Senior Windows Server Administrator

Spectrum IT Recruitment; Southampton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday + bank holidays

Birthday/work anniversary days after 6

5% employer pension contribution

Employee share purchase scheme

Private medical and health benefits

Life assurance and income protection

Critical illness cover

Job summary

Spectrum IT Recruitment is seeking a Senior Windows Server Administrator to act as the go-to escalation point for complex Wintel issues in a sizeable technology environment. The role is based in Southampton and office-based, with a 12-month fixed-term contract and a salary of £50,000–£60,000 plus benefits.

You will lead troubleshooting across Windows Server environments, support virtualization projects, and help move from VMware towards Azure Local while coordinating across AD, storage, and

Qualifications

• Extensive Windows Server experience with strong troubleshooting skills.
• Knowledge of Active Directory, Group Policy, replication, and certificates.
• Willingness to travel within Europe when required.

Responsibilities

• Lead troubleshooting across Windows Server environments.
• Serve as senior escalation point for complex infrastructure issues.
• Support projects involving virtualization and hyper-converged infrastructure.
• Contribute to the migration from VMware towards Azure Local.
• Collaborate across server, storage, file, email and collaboration systems to define priorities.

Skills

Windows Server

Troubleshooting

Escalation management

Virtualization

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

Azure Local

SCCM/MECM

Citrix

Zabbix

Job description

A global technology business is looking for a Senior Windows Server Administrator to become the go-to escalation point for complex Wintel infrastructure issues.

This is a role for someone who enjoys deep technical troubleshooting, not just keeping the lights on. You will be joining a business with a sizeable, established technology environment and current projects including a move from VMware towards Azure Local, alongside wider infrastructure integration work across newly acquired sites.

The role is based in Southampton and is office based.

Senior Windows Server Administrator

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 + benefits

Location: Southampton, office based

12 Month Fixed Term Contract

In the role, you will:

• Lead troubleshooting across Windows Server environments
• Act as a senior escalation point for complex infrastructure issues
• Support projects involving virtualisation and hyper-converged infrastructure
• Contribute to the move from VMware towards Azure Local
• Work across technologies including server, storage, file, email and collaboration systems
• Help define technical priorities, improvements and roadmap activity
• Mentor other IT Administrators within the team
• Support security, resilience, capacity and regulatory requirements
• Research new technologies and recommend practical, cost-effective solutions

The most important requirements are strong Windows Server experience and excellent troubleshooting ability. You should be confident investigating issues properly, using tools such as event logs, understanding areas such as Active Directory, Group Policy, replication, certificates and wider infrastructure dependencies.

Experience across any of the following would be useful:

• VMware, Hyper-V or Azure Local
• Citrix
• SCCM / MECM
• Exchange
• Thycotic
• Zabbix or other enterprise monitoring tools
• Agile working environments

You will need to be able to travel within Europe without restriction when required.

Benefits include:

• Up to 26 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Additional birthday and work anniversary celebration days after probation
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Employee share purchase scheme with discounted shares
• Private medical, healthcare cash plan and Digital GP access
• Life assurance, income protection and critical illness cover

The interview process is two stages: an initial 30-45 minute Teams call, followed by an onsite interview in Southampton.