IT System Support

Company details

Have you always had your head in the stars? Intrigued by what happens beyond our stratosphere? ✨ Then your curiosity may soon be satisfied!

SPACEBEL is a Belgian logistics and space systems engineering company, serving space agencies, major aerospace companies, European institutions and the commercial market.

SPACEBEL provides 2 great types of solutions:

1. Space systems: software for controlling satellites from the ground 🛰️
2. Spatial data access and applications: geospatial decision support solutions and Earth observation services for land, environment and natural resource management. 🌍

The company has developed in the space sector to become a recognized provider of innovative IT solutions and related IT services. Their solutions have been used in no less than 50 space missions aimed at better understanding the Universe and our planet Earth.

How was this important contribution made possible? Thanks to their 120 employees’ passion, commitment and talents. Every new project is a challenge that federates teams around the same objective.

We are looking for an IT System Support to support one of our long-standing customers, with whom we enjoy a long-term, sustainable partnership.

Function

As IT System Support, you will assist our customer in the management and maintenance of a satellite image programming and processing centre. You will be working on the customer's site (on the outskirts of Brussels), which means you will be as close as possible to operations.

Your specific duties will be to:

• Maintain the system in operational condition (SW and HW)
• Install software upgrades and IT infrastructure components
• Keep a logbook and write reports
• Identify and correct problems
• Communicate regularly with system developers
• Support and train operators

In short, you will be responsible for user support activities within the framework of a Service Level Agreement (SLA).

No worries! You will be trained in the IT infrastructure and software used to acquire the know-how you need.

The team

You'll be joining a team of 2 people, also IT-oriented. There's a very good atmosphere here, which is why a positive personality is required for this position.

Profile

As IT System Support, you have...

• A bachelor's degree in IT & systems with at least 2 years‘ experience, or a certification training with at least 3 years’ experience in an industrial environment
• Knowledge of networking basics
• Advanced knowledge/experience in:
  • System administration: Windows Server, Linux, Active Directory
  • Virtualisation: VMware, vSphere, Charon AXP, Virtual Connect Architecture
  • PC hardware diagnostics
  • Scripting
  • Python
• Good command of technical English (B1)
• An interest in the space sector and environmental issues

And beyond the IT aspects, you are...

• Autonomous and self-reliant in your day-to-day work
• Collaborative, open-minded, able to reach out to others and discuss any concerns you may have
• Flexible and solution-oriented
• Curious, eager to discover software infrastructure and new tools
• Reliable
• Thorough and concerned about the quality of your work

Offer

In exchange for your stellar potential, SPACEBEL offers you:

• A permanent contract in a stimulating environment, with 32 holidays
• An attractive, comprehensive salary package in line with your profile and experience: group and hospital insurance, meal vouchers, representation expenses
• A 2-shift schedule: 7am - 3pm / 9am - 5pm, with the possibility of organizing with your colleagues
• Work-life balance
• A collaborative corporate culture based on a very flat hierarchy

Do you want to reach into space with SPACEBEL? 🚀 Take the plunge: apply via the button below !

This position is open to all types of candidates. Whether you're a junior or a senior, this job could be for you!

What are the next steps?

• Sarah, HR Manager, calls you for a first discussion
• You have an interview with Catherine Praile, Mission & Control BU Manager, through Teams or on site.
• You have a second on-site interview with your future colleagues
• It’s a fit between you and SPACEBEL? May your space adventure begin! 🪐