Senior Windows Server Lead - Azure Local & VMware Transition

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

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