Systems Administrator

This leading insurance software development company is looking for a Systems Administrator to join their team. The opportunity to work with some of the leading technology in the market today and to work with some of the biggest names in the insurance industry. Definitely not one to be missed.

What you’ll do

• Manage virtual and physical servers with Windows Server
• Manage Active Directory, Microsoft Office 365, and server and workstation patching with SCCM
• Manage and maintain infrastructure within Cloud Environments such as Azure
• Carry out scheduled maintenance and updates on infrastructure including SQL Server
• Ensure the security of the server infrastructure by implementing industry best-practices regarding
• privacy, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Develop and maintain documentation about current environment setup, standard operating
• procedures, and best practices.
• Manage end user accounts, permissions, access rights, and storage allocations in accordance with best practices
• Perform and test routine system backups and restores.
• Ensure logging, monitoring and alerting systems are in place and meet requirements
• Anticipate, mitigate, identify, troubleshoot, and correct hardware and software issues on servers, and workstations. Escalate incidents as necessary.
• Practice server asset management, including maintenance of server component inventory and related documentation and technical specifications information.
• Recommend, schedule, and perform software and hardware upgrades, patches and reconfigurations.
• Develop required reports in response to business user and management needs
• Build and deploy new servers on the network as needed.
• Participate in and support capacity planning and the development of long-term strategic goals for systems and software in conjunction with end-users and department managers
• Participate in on-call rota to support systems out of hours and respond to incidents

What you need

• Thorough understanding of Microsoft applications/infrastructure.
• Understanding of Cloud Environments ideally with Azure
• Experience managing critical online systems / SaaS platforms
• Understanding and experience with network and firewall infrastructure
• Deep understanding of security best practices and working within a regulatory framework
• Strong documentation/reporting skills.
• Senior level analytical/troubleshooting and organizational skills.
• Capable of resolving or escalating critical software and hardware issues in a time sensitive manner in line with service levels.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience of system engineering or systems administrator role

What you get

• Flexi working
• Early Friday Finish
• 36 days holiday
• Discount on Insurance
• Free parking

Next Steps:
Please submit your application or speak to a specialist consultant from the Abacus team on 0044 (0) 28 9031 3157 for a confidential discussion. We aim to respond to all inquiries within 4 business hours.
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