Systems Administrator

CHURCHILL COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

Five weeks leave

Healthcare cash-plan

Free parking

Lunch on site

Job summary

Churchill College in the University of Cambridge is seeking a Systems Administrator to join the Computing Department. You will support 2nd line technical services, manage incidents and maintain uptime across virtual and physical infrastructure, applying IT governance and security practices.

The role is full-time (37.5 hours per week) with agile working options by mutual agreement. Benefits include a generous pension, five weeks' annual leave, healthcare cash-plan, free parking and lunch on site.

Qualifications

• Excellent people skills and ability to communicate with a wide range of individuals.
• Good organisational skills and eye for detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide second-line management, maintenance and support of virtual and physical infrastructure services and applications.
• Demonstrate incident and problem management, diagnosing, resolving and recovering from loss of service to maintain uptime targets.
• Contribute to IT policy setting regarding provision and use of IT resources.

Job description

Systems Administrator

£39,754 to £50,869 per annum (depending on skills/experience)

The College is currently increasing and strengthening its Computing Department to accommodate changing and increasing needs of its users. We are therefore looking for a Systems Administrator to join the team.

The department structure consists of a Head of Department providing overall line management and project planning/strategy, two System Engineers providing 3rd line technical services/support, two System Administrators offering 2nd line technical services/support, one Help-Desk Support Technician providing 1st line technical services/support, one Apprentice and one Help-Desk Support Supervisor providing supervisory oversight to apprentices.

The post holder will provide second-line management, maintenance and support of the virtual and physical infrastructure services and applications within the College. They will provide support in incident and problem management, diagnosing, resolving and recovering from loss of service to maintain department service uptime targets. The post holder will also provide technical expertise and input to the setting of policies regarding IT provision and its use. The role sometimes involves dealing with highly sensitive and/or confidential data in the execution of these duties, so being able to approach these with professionalism and maintain absolute confidentiality is key.

This is a great opportunity to join a friendly and established team who care passionately about what they do and the service they provide. Excellent people skills, the ability to communicate well with a wide range of individuals, good organisational skills and an eye for detail are also required to succeed in this role.

The role is full time, 37.5 hours per week. Opportunities for agile working are available upon mutual agreement.

The College offers a range of benefits including a generous pension scheme, five weeks of annual leave, healthcare cash-plan, free parking and lunch on site.

• generous pension scheme
• five weeks of annual leave
• healthcare cash-plan
• free parking
• lunch on site

The closing date for applications is 4 October 2026.

Interviews are expected to be held during week commencing 12 October 2026.