right person?

Then you will receive a salary offer from one of our HR advisors.

7

Welcome to SURF!

You join onboarding activities with other new colleagues.

Location
Science Park 140, 1098 XG, Amsterdam, Nederland
Employment
Permanent
Salary
€4062 - €5803
Hours per week
32 to 40 hours
Deadline
19 February 2025
Substantive questions
Rogier Hof
rogier.hof@surf.nl
+31622232362
Questions about procedure
SURF Recruitment
recruitment@surf.nl
+31 642564500

What we offer

  • Extensive training opportunities
  • 8.33 % holiday pay
  • 8.33 % end-of-year bonus
  • 36 holidays per year (based on a 40-hour working week)
  • An excellent pension scheme
  • An NS Business Card 1st class
  • Chair massages
  • Home working allowance

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