IT System Specialist

For more than 40 years Unifree Duty Free provides excellent customer service, presenting a full range of carefully selected products and world-known brands within contemporary and stylish retail stores.

We are proud to represent a global brand and provide a high level of customer service benchmarking a customer-oriented approach across our duty free shops in Istanbul, Dalaman, Kosovo Airports and Dereköy Border Gate.

In cooperation with Gebr. Heineman Germany supported by more than 2,500 professional and experienced staff, we aim to exceed customer's expectations in the world's largest Duty-Free area of 56,000 square meters at Istanbul Airport.

Exploring strategies for future development, we always prioritize a positive and healthy work environment encouraging appreciation, teamwork, collaboration and creativity.

As the Unifree family, we encourage teamwork, collaboration and creative thinking and offer a work environment where all our colleagues will be proud to be a part of.

If you dream about being a part of a young dynamic team and working in the engaging and rewarding multicultural environment at one of the largest airports in the world, we invite you to join the Unifree family .

Responsibilities

• Design, size and maintain server and virtualization architecture
• Build, configure and maintain data center infrastructure (compute, storage, virtualization)
• Administer and monitor backup solutions and perform periodic restore/DR tests
• Apply system updates, patches and security hardening; manage endpoint protection
• Monitor system health, capacity and performance; respond proactively to alerts
• Automate routine operational tasks through scripting
• Provide high-level (L2/L3) technical support and escalate to appropriate teams
• Perform preventive maintenance and keep system documentation up to date
• Contribute to business continuity and disaster recovery planning

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or a related field,
• Minimum 4 years of experience in systems administration,
• Hands-on experience with Windows & Linux Server infrastructure, Active Directory (GPO, DNS, DHCP) and virtualization (VMware vSphere),
• Experience administering Microsoft 365 and Entra ID (Azure AD), including hybrid identity,
• Experience managing server, storage (SAN/NAS) and backup hardware/solutions,
• Hands-on experience with backup & recovery technologies (e.g. Veeam) and restore testing,
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g. Zabbix/Grafana) and patch management,
• Familiarity with information security practices and IT frameworks (ITIL, ISO 27001),
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; good command of written and spoken English,
• Relevant certifications are a plus.