Systems Administrator

Leeds College of Building; Leeds; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Family-friendly policies

Training and development opportunities

Free parking

Employee discounts

Job summary

Leeds College of Building is seeking a Systems Administrator to maintain and secure our IT infrastructure for staff and students. You will work across on-prem and cloud environments, blending hands-on support with proactive administration.

The role covers routine maintenance, backups, deployments, and documentation, with opportunities to lead IT projects and training. A degree or certs in IT, plus Maths/English at Level 2, are expected.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting Windows 11/Server, AD and Microsoft cloud administration (365, Entra, Intune).
• Logical, problem-solving approach and PowerShell scripting capability.
• Degrees or industry certifications in IT; Level 2 Maths and English qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine network maintenance, security measures, user accounts, backups and DR testing.
• Provide comprehensive Microsoft 365 support, advanced troubleshooting and user training.
• Test, deploy and document new software/hardware; maintain onsite and cloud servers.
• Deliver frontline support to staff and students from first contact to resolution.
• Proactively monitor systems and manage IT assets and updates across all endpoints.

Skills

Windows 11 and Server

Networking

Active Directory

Microsoft 365 Admin

PowerShell scripting

Education

IT-related degree or certifications

Level 2 Maths and English Qualifications

Tools

Intune

Entra

Virtualization

Microsoft 365 Admin Center

Job description

Leeds College of Building relies on robust systems to deliver outstanding learning. We're looking for a Systems Administrator to maintain, evolve, and secure our infrastructure to support our staff and students. This role also involves partnering on projects that keep the College at the forefront of construction education.

Working within our growing IT Team and reporting to the Digital Support Manager, you'll combine handson support with proactive system administration across onpremises and cloud environments. You can expect from this role, varied work from daily monitoring and backups to deployments, documentation, and project delivery.-on support with proactive system administration across on-prem

Responsibilities will include:

• Performing routine network maintenance, implementing security measures, managing user accounts, and ensuring effective backups and DR testing.
• Providing comprehensive support for Microsoft 365, including advanced troubleshooting, configuration, and user training.
• Testing, deploying, and documenting new software/hardware; setting up and maintaining onsite and cloud-hosted servers.
• Delivering frontline support to staff and students; take responsibility of incidents from first contact through to resolution and assist colleagues with escalations.
• Proactively monitoring systems (network, backups, security alerts) and managing IT assets and updates across server and client endpoints.

The successful candidate will possess:

• Experience supporting Windows 11 and Windows Server, networking technologies, Active Directory, and Microsoft cloud administration (365, Entra, Intune).
• A logical, problem-solving approach and PowerShell scripting capability.
• A Degree in an IT-related discipline or equivalent industry certifications.
• Level 2 Maths and English Qualifications
• Desirable:Experience in an educational setting and skills including; training colleagues; virtualisation; project management; software deployment; cyber security; backups & disaster recovery; cloudbased asset management.-based asset management.

£32,006 - £33,850 per annum

We offer an excellent pension scheme, family friendly policies, opportunities for training and development and an employee discount scheme.

Hours: 37 Hours per week, In return, we offer a warm and welcoming college with an excellent benefits package that includes:

• A 25-day annual leave entitlement, plus 8 Bank Holidays and 10 college closure days.
• A well-respected pension scheme (West Yorkshire Pension Fund with an above average employer contribution)
• Free parking at all our College sites (on a first come first served basis)
• Family friendly policies and opportunities for flexible working
• Superb opportunities for training and development
• Discounted travel on public transport and a Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts and offers at major High Street and Online retailers
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme.

So, if you'd like to be part of a unique organisation that supports one of the largest and most diverse employment sectors in the UK, we'd love to hear from you.