About the Role
Join our team as a Junior IT Administrator to support the internal IT environment across our Berlin and Amsterdam offices. This entry-level role offers hands-on experience in end-user support, device management, network monitoring, and security patching, with guidance from senior team members.
Responsibilities
- Support the lifecycle of internal IT systems including workstations, peripherals, and shared services.
- Assist with directory services (LDAP) and user account management.
- Help manage software installations, asset tracking, and IT inventory across both offices.
- Provide first-line support to employees, resolving hardware and software issues onsite in Berlin and remotely for Amsterdam.
- Assist with monitoring and maintaining datacenter infrastructure (servers, storage, cabling).
- Support hardware replacements and rack maintenance tasks under guidance.
- Help maintain documentation of datacenter layouts, IP assignments, and change logs.
- Assist in planning and executing OS upgrade cycles for employee laptops (Windows & macOS).
- Help maintain device images and follow upgrade runbooks.
- Ensure devices meet security baselines and track compliance status.
- Ship and support devices remotely for Amsterdam-based employees.
- Monitor wired and wireless network health across both offices and escalate anomalies.
- Assist with Wi-Fi administration (access points, SSIDs, guest networks) in Berlin and remotely for Amsterdam.
- Help troubleshoot basic connectivity and wireless coverage issues.
- Support day-to-day MDM operations (e.g. Jamf, Intune, or similar) including device enrollment and policy application.
- Assist with application deployment and device offboarding procedures.
- Assist with patch deployment cycles across employee endpoints and internal systems.
- Help monitor security alerts and escalate incidents to senior staff.
- Support enforcement of endpoint security policies (antivirus, disk encryption, screen-lock).
- Help maintain patch status documentation and reports.
Requirements
- 1–2 years of experience in an IT support, helpdesk, or junior sysadmin role (internships and apprenticeships count).
- Basic understanding of Windows and/or macOS administration.
- Familiarity with networking concepts: DNS, DHCP, VLANs, Wi-Fi.
- Eagerness to learn and grow in a fast-paced technical environment.
- Good troubleshooting mindset, methodical, calm under pressure, and willing to dig in.
- Strong communication skills; able to support non-technical users with patience.
- Fluent in English.
Skills
- Windows administration
- macOS administration
- DNS
- DHCP
- VLANs
- Wi-Fi
- MDM tools (Jamf, Intune)
- Scripting (Bash, PowerShell, Python)
- Monitoring tools (Zabbix, Grafana)
- CompTIA A+
- Network+
- Microsoft fundamentals
Location
- Berlin
- Amsterdam
Work Type
- Onsite
- Remote
Experience Level
- Junior
Education Level
- Certifications or coursework: CompTIA A+, Network+, Microsoft fundamentals, or similar.
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive junior salary
Benefits
- Hands-on experience across a broad range of IT disciplines
- Mentorship from experienced infrastructure and platform engineers
- Learning budget
- Room to grow into a mid or senior role
- Collaborative, engineering-driven culture
About the Company
- At ROMEO, we’re on a mission to connect 3 million queer people worldwide for Dates, Friends, and Love.
- Join our diverse team of 54 professionals based in Berlin at Erasys, where we offer a hybrid work environment with flexible options for both home and office work.
