Infrastructure Systems Administrator

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

Job summary

Gold Group is seeking an Infrastructure Systems Administrator in Cheltenham, working on-site three days a week. The role offers a salary of £65,000–£80,000 plus benefits and entails guiding design, administration, and advanced technical deployments across enterprise infrastructure.

You will contribute to service planning, install and troubleshoot systems, and collaborate with vendors while supporting ISO20000/27001 standards. UK nationals only due to clearance requirements.

Qualifications

• Strong technical foundation across multiple infrastructure domains.
• Experience with 24/7 service delivery and on-call duties.
• Experience with ISO20000/ISO27001 standards and vendor collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide recommendations on systems administration to management.
• Plan and develop the overall IT service strategy.
• Install, configure, troubleshoot, and resolve system issues.
• Participate in 24/7 on-call roster and after-hours changes.
• Lead systems administration projects and initiatives.
• Contribute to new principles and concepts.
• Adhere to approved procedures and security standards.
• Collaborate with vendors for support and upgrades.
• Troubleshoot complex deployment, infrastructure, and performance issues.

Skills

VMware

Citrix

Cloud (AWS/Azure)

Windows Server

SQL Server

Active Directory

Linux

Ansible

ITIL/AGILE/SCRUM

Networking

Certificate Authorities

Tools

Dell NetApp Fibre Channel

Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop

Citrix Netscaler

MS Exchange/Office 365

Microsoft Windows Server OS

MS SQL Server

Linux

AD Federated Trusts

Job description

Role: Infrastructure Systems Administrator

Location: Cheltenham - 3 days/week on-site

Salary: 65,000 - 80,000 + benefits

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
• Amazon Web Services/Azure
• Microsoft OS 2019/2022, Exchange and Office 365
• SQL Server administration/database concepts - MS SQL 2019
• Certificate Authorities Administrative experience
• 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.