IT System Administrator

Vodafone; Aldershot; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension plan

Discounts & vouchers

Learning tools

Charity leave

Job summary

Vodafone Business Security Enhanced is seeking a hands-on IT professional to join the Secure IT team in Farnborough. This full-time, on-site role delivers 1st to 2nd line IT support, server builds, and security-focused maintenance five days a week.

You should have Windows, Linux and VMware experience, AD management, and be eligible for UK DV clearance. The role offers a competitive salary plus bonus and extensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Solid IT experience and strong systems administration skills.
• Hands-on experience with Windows, Linux and VMware administration.
• Comfortable working within IT security policies and frameworks.
• Proactive, self-driven, organised, reliable and able to manage workload.
• You should be keen to build capability and pursue industry certifications.

Responsibilities

• Deliver 1st to 2nd line IT support across the business.
• Deploy new equipment, including full server builds.
• Maintain, patch and upgrade systems to keep environments secure.
• Manage user accounts through Active Directory.
• Support the delivery of IT projects.
• Audit systems to keep asset and lifecycle records accurate.
• Build and deliver secure operating system images.
• Ensure the server estate is fully patched and backed up.
• Contribute to maintaining departmental accreditation.

Job description

Salary: £49,000 - 89,000 per year

Requirements:

• We require you to hold, or be willing and eligible to obtain, a UK Developed Vetting (DV) clearance.
• We are looking for someone with solid IT experience and strong systems administration skills.
• We are looking for hands-on experience with Windows, Linux and VMware administration.
• You should be comfortable working within IT security policies and frameworks.
• You should be able to troubleshoot and resolve operating system and application issues.
• You should be proactive, self-driven, organised, reliable, and confident managing your own workload.
• You should be keen to build your capability and work toward industry certifications.
• We value an interest in learning, testing, and adopting new technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver 1st to 2nd line IT support across the business.
• Deploy new equipment, including full server builds.
• Maintain, patch and upgrade systems to keep environments secure.
• Manage user accounts through Active Directory.
• Support the delivery of IT projects.
• Audit systems to keep asset and lifecycle records accurate.
• Build and deliver secure operating system images.
• Ensure the server estate is fully patched and backed up.
• Contribute to maintaining departmental accreditation.

Technologies:

• Active Directory
• Support
• Linux
• Network
• Security
• VMware
• Windows
• AI
• ICT

More:

We are VodafoneThree, building a network the UK can count on and helping close the digital divide, empower communities, and drive meaningful progress. You will join our Secure IT team within Vodafone Business Security Enhanced, working onsite in Farnborough five days a week in a full-time role. We offer an excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits, including up to 28 days off plus bank holidays, paid time for charity work, personalised benefits for you and your family, discounts, vouchers, a pension plan, and learning tools to support your career. We foster an inclusive workplace where different perspectives are welcomed and everyone feels they belong, and we encourage applications from people whose experience may not align exactly with every part of the role.

last updated 36 week of 2026