The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) is a cutting-edge institute addressing global public health challenges through research, translation into policy and education. ISGlobal has a broad portfolio in communicable and non-communicable diseases including environmental and climate determinants, and applies a multidisciplinary scientific approach ranging from the molecular to the population level. Research is organized in five programs: Climate, Air Pollution, Nature and Urban Health; Environment and Health over the Lifecourse; Global Viral and Bacterial Infections; Malaria and Neglected Parasitic Diseases and Maternal Child and Reproductive Health. ISGlobal is accredited with the Severo Ochoa distinction, a seal of excellence of the Spanish Science Ministry.

The Barcelona Institute for Global Health, ISGlobal, is the fruit of an innovative alliance between academic, government, and philanthropic institutions to contribute to the efforts undertaken by the international community to address the challenges in global health.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

ISGlobal is looking for candidates with good problem-solving ability for the position of IT System Administrator with cybersecurity profile to join the IT Resources and Services team (SRI). This position is expected to display good interpersonal skills, TeamWork, establishing good relationships with all departments and colleagues.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Infrastructure Management: Management of physical servers, storage infrastructure (NAS), and virtualization clusters. Troubleshooting network issues to prevent downtime.

• System Security & Hardening: Installing, configuring, and updating firewalls, antivirus, IDS/IPS, and endpoint protection. Hardening servers and workstations to prevent breaches, and conducting vulnerability assessments

• Access Management: Managing user accounts, permissions, and implementing authentication protocols.

• Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BCDR): Developing and testing backup restoration procedures, maintaining redundancy systems, and implementing robust disaster recovery plans.

• Monitoring & Incident Response: Management of local monitoring stacks (Zabbix, Icinga,...), analyzing logs and alerts, investigating suspicious activity to ensure proactive incident response, and participating in forensic activities.

  On-Prem Automation: Management and implementation of automation systems (Ansible + Semaphore) for server and clients provisioning and configuration.

• Compliance & Policy Enforcement: Ensuring systems comply with industry regulations (ENS, NIS2, GDPR, ISO 27001) and enforcing organizational security policies.

AUXILIAR TASKS

This job description reflects the present requirements of the post but may evolve at any time in the future as duties and responsibilities change and/or develop providing there is appropriate consultation with the post-holder.

This job description is not a definitive or exhaustive list of responsibilities but identifies the key responsibilities and tasks of the post holder. The specific objectives of the post holder will be subject to review as part of the individual professional assessment process.

SKILLS

• Problem solver: A "cool under pressure" approach to troubleshooting critical hardware or system failures.

• Documentation Advocate: You believe that if a process isn't documented, it's a single point of failure.

• Good treatment and relationship with people, professional communicative, self-taught and willing to work as a team.

The post holder will adhere to ISGlobal principles contained in People management policy, including Equity, diversity and health safety. The post holder will respect, and be accountable to ensure ISGlobal policies and procedures.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS

• Studies: Degree in Computer Science or related field, engineering or equivalent Vocational Training.

• OS Mastery: Expert-level knowledge of Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu) and/or Windows Server administration.

• Security Tools: SIEM tools, vulnerability scanners, endpoint security software.

• Virtualization: Deep experience in managing hypervisors and virtual networking (Proxmox, KVM).

• Networking: Solid understanding of L2/L3 switching, VLANs, Firewalls, networking protocols (TCP/IP, VPN) and Load Balancers (FortiNet).

• Databases: Experience in database administration (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MariaDB/Mysql).

• Containerization: Experience as DevOps running Docker or Kubernetes on local VMs or on the cloud.

• Scripting & Tooling: Proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell for task automation.

• Storage and backup: Experience with NAS management and backup plans (specially valued familiarization with DSM Synology).

• HPC support. Acknowledgement of an HPC infrastructure and experience in configuration of SLURM scheduler system and EasyBuild+Lmod for managing software modules.

LANGUAGE LEVEL

• Native in Catalan or Spanish.

• Good written and verbal English communication skills.

CONDITIONS

• Duration: Permanent contract

• Starting date: As soon as possible

• Contract Type: Full time

• Salary according to experience of candidate and internal scales (Technician I C or B - 37.500€ - 40.000€ gross annual)

• Possibility of Teleworking (1-2 days per week)

• Flexible working hours (between 8AM and 6PM)

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants must fill in the request form and attach the CV and a Cover Letter. Each attached document must be named with the candidate name and surname.

The receipt of applications will be open until 6th of March 2026.

The interviews could be placed during the reception of candidatures period.

Diverse candidatures are encouraged, that includes: gender, race, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, physical abilities, and political views.

SELECTION PROCESS

The selection process is designed in two phases:
1- Interview phase of a technical nature, with the team that requires the incorporation. To assess the person's skills and CV.
2 - Meeting with HR with the finalist(s) to finish assessing the profile and discuss contractual and institutional issues.

If needed any technical test could be passed. A Psychological Competency Evaluation Test will be required for the structural or transversal positions.

In accordance with the OTM-R principles, a gender-balanced recruitment panel is formed for every vacancy at the beginning of the process. After reviewing the content of the applications, the panel will start the interviews, with at least one technical and one administrative interview. A profile questionnaire as well as a technical exercise may be required during the process.

In ISGlobal we are committed to maintaining and developing a work environment in which the values and principles of our organization are respected and equal opportunities between women and men be promoted in each of the areas in which we operate, not tolerating discrimination based on criteria such as age, gender, marital status, race, ethnicity, functional diversity, political leanings, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

We confirm our commitment towards the value of the diversity of our staff and student population and seek to promote peace, equity, diversity and inclusion as essential elements in contribution to improving health worldwide.