IT Systems Engineer – Bracknell - £50,000 plus benefits

Ashdown Group; Lethbridge; On-site; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and supportive organization as an IT Systems Engineer, where you'll lead server and application engineering efforts across the UK and EMEAI regions. This role offers the chance to work within a talented IT team, focusing on server management, backup solutions, and application support. You'll be instrumental in maintaining critical infrastructure, including Exchange and Active Directory services. With a competitive salary and benefits, this is an exciting opportunity for those looking to advance their career in a people-focused environment.

Benefits

Final Salary Pension Scheme

Flexible Working Hours

Health Insurance

Professional Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in server and application engineering for regional data centers.
• Proficient in managing Exchange and Active Directory services.

Responsibilities

• Lead server and application engineering for the UK and EMEAI region.
• Manage backup solutions and perform regular test restorations.
• Administer Microsoft Active Directory and related services.

Skills

Server Management

Application Engineering

VMware

HyperV

Powershell Scripting

SQL Server Administration

Active Directory

Network Monitoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Citrix

RDS

Exchange Online

WSUS

Job description

IT Systems Engineer – Bracknell - £50,000 plus benefits

A global and rapidly growing business based in Bracknell are looking for a Systems Engineer to lead server and application engineering for the UK and EMEAI region.

This is a brilliant opportunity to join a people focused, supportive business within an established and talented IT team.

Key focus areas for this Systems Engineer role will include:

Regional Server and Data Centre Management

• • Setup, monitor and maintain hardware including servers, UPS, storage, load balancers, etc.
  • Build, Manage, Patch and Decommission Servers and Services
  • Support hypervisor technology (VMware and HyperV)
  • Network and datacentre monitoring

Regional backup Solution Management

• • Tape, Disk and/or cloud based backup.
  • Design, setup, maintain, document, operate and monitor the backup and continuity solutions for the region.
  • Assess the backups by performing regular test restorations.

Regional and select Global Application support

• • Maintain both on-premises citrix and RDS environments
  • Administer on-premises regional SQL servers
  • Assist with Powershell scripting when required
  • Maintain our WSUS infrastructure

Exchange

• • Manage the Exchange Online solution
  • Manage on-premises exchange server (SMTP relay)
  • Be the first escalation point for all SD requests related to exchange

Administer Microsoft Active Directory and related services

• • DHCP/DNS
  • Certificate solution (MS CA server, cert enrollment, cert lifecycle management, etc.)
  • Maintain Sites and services
  • Analyze, setup, optimize GPO’s

The salary on offer for this role is up to £50,000 plus benefits including final salary pension scheme. Contracted hours are 35 hours per week.