IT Admin / System Administrator (m/f/d)

At OKAPI:Orbits, you will be the owner of our IT infrastructure. Servers, end devices, network, Microsoft 365, security, and backups – all of this will be in your area of responsibility. This means you will not only solve problems as they arise but also take steps to prevent them from happening in the first place. You will identify patterns, plan capacities and updates in advance, and build systems so that they run even when no one is watching.

For this, you will have real freedom of action. There are the boundaries of security regulations and budget approval with management, but within these boundaries, you will decide what our infrastructure looks like today and how it should look tomorrow. You will be assisted by an IT intern whom you will mentor. They will be at our branch in Braunschweig, and you will be in Munich, so there will be someone on-site in both locations. This is important, especially in IT: hardware will be issued and repaired in person, and many issues are resolved most quickly directly at the device. Therefore, your workplace will be in the office. Remote work is possible by agreement.

• Servers and Infrastructure: You will manage our Ubuntu servers and the services on them, such as GitLab and SonarQube, and think in terms of lifecycles rather than fire alarms.
• Strategic Planning: You will plan hardware and server infrastructure long-term, and decide what, when, and how we will procure, replace, or rebuild.
• Proactive Operation: You will set up monitoring, patch management processes, and capacity planning so that problems become visible before they ruin someone's workday.
• End Devices: Procurement, configuration, and operation for Windows, Linux, and macOS using standardized processes rather than individual solutions.
• Network and Security: Network administration, VPN, as well as the implementation and further development of our IT security policies.
• Microsoft 365 and Intune: Administration of Entra ID (Azure AD), Exchange, Teams, and SharePoint, as well as device management via Intune.
• Backup and Recovery: You will develop backup strategies and recovery processes, and test them regularly, because a backup is only considered valid when the recovery works.
• Mentorship: You will develop our intern and share knowledge without doing everything yourself.
• Documentation: You will document systems, solutions, and processes in such a way that knowledge remains within the team.

Mandatory Requirements:

• IT education or a university degree (e.g., Fachinformatik Systemintegration, Computer Science) or comparable, verifiable experience.
• 2–3 years of professional experience during which you not only maintained systems but also bore responsibility for them: you planned infrastructure, made decisions, and ensured the prevention of failures.
• Proactive approach to work: you seek the root cause, not the next temporary solution, and resolve issues before they become critical.
• Autonomy and decisiveness: you can logically justify your decisions and costs, including to management.
• Proficient Linux knowledge, preferably Ubuntu: servers and desktops, Shell Scripting, package management.
• Network fundamentals: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and VPN configuration (e.g., WireGuard, OpenVPN).
• IT Security: Patch management, access rights, system hardening.
• Microsoft 365 and Intune for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
• Experience with hardware: procurement, setup, and maintenance of end devices.
• Willingness to work predominantly in the office.
• English language proficiency at B2 level or higher, as our internal communication and documentation are in English.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Ansible or Terraform).
• Experience with Docker in production.
• Experience mentoring interns or junior specialists.
• German language proficiency at B2+ level is helpful for interaction with authorities and external providers, but not mandatory.
• Experience in a startup or fast-growing company where you not only administered but also participated in development.

There are over ten thousand active satellites in orbit, and their number is growing every year. We create software that prevents them from colliding. Satellite operators, government agencies, and aerospace agencies worldwide use our solutions to manage space traffic and prevent collisions.

And you are the reason why all of this works. Without a stable and secure infrastructure, there is no software, and without software, there is no collision warning. You will not only keep things running but also lay the foundation for sustainable space exploration. With us, you will have the opportunity to set things up correctly from the start and think long-term, rather than just managing what others have left behind.

What awaits you with us:

• Flat hierarchies and real autonomy: you will shape your area of work yourself without needing triple approval.
• Predominantly office-based work in Munich with the option for periodic remote work.
• Flexible working hours: flextime without fixed working hours, focus on results instead of mandatory presence.
• Dedicated training budget for courses, certifications, and conferences.