Systems Administrator

Only FE; Leeds; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Free parking

Flexible working

Training and development

Employee discount scheme

Cycle to work

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Leeds College of Building is seeking a Systems Administrator to maintain, evolve, and secure our IT infrastructure across on‑premises and cloud environments. The role involves proactive system administration, monitoring, backups, and project delivery to support staff and students.

Reporting to the Digital Support Manager, you will balance hands-on support with system maintenance and participate in cross-site IT initiatives while adapting to occasional out-of-hours work.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Perform routine system administration tasks across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Provide frontline IT support to staff and students, handling incidents from first contact to resolution.
• Monitor systems, backups, security alerts and perform DR testing.
• Deploy, document and test new software/hardware; manage onsite and cloud-hosted servers.
• Support Microsoft 365, including configuration and user training.
• Assist with projects and cross-site IT initiatives.

Skills

Windows support

Networking

Active Directory

MS 365 Admin

Education

IT-related degree

Industry certifications

Tools

PowerShell

Virtualisation

Intune

Job description

Systems Administrator

£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

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.
• You may occasionally work outside core hours for updates or problem resolution and across College sites when required.

About you:

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.

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.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 18th November 2026

The College reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a sufficient number of applications are received. We therefore encourage early applications

Please note this position is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and in line with KCSIE (2026) an online check will be conducted on information available in the public domain.

Leeds College of Building is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. It is also committed to the Prevent programme and the requirement to prevent people being drawn into terrorism and expects all staff to share these commitments.

Leeds College of Building is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community. We value the unique perspectives and experiences of individuals from all backgrounds and actively encourage applications from individuals from an ethnic minority and the LGBTQIA+ community, as they are under-represented at our College. Join us in creating a workplace where everyone can thrive to provide the best construction and the built environment education in England.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa