Spectrum IT Recruitment
Senior Windows Server Administrator
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Senior Windows Server Administrator
A global technology business is looking for a Senior Windows Server Administrator to become the go-to escalation point for complex Wintel infrastructure issues.
This is a role for someone who enjoys deep technical troubleshooting, not just keeping the lights on. You will be joining a business with a sizeable, established technology environment and current projects including a move from VMware towards Azure Local, alongside wider infrastructure integration work across newly acquired sites.
Location
Southampton, office based
Contract
12 Month Fixed Term Contract
Salary
£50,000 - £60,000 + benefits
Responsibilities
- Lead troubleshooting across Windows Server environments
- Act as a senior escalation point for complex infrastructure issues
- Support projects involving virtualisation and hyper-converged infrastructure
- Contribute to the move from VMware towards Azure Local
- Work across technologies including server, storage, file, email and collaboration systems
- Help define technical priorities, improvements and roadmap activity
- Mentor other IT Administrators within the team
- Support security, resilience, capacity and regulatory requirements
- Research new technologies and recommend practical, cost-effective solutions
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Requirements
- Strong Windows Server experience
- Excellent troubleshooting ability
- Confidence in investigating issues properly, using tools such as event logs
- Understanding of areas such as Active Directory, Group Policy, replication, certificates, and wider infrastructure dependencies
Useful Experience
- VMware, Hyper-V or Azure Local
- Citrix
- SCCM / MECM
- Exchange
- Thycotic
- Zabbix or other enterprise monitoring tools
- Agile working environments
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Travel
- Ability to travel within Europe without restriction when required
Benefits
- Up to 26 days holiday, plus bank holidays
- Additional birthday and work anniversary celebration days after probation
- 5% employer pension contribution
- Employee share purchase scheme with discounted shares
- Private medical, healthcare cash plan and Digital GP access
- Life assurance, income protection and critical illness cover
Interview Process
- Initial 30-45 minute Teams call
- Onsite interview in Southampton
For more information, please apply or contact Chris Lynes at Spectrum IT Recruitment for a confidential conversation.
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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