Systems Administrator

Mass Consultants Ltd; Fareham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK consultancy firm seeks a Systems Administrator to manage infrastructure at Southwick Park. Responsibilities include maintaining availability for secure experimentation and collaboration with teams to ensure smooth operations. Candidates should have functional knowledge in various Microsoft Servers and network fundamentals, along with eligibility for UK Government security clearance. This position offers comprehensive perks including annual leave and private medical coverage.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Buy or sell up to 5 days’ annual leave

Two pension schemes

Private Medical & Dental Insurance

Life Assurance scheme

Electric/Hybrid Car leasing scheme

Retail discounts

Continuous Professional development support

Annual Wellness Allowance

Qualifications

• Functional knowledge of essential Microsoft Servers.
• Ability to understand and maintain network fundamentals.
• Applicable skills in patch management and configuration alignment.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain the infrastructure at MOD Southwick Park.
• Ensure systems remain available and secure for experimentation.
• Collaborate closely with Training Support team.

Skills

Functional knowledge within Microsoft Windows Server

Functional knowledge within Microsoft Windows

Functional knowledge within Microsoft SharePoint Server

Functional knowledge within Microsoft Exchange Server

Functional knowledge within Microsoft SQL Server

Functional knowledge within Microsoft Skype for Business Server

Network Fundamentals: IP addressing, VLANs and Firewall Policies

Job description

Systems Administrator – Southwick Park (PO17) – Perm – Full Time

• Salary £30,000 - £40,000 DOE
• 25 days annual leave (inclusive of up to 3 days December shut-down)
• Buy or sell up to 5 days’ annual leave
• Two pension schemes to choose from
• Private Medical & Dental Insurance + discounts for additional family members
• Life Assurance scheme up to 4 x salary
• Multiple Save schemes
• Electric/Hybrid Car leasing scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Retail discounts
• Continuous Professional development support
• Annual Wellness Allowance

Our Digital Services Group (DSG) is a diverse business unit that provides a full spectrum of digital capabilities and is responsible for satisfying the technological requirements of the most secure settings. They have a favourable influence on national security initiatives for the United Kingdom and its strategic partners throughout the world.

Reporting to ourSenior Network & Server Engineer, you will be responsible for the administration and maintenance of the infrastructure, including both permanent and deployable nodes atMOD Southwick Park, Portsmouth. In this role, DSG works closely in collaboration with our Training Support team, ensuring systems remain available and secure to enable experimentation and wargaming activities.

You will be based primarily on-site, with occasional travel to other customer or MASS locations as required.

The invaluable experience you’ll bring

You’ll maintain permanent and deployable infrastructure to support wargaming and experimentation activities. This includes patching, license management, configuration alignment, and providing remote testing access, working closely with on-site CIS staff to keep services running smoothly.

Required

• Functional knowledge within Microsoft Windows Server
• Functional knowledge within Microsoft Windows
• Functional knowledge within Microsoft SharePoint Server
• Functional knowledge within Microsoft Exchange Server
• Functional knowledge within Microsoft SQL Server
• Functional knowledge within Microsoft Skype for Business Server
• Network Fundamentals: IP addressing, VLANs and Firewall Policies

Desirable

• Experience with Backup and Replication technologies
• Experience with Network monitoring and syslog capabilities
• Experience with Automated client deployment technologies
• Experience with Layer 3 routing and networking protocols
• Functional knowledge within VMware ESXi Virtualisation: VM Management and HA clustering

Our non-negotiables

Due to the highly secure nature of the projects, you must:

A UK National and eligible to work in the UK Eligible to obtain and maintain UK Government security clearance

How MASS can support you

Wellbeing is at the core of our culture, helping employees flourish and achieve their full potential. We provide mental health first aiders, an extensive employee assistance programme, and supportive policies to help you succeed.

Apply today to see how working for MASS could work for you!