Infrastructure Systems Administrator

Gold Group; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Gold Group is seeking an Infrastructure Systems Administrator in Cheltenham to provide expert guidance, design and administration for core business infrastructure. The role supports 24/7 service delivery, ongoing system improvements and collaboration with vendors.

The successful candidate will manage VMware, storage, Citrix, Windows Server, SQL Server and Linux environments, with on-call duties and adherence to ISO20000/27001 principles.

Qualifications

• Ability to provide technical guidance and design for core infrastructure.
• Experience delivering 24/7 service with on-call rotations.
• Familiarity with ISO20000 and ISO27001 standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert systems administration guidance to management.
• Install, configure, and troubleshoot servers and applications.
• Lead on complex infrastructure projects and on-call duties.
• Collaborate with vendors for support and upgrades.
• Ensure adherence to service management standards.

Skills

VMware vSphere

Fibre Channel Storage

Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop

Citrix Netscaler

Microsoft Windows Server

MS SQL Server

Linux

Ansible

Active Directory federated trusts

ITIL/AGILE/SCRUM

Tools

VMware vSphere

Dell NetApp Fibre Channel

Citrix Netscaler

Microsoft OS administration

SQL Server 2019

Linux

Job description

Salary: GBP65000 - GBP80000 per annum

Role:

Infrastructure Systems Administrator

Infrastructure Systems Administrator needed to join our client, an established defence engineering firm based in Cheltenham.

We’re looking for an Infrastructure Systems Administrator to play a critical role in providing technical guidance, design and administration for key business infrastructure. You will be responsible for delivering advanced technical solutions, contribute to the development of new principles and concepts, and act as advisor to management and customer on advanced technical research studies and applications.

Please note we can only consider UK nationals for this position based on UK Security Clearance requirements.

What the role of the Infrastructure Systems Administrator entails:

Some of the main duties of the Infrastructure Systems Administrator will include:

• Apply subject matter expertise to provide recommendations regarding systems administration to management and guide other team members as needed
• Contribute to the planning and development of the overall service
• Install, configure, administer, troubleshoot, and resolve system issues as required
• Participate as directed by the System Administration Manager in rosters and other arrangements necessary for the delivery of 24/7 services, undertaking responsibilities as part of the Systems Administration Team On-call rota, working flexibly to deliver out-of-hours planned and unplanned network changes
• Serve as Systems Administration lead on advanced projects and/or programmes
• Contribute to the development of new principles & concepts
• Follow, maintain and disseminate approved procedures, including adherence to ISO20000 & ISO27001 standards
• Collaborate with vendors for application support, upgrades, and issue resolution.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to deployment, infrastructure, and system performance.

What experience you need to be the successful Infrastructure Systems Administrator:

Strong technical foundation in several of the following technologies:

• VMware vSphere 8.0+
• Fiber Channel Storage Technologies – Dell NetApp
• Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop and Citrix Netscalar
• Microsoft OS 2019/2022, Exchange and Office 365
• SQL Server administration/database concepts - MS SQL 2019
• Experience with Linux and Ansible
• Experience with Active Directory Federated trusts
• Familiarity with project management methodologies including ITIL, AGILE and SCRUM
• Sound networking knowledge – TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, MPLS

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Infrastructure Systems Administrator to progress their career.