Job Title: Network Administrator

Function: Finance

Location: Head Office, Glasgow - Hybrid Working - Minimum of 2 days per week in the office.

Job Level: (Internal Reference Only) 4

Contract: Full Time / Permanent

Role Reports to: Head of Business Systems

Date vacancy will close: Friday, 25th September 2026. Where we receive high numbers of applications we may close vacancies early. If you think this is the right opportunity for you please don't delay in applying!

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Who we are:

Born in Glasgow, made in Scotland and enjoyed around the world. Whyte and Mackay is home to a collection of multi-award-winning global whisky brands led by The Dalmore, Fettercairn, Jura and Tamnavulin. Our mission is to be a driving force in whisky, renowned for building brands that stand-out. Enabled by our brilliant community of 675 colleagues, reaching across 17 countries and counting. We're led by our values, continuing to grow and invest and looking for great talent to join our brilliant community. Ready to hear more?

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What the opportunity looks like:

Administers, secures and continuously improves the organisation's core IT infrastructure, network services, cloud platforms and backup and disaster recovery solutions, in line with company security standards, compliance obligations and IT operational procedures, so that business-critical systems remain secure, resilient and available to all company locations.

The role acts as a technical escalation point for complex infrastructure, network and security issues and contributes to the delivery of infrastructure, cyber security and business technology projects.

• Administer, maintain and continuously improve the server, virtualisation, storage, backup and disaster recovery platforms, including the VxRail hyper-converged infrastructure and VMware Disaster Recovery, so that resilience and business continuity requirements are consistently met.
• Manage and support the network infrastructure – including Cisco Meraki, switching, routing, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, firewalls, voice services and site connectivity – to deliver secure, reliable and performant connectivity across all sites.
• Administer and maintain the Microsoft 365 and Entra ID (Azure AD) environment, including identity management, access controls and hybrid services, ensuring access is granted and governed in line with security policy.
• Manage and support Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft 365 messaging services, and administer SQL Server environments, providing database and reporting support where required.
• Support cyber security activity in consultation with the Head of Business Systems – including vulnerability remediation, security reviews and hardening – to reduce technical risk across the estate.
• Own the day-to-day relationship with the Managed Extended Detection and Response (MXDR) provider, co-ordinating the investigation, escalation and remediation of security events through to closure.
• Contribute to internal and external audit and compliance activity, including Cyber Essentials Plus and ITGC, by providing evidence, remediating findings and maintaining accurate technical documentation and operational procedures.
• Develop and maintain PowerShell automation to improve operational efficiency, reporting and routine system administration.
• Provide technical escalation support to the Service Desk, taking ownership of complex incidents through to resolution and feeding fixes back into knowledge and process documentation.
• Participate in infrastructure, cyber security and business technology projects, working with internal colleagues, vendors and support partners to ensure successful delivery and clean transition into support.