System Administrator

System Administrator

Posted 4 days ago by Randstad Technologies

Negotiable
Inside
Undetermined
Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK

Summary: The role of System Administrator involves joining an infrastructure team to ensure service reliability, security, and efficiency in a hybrid environment. The position requires expertise in managing operations and maintenance, implementing disaster recovery solutions, and collaborating with service providers. The successful candidate will provide escalation support and perform root cause analysis for complex issues. This is a contract role based in London or Sheffield, with a focus on advanced technical skills in server administration and automation.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Managing all operations and maintenance across a hybrid environment, including IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and local infrastructure.
  • Implementing and testing advanced Disaster Recovery (DR) and Backup solutions for data resilience.
  • Collaborating closely with managed services providers on strategic projects to drive continuous improvement.

Key Skills:

  • Expertise in Windows and Linux server administration.
  • Strong command of core networking services: DDI (DNS/DHCP), Firewalls, and VPNs.
  • Proficiency in administering Entra ID (or similar IAM tools), Active Directory, and SSO.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive automation using PowerShell and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Terraform.

Salary (Rate): £550 Daily

City: Sheffield

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

System Administrator

£500 Inside IR35

Contract Role (6 Months)

London Based/Sheffield Baed

A high profiled client is seeking an experienced System Administrator to join their infrastructure team. This is a pivotal role focusing on maintaining exceptional service reliability, security, and efficiency across a complex, business-critical hybrid environment.

As a System Administrator you will be the expert in providing final escalation support and performing root cause analysis for complex issues. The core focus of the role will be

  • managing all operations and maintenance across a hybrid environment, across a hybrid setting, managing systems from foundational IaaS to platform and software services (PaaS/SaaS) alongside local infrastructure.
  • Data resilience by implementing and testing advanced Disaster Recovery (DR) and Backup solutions
  • collaborating closely with managed services providers on strategic projects to drive continuous improvement.

The successful candidate should have the following skills

  • Expertise in Windows and Linux server administration.
  • Strong command of core networking services: DDI (DNS/DHCP), Firewalls, and VPNs.
  • Proficiency in administering Entra ID (or similar IAM tools), Active Directory, and SSO.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive automation using PowerShell and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Terraform.

£500 to £550 Inside IR35 Contract Role (6 Months) London Based/Sheffield Baed

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