System Administrator
Broad Oak Based
£56.44 hour Umbrella Inside IR35
12 Month Contract initially.
This is a great opportunity to work within one of the UK's leading Defence organisations based In Broad Oak. Full time on site.
Typical duties include:
- Administration and maintenance of hardware, software, and networks
- Implementation of changes to hardware, software and networks
- Assisting with system preparation in line with customer and project requirements
- Assisting with security and export control matters (including ITAR and IVCO)
- Assisting with the planning, execution and reporting of testing events
- Assisting with longer-term facility planning
- Assisting with procurement and management of LSIF hardware and software
- Configuration control of assets, documents, change requests etc
- Become a resident expert in the administration of the government provided system
- Minor tasks such as password resets, file transfers and visitor escorting
Knowledge:
- Server Administration, including Active Directory, DNS, Group Policies, Disk Management, updating via WSUS as well as knowledge of Microsoft hypervisor and the ability to implement and manage a virtual environment.
- Experience of auditing system log files and anti-virus monitoring using monitoring tools such as SolarWinds NPM/Observability, Kiwi Syslog, Splunk and Trellix ePO
- Some experience with networking vendors such as Cisco, FortiGate. Experience configuring, troubleshooting and upgrading network devices and knowledge of LAN and WAN infrastructure (switches, routers, firewalls).
- Ability to physically install Servers, workstations and network devices, and to perform cable management to MoD Standard
- Ability to design, plan, implement and manage integration of separate IT systems, including at different security classifications.
- Knowledge of ITAR, EAR, DEAL, SCIDA accreditation requirements of JSP 440 and 480, etc.
- Experience of ITIL processes and procedures.
- General IT trouble shooting skills
- Some knowledge of Linux, and / or containerisation, as well as JIRA and Confluence would also be preferred although is not vital
Skills:
- Ability to learn to use new technology including proprietary software and systems when required
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to communicate with other team members, suppliers and customers
- Ability to document changes and troubleshooting steps taken
- Ability to prioritise work based on customer requirements and project/team objectives
For more information please contact Lauren Morley at JAM Recruitment or click apply.
