System Administrator Medior

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of Med Tech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

As
IT Hardware & Infrastructure Administrator
within the BD Kiestra R&D Software team in Drachten, you will be the go-to expert for the IT hardware and operating systems that power BD Kiestra instruments from concept through to 4th line customer support. You will design, implement, maintain and secure the IT infrastructure underpinning our R&D test instruments and collaborate across BD departments to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and product security standards.

• Consult, design and implement IT hardware and operating systems for BD Kiestra Instruments, aligned with enterprise architecture direction and industry standards.
• Implement, maintain and optimise IT hardware and operating systems of R&D test instruments at our Drachten (Marconilaan) facility.
• Provide
  4th line support
  for the IT hardware component of Kiestra solutions (e.g. SCU) deployed at customer sites.
• Collaborate with the SAFe System Architect team within the Kiestra ART on new features with IT hardware or operating system impact.
• Implement BD product security policies for IT hardware and operating systems.
• Author and maintain technical manuals covering IT hardware and operating systems.
• Actively participate in scaled agile / SAFe and Scrum events to align on IT hardware and OS-related topics.
• Engage with suppliers, procurement, operations and BD IT functions as required.
• Stay current with industry standards, emerging technologies and best practices.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience in system / infrastructure administration.
• Deep expertise in server hardware, networking, UPS systems and virtualisation (VMware ESX).
• Proven ability to resolve complex, non‑routine infrastructure problems with minimal guidance.
• Strong collaboration, communication and consensus‑building skills across multi‑functional teams.
• Experience applying IT security policies and hardening standards.
• Familiarity with change management processes and acting as Change Owner.

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive.

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NLD Drachten - Marconilaan

NL 40 Hr (Netherlands)

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