Gleif (Global Legal Entity Identifier)
Position System Administrator / IT-Security Engineer
Basel · BS
- Berufsfeld
- Informatik · Systemtechnik, Cloud & DevOps
- Ausbildung
- Keine bestimmte Ausbildung
- Erfahrung
- 2 bis 5 Jahre
- Sprachkenntnisse
- Englisch
- Lohn
- Geschätzt CHF 80’000–110’000 pro Jahr (100 %)
- Schätzung von jopp, nicht aus dem Inserat.
- Veröffentlicht am
- 18. September 2026
- Zuletzt gesehen
- 20. September 2026
Position System Administrator / IT-Security Engineer (m/f/d)
Location: Switzerland | Department: IT Development & Operations| Reports to: Head of Infrastructure | Employment Type: Full-time | Management Responsibility: None
Organization
Established by the Financial Stability Board in June 2014, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) is a not-for-profit organization created to support the implementation and use of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI). GLEIF manages a network of partners, the LEI issuing organizations, to provide trusted services and open, reliable data for unique legal entity identification worldwide. GLEIF services ensure the operational integrity of the Global LEI System and facilitate making the LEI a broad public good available on our website. As a result, the LEI remains the industry standard best suited to providing open and reliable data for unique legal entity identification management. Learn more at
Why us?
What our new colleagues can expect:
- A quick job entry
- A permanent employment contract
- Performance-related salary model with an attractive compensation
- Flexible and mobile working environment
- A patient and comprehensive induction programme
- Regular town halls and feedback meetings
- Leadership with empathy
- Short decision-making processes
- Comprehensive further training and talent development and access to online learning Platforms (e.g. Pluralsight, Laracast)
- Company iPhone & Macbook
This is an opportunity to make an impact on the transparency of the financial services and other industries in a not-for-profit, stable business that is committed to investing in the foundation, its partner relationships, and its employees. You will join a highly motivated team with the mission to successfully implement the Global Legal Entity Identifier system. Compensation and benefits will be of course adequate to the position.
Position summary
The System Administrator / IT-Security Engineer will, operate and support the GLEIF server environment and network infrastructure in line with GLEIF policies and procedures. The individual will work closely with the User Administrators in Frankfurt and will support the corporate IT in this role. The individual is responsible for the quality, scope, effort and timeliness of provided services. We seek an individual with the ambition and skill to work in a highly motivated team.
Key Responsibilities
- Technical management and patching of software applications and infrastructure
- Design, implementation and operation of SIEM and SOAR solutions
- Continuous improvement of monitoring strategies for new vulnerabilities to IT security
- Evaluation of new software updates and patch management, to ensure and maintain IT security of GLEIF systems
- Management and performance tuning of databases (MySQL/MariaDB)
- Investigation and solving of technical issues
- Create and maintain technical documentation of configurations and procedures
- Collaborate with Project Managers and Developers • Provide direct support to Software Developers and IT staff
- Work with outsourcing and cloud partners regarding external IT infrastructure and interfaces
Experience and competencies for success
- At least 3+ years of experience with professional systems operating (e.g. LAMP stack)
- Excellent Linux command line skills, especially bash and ansible scripting
- Experience with highly available, distributed and virtualized systems •
- Good understanding of DNS, TCP/IP, HTTP and load balancing
- Experience in managing MariaDB databases and Galera clusters (including backup, restore, replication, ….)
- • Familiarity with CI/CD and utilization of appropriate tools (preferably GitLab CI)
- Ability to leverage various tools for systems/infrastructure monitoring (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana)
- Knowledge of security principles and best practices
- Very good analytical thinking and understanding of processes
- University degree in Computer Science or similar preferred
- Possessing team spirit and good communication skills
- Flexible and able to work in a dynamic work environment
- Fluent spoken and written English
Department: IT Development & Operations Reports into: Head of IT Infrastructure Management responsibility: No Location: Switzerland - remote Scope: Full-time All foreign applicants from outside Switzerland must have a valid work permit
We look forward to your application in English. Please send your résumé alongside a letter of interest.
Gleif (Global Legal Entity Identifier)
Gleif (Global Legal Entity Identifier)
Alban-Vorstadt 12
4052 Basel