Senior System Administrator (Windows)

Senior System Administrator (Windows) - Infrastructure Services Leader
Edinburgh
Excellent Salary + Full Company Benefits Package

Who we are:

We are a £75 Million industry-leading IT infrastructure services company providing hybrid cloud, outsourcing and professional services to thousands of UK customers.

The Senior System Administrator Opportunity:

The role-holder will be responsible for 3rd line technical support to external clients & internal employees, assisting them with managed server operating system, application and hardware problems with a focus on Windows platforms. The Senior System Administrator will also provide the final point of escalation for the team of Technical Support Engineers. 

Other role info:

+ This role may require occasional customer and company site visits.
+ Monday to Sunday out of hours and on call working where necessary.

About You:

Essential Required Skills & Experience

+ Extensive experience as Senior System Administrator, or similar, providing server OS support (Microsoft Windows), Web platform support and Networking.
+ Vast amount of experience with supporting large, shared infrastructure environments (Cloud hosting ideally).
+ Vast amount of experience with Troubleshooting Enterprise hardware, including storage systems.
+ Internal customer service module training.
+ Extensive experience as Senior System Administrator, or similar, providing server OS support (Microsoft Windows), Web platform support and Networking.
+ Vast amount of experience with supporting large, shared infrastructure environments (Cloud hosting ideally).
+ Vast amount of experience with Troubleshooting Enterprise hardware, including storage systems.
+ An enthusiastic, driven, committed and flexible approach to work.
+ Solutions driven, confident and friendly approach in dealing with customers.
+ Natural initiative and pro-activeness to their method of working.
+ Excellent standard of written and spoken English. 
+ Excellent knowledge of Windows hosting and commonly used server applications – including but not limited to Active Directory, IIS, MS Exchange and MS SQL, Skype/Lync
+ Good technical knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft exchange.
+ Good knowledge of Internet Information Services and Active Directory domains. 
+ Good understanding of relational databases and Highly Available/DR configurations.
+ Good technical knowledge of DNS, Email, FTP and Web-servers and general system administration.

Benefits we offer:

From day one: Death in Service x 4 & Access to our Rewards Discount Programme

From 3 months: Up to 5% enhanced matching employer’s pension contribution

The following benefits on successful completion of probationary period:

+ Private Medical Care
+ Health Shield Cash plan which includes access to an employee assistance programme
+ Optional enrolment in the Bike to work scheme
+ Optional enrolment in childcare vouchers scheme
+ Performance related bonus scheme

You may have worked in the following capacities:
Windows Sys Admin, Windows Systems Engineer, Windows System Administrator 

Interested? Just Apply Below...

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