CV System Engineer

For System Engineer, what matters in a CV is less the number of keywords than the order and concreteness. These focus points put a CV for this position ahead of others.

What Matters

• Environment size: number of servers, sites, users
• Active certifications with validity
• Explicitly mention willingness to do on-call duty

These Technical Points Belong In It

• Windows Server and Active Directory, often alongside Linux
• Virtualization with VMware or Hyper-V
• Microsoft 365 and Entra ID - the standard setup in Swiss SMEs
• Backup and recovery concepts
• Scripting with PowerShell or Bash
• Category B driving licence if multiple sites are supported

Typical Education Path

• IT Specialist EFZ, Platform Development track
• IT Operations Specialist EFZ
• Certified IT Technician HF