IT Network Administrator / IT Network Administratoress

Position: IT Network Administrator

As an IT Network Administrator, you will play a pivotal role in designing, maintaining, and optimizing our global network infrastructure. You will work hands-on with enterprise-grade technologies, ensuring high availability, security, and performance across multiple sites and critical business systems. Based in Bern, you will collaborate closely with seven skilled colleagues located in Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland, while taking ownership of core networking services and infrastructure.

Join us in a dynamic IT landscape where your expertise will directly support critical operations across our international organization!

Your Key Responsibilities

• Manage, configure, and troubleshoot network infrastructure including switches, routers, firewalls, and wireless solutions.
• Participate in network upgrades, lifecycle management, and infrastructure projects.
• Collaborate with external vendors and service providers when required.
• Maintain documentation, diagrams, and operational procedures.
• Support compliance, audit, and IT governance activities.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of network architecture and operational processes.

About You – Your Key Competencies

• 5+ years of experience operating and maintaining network infrastructure components in complex IT environments.
• Technically driven professional with a strong sense of ownership.
• Strong quality mindset with a structured and detail-oriented approach to work.
• Experience in GxP-regulated environments is an advantage.
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Good documentation habits and structured approach to operations.
• Experience in incident handling and escalation procedures.
• Experience working in structured IT environments with ITSM processes combined with broad IT infrastructure knowledge (cross-ITI).

Who You Are – Your Personal Strengths

You bring the right mindset: responsible, curious, and solution-oriented. You're a true team player who values collaboration and openness, approaching tasks with a proactive, customer-first attitude. You excel at juggling multiple priorities, leading smaller projects when necessary, and thrive in cross-functional and international environments.

Why Join Us?

Our company is constantly evolving, embracing change as an opportunity for growth and innovation.

In this position, we value agility and adaptability, welcoming new challenges and shifting priorities to meet our company’s strategic goals. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and feel energized by change, this is the place for you.

Ready to Join Us?

If this sounds like the next step in your career, apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.

We conduct interviews on an ongoing basis and encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Applications submitted via email will not be considered. We kindly request that headhunters or recruitment agencies refrain from contacting us regarding this position.

About Bavarian Nordic

Bavarian Nordic is a global vaccine company with a mission to improve health and save lives through innovative vaccines. We are a preferred supplier of mpox and smallpox vaccines to governments, enhancing public health preparedness, and we maintain a leading portfolio of travel vaccines. Headquartered in Denmark, we have manufacturing, research, and sales offices across Europe and North America.

Bavarian Nordic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without discrimination based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

For more information, visit www.bavarian-nordic.com.