Systems Administration Manager

Northrop Grumman; London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the field of technology is looking for a Systems Administration Manager to lead their operations in the UK and EMEA. This role combines management responsibilities and hands-on support, including overseeing a team of system administrators while ensuring optimal IT solutions in a flexible working environment with a focus on continuous learning and professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working schedules

Flexible Benefits Package

Employee Incentive Programme

Career Development

Qualifications

• Successful track record in team management within systems administration.
• Experience in a collaborative IT environment for medium-to-large enterprises.
• Proficiency in managing systems administrators and core IT infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and development of Systems Administration team and operations.
• Manage team through training, coaching, and resource planning.
• Oversee vulnerability, patch, change, and asset management processes.

Skills

Team Management

Cloud Solutions

Windows Domains

Networking

Security Services

Collaboration

Education

Certifications in M365, Azure, ITIL

Tools

AWS

Azure

Citrix

Job description

The Systems Administration Manager is responsible for leading the system administration operations in the UK and the EMEA region. Environments may include on premise and hosted cloud-based solutions. This role encompasses both team management and a hands-on approach to support, operations, and project delivery.

Benefits:

• Flexible working schedules: we offer flexible and hybrid working arrangements. Discuss your preferences at the application stage.
• Flexible Benefits Package: choose benefits that suit your needs. Core benefits include Healthcare, Dental, Life Assurance, and Pension. Flex benefits include Critical Illness Cover, Health Cash Plan, and Health Assessments.
• Employee Incentive Programme: exceptional performance is recognized through our annual incentive program for top performers.
• Career Development: ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities.

Your Responsibilities:

1. Contribute to the planning and development of the Systems Administration team and operations.
2. Participate in rosters and arrangements for 24/7 service delivery, provide on-call support, and 3rd line support as directed by the EMEA IT Infrastructure Manager.
3. Manage the system administrator team, including appraisal, resource planning, coaching, mentoring, and training.
4. Oversee all Systems Administration processes such as vulnerability management, patch management, change management, and asset management.
5. Work with the EMEA Infrastructure Manager to monitor staff progress and training needs.

Your Experience:

1. Successful track record in managing and developing a systems administration team.
2. Experience in a team-oriented, collaborative, distributed environment.
3. Experience supporting IT solutions for medium-to-large enterprises.
4. Experience with cloud solutions, storage, networking, hypervisors, Citrix, and Windows domains.
5. Certifications and experience in M365, Azure, ITIL, Microsoft, Cloud, Storage, Virtualization, etc.

We develop and provide a structured platform for our NG EMEA customers to help them succeed and grow their business. We are proud of our work and are instrumental to our customers’ success.

Your Future Team:

You will join the Infrastructure team of system, network, and cloud engineers. Our team values openness and collaboration. We support continuous learning with various training opportunities. You will be at the forefront of maintaining the EMEA IT environment and leading the systems administration team.

Proficiency in managing systems administrators, core IT systems, infrastructure (AWS/Azure), and security services is essential. A strong background in systems administration, team management, and collaboration is required.

We value diversity and inclusion, believing they are key to great performance. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, especially underrepresented communities, and foster respectful, inclusive environments.

About Our Responsibilities:

Our customers operate in diverse environments offering new challenges daily, providing a space to learn and grow. We encourage innovation and collaboration to achieve extraordinary results together.

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