Senior System Engineer

We're looking for
a Mid/Senior IT Operations Engineer
to join our team on behalf of one of our major clients in the
banking
sector.

The role is part of Group IT Operations and focuses on ensuring reliable, secure, and efficient banking IT services across both data centers and cloud platforms. As an IT Operations Engineer, you will plan, execute, and report on annual and partial disaster recovery tests to meet certification and audit requirements, while also administering and enhancing the existing Datacenter Automation platform. You will be responsible for implementing modern and resilient IT solutions to ensure seamless operations, collaborating closely with IT teams, business units, and subsidiaries to strengthen service continuity, resilience, and disaster recovery. Overall, the position aims to drive operational excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement within the bank's IT infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administrating Datacenter Automation (DCA) Platform, creating, updating and enhancing automation runbooks. All systems participating in runbooks (current or new) must have the DCA agent installed, and the connectivity/health must be monitored. Keep up with versioning and security issues for the DCA infrastructure, to proceed on time with risk assessment and the corrective actions implementation planning.
• Participate in weekly change management, design and planning sessions (to address and arrange partial DR test for new or upgraded infrastructure and adjust DR process / DR Handbook to any changes).
• Track/follow and respond to Datacenter issues (audit, budget, monthly and ad hoc tasks, etc.).
• Scheduling, planning and executing Annual and Partial DR test (On-premise and cloud). Engage participants (bank and vendors), prepare the respective DR Plan, presentations and reports on time.
• Keep evidence of all DR tests (partial and annual).
• Keep up to date the DR Handbook, addressing the respective processes and in collaboration with the Group IT Operations & Application departments. Execute tabletop exercises accordingly.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure recovery, resilient, secure, and high-performing banking platforms and infrastructure—hosted both in data centers and public clouds.
• Lead root-cause investigations and complex troubleshooting efforts, ensuring long-term resolution strategies that improve DR process.
• Ensure adherence to SLAs and compliance with Group IT security policies.
• Champion the use of ITSM tools (e.g., CMDB, Lansweeper, Planview) to validate and update DR Plan.
• Work closely with Group IT and subsidiaries to deliver standardized and scalable IT operations and contribute to long-term IT strategy execution.

Requirements:

• Have at least 3-5 years of experience in IT operations, architecture, and automation within large-scale environments, ideally in banking or consulting.
• Demonstrate hands-on expertise in managing both on-premises and cloud infrastructures, Windows and Linux OS systems, including security controls, hypervisors, and containerized environments.
• Possess strong scripting and automation skills (PowerShell, Bash, Python, PHP), along with practical knowledge of orchestration tools such as OpenText Data Center Automation/Operations Orchestration, Terraform, and Azure Resource Manager.
• Have delivered enterprise-grade solutions addressing datacenter operations, design and/or supported disaster recovery process across complex IT ecosystems.
• Understand and apply ITIL processes, modern security tools and frameworks such as EDR, SIEM, ISO27001, PCI-DSS, and vulnerability assessment methodologies.
• Lead with a collaborative mindset, mentoring peers and communicating effectively across diverse technical and business teams.
• Excel at planning and executing complex IT projects under pressure and within tight deadlines.
• Communicate fluently in English and build trust through a confident, reliable presence when working with teams and top management.

What we offer:

• Competitive remuneration package
• Hybrid working model
• Private health insurance
• Free Access to LinkedIn learing platform
• Continuous learning, professional growth, and career development
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• A dynamic and collaborative work environment

Founded in 1997 in Brussels, UpcoMinds has grown into a trusted IT partner, specializing in Project Development, Consulting, Strategic Teaming, and R&D & Innovation.

With offices in Belgium, Greece, and Cyprus, we empower organizations across Europe to deliver complex, high-impact technology initiatives that drive strategic, operational, and digital transformation.

Our team of 200+ top-tier professionals brings deep expertise and agility to every engagement. Working through in an agile, hybrid operating model, we combine on-site collaboration with distributed delivery to provide speed, adaptability, and localized attention, all at a multinational scale.

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