Systems Administrator (M/F)

Actual Talent is the specialized division of Actual group, a key player in work and employment in France with a resolutely humanist vision. We deploy with our clients the talent acquisition and assessment solutions that build the performance of their organization today and tomorrow. For over 20 years, our specialized consultants within our 13 offices in France have been supporting companies in the search for executives, experts, and qualified profiles for temporary work, permanent contracts (CDI), fixed-term contracts (CDD), or service provision.

Our IT Division is supporting its client in the recruitment of its future Systems Administrator (M/F) on a permanent contract (CDI). Reporting to the IT Director, you will join an agile and structured IT team. You will operate on a multi-site infrastructure, at the heart of a dynamic environment punctuated by transformation projects, merger/acquisition operations, and high requirements in terms of cybersecurity, high availability, and IT performance.

Your Missions

• Guarantee the operational maintenance (MCO), resilience, and evolution of IT infrastructures:
• System Administration & MCO: Deploy, maintain, and optimize servers (physical and virtualized), storage architectures, and backup/restore plans.
• Security & Networks: Administer and harden network and security equipment (Fortinet and Stormshield firewalls, IPsec/SSL VPN tunnels, filtering, Zero Trust access policies).
• Identities & Microsoft Cloud Environment: Manage and secure the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, the Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) directory, identity/access governance (IAM, MFA), and SSO integrations.
• Messaging & IP Services: Ensure the operation, continuity, and protection of messaging flows (Exchange, Postfix, SMTP, IMAP) as well as associated security mechanisms (antispam, SPF, DKIM, DMARC); administer DNS architecture and fundamental network services (DHCP, routing).
• Supervision & Tooling: Operate the RMM platform (NinjaOne) for proactive monitoring, patch automation, deployment, and remote remediation.
• Databases: Administer and ensure the availability of database servers (MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL).
• L2/L3 Support & Projects: Handle complex incidents and technical escalations; lead technical integration projects during merger phases and collaborate with external providers/publishers.

Stack & Technical Environment

• Systems: Windows Server (mastery), Linux (good knowledge), virtualization, on-premise and hosted infrastructures.
• Networks & Security: Fortinet (FortiGate) and Stormshield (SNS) firewalls, VPN, DNS, VLAN segmentation, hardening policies.
• Cloud & Collaboration: Microsoft 365, Microsoft Entra ID (identity management, conditional access, SSO).
• Messaging: Exchange Online / On-premise, Postfix, SMTP relay, antispam gateways.
• Supervision & Operation: RMM tools (NinjaOne), backup scheduling, scripting.
• DBMS: MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL.

Profile Sought: Education & Experience: Higher education in IT (Bac+2 to Bac+5, such as BTS SIO, Professional License, or Master's/Engineer in Networks & Telecoms), you have 6 to 8 years of experience in a similar position in a multi-site environment.

Location: Ile de France

Start: ASAP

Contract: Permanent (CDI)

Salary offered: 45 to 50 K€

Key skills

• Proven mastery of Windows Server architectures, the Microsoft 365 / Entra ID ecosystem, and perimeter security (Fortinet / Stormshield).
• Operational practice of supervision/RMM tools (knowledge of NinjaOne is a significant asset).
• Strong sensitivity to IT security methodologies (standards, BCP/DRP, vulnerability management).
• Knowledge of public Cloud environments (Azure, AWS) is a plus.

Languages: Fluent professional technical English (reading documentation, writing manufacturer tickets, and technical exchanges).

Soft skills

• Methodological rigor
• Analytical and diagnostic capacity
• Autonomy, interpersonal skills for teamwork, and coordination of service providers.