Junior IT Systems Administrator – Onsite Infra Mastery

Freeform; Tipton; On-site; GBP 59,759 - 74,699; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k)

Paid vacation & holidays

Parental leave

Stock options

Free daily catered meals

Job summary

Freeform seeks a Junior System Administrator to keep the IT backbone of our manufacturing operations running. You will handle helpdesk, on‑premise infrastructure, and endpoint management across Windows and Linux, helping to support our factory, engineering teams, and business operations.

You will join a hands‑on team, learn rapidly, and grow into larger infrastructure projects. The role requires physical readiness for on‑site work at our Hawthorne facility and occasional on‑call coverage, with a

Qualifications

• Experience supporting Windows and Linux environments.
• Familiarity with identity services (AD, Azure AD) and endpoint mgmt.
• Hands-on network and security practices in a corporate environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide day‑to‑day helpdesk and desktop support across Windows and Linux environments.
• Deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot on‑premise infrastructure, including bare metal servers, virtualization platforms, and SAN storage.
• Administer and support core identity services, including Active Directory and Azure AD / Entra ID.
• Manage endpoints across the company using Intune, including application packaging, configuration profiles, and Group Policy (GPOs).
• Support and troubleshoot LAN and Wi‑Fi networking, including switching, cabling, wireless access points, and connectivity issues.
• Apply a security‑first mindset to all work: patching, hardening, access control, and safe handling of accounts and data.
• Set up, support, and troubleshoot AV and video conferencing systems across conference rooms and shared spaces.
• Onboard and offboard employees, including account provisioning, hardware setup, and access management.
• Maintain inventories of IT assets and licenses, covering hardware, software, and license assignments from purchase to retirement.
• Document systems, network topology, workflows, procedures, and fixes to build out and maintain the IT knowledge base.
• Work with senior IT staff on larger infrastructure projects and take on more scope over time.

Skills

Windows & Linux administration

Networking fundamentals

Helpdesk support

Security mindset

Tools

Active Directory

Azure AD / Entra ID

Intune

GPOs

SAN storage

Virtualization

Job description

Freeform seeks a Junior System Administrator to keep the IT backbone of our manufacturing operations running. You will handle helpdesk, on‑premise infrastructure, and endpoint management across Windows and Linux, helping to support our factory, engineering teams, and business operations.

You will join a hands‑on team, learn rapidly, and grow into larger infrastructure projects. The role requires physical readiness for on‑site work at our Hawthorne facility and occasional on‑call coverage, with a