Junior Systems Administrator

Description

Junior System Administrator

Guildford, Surrey

Circa £30,000-£35,000 plus benefits

Full-time, Office-basedReady to build your career in IT and get hands-on with real-world systems?

My client are looking for a Junior System Administrator to join a growing technology business based in Guildford, Surrey. This is an excellent opportunity for someone at the beginning of their systems administration career.

You'll work closely with an experienced Systems Administrator and report to the IT Manager, helping to maintain the company's internal IT infrastructure and customer systems. From Windows and Linux servers to virtual machines, networking and user support.

This is more than a traditional IT support role. You'll have the opportunity to get involved across servers, virtualisation, Windows, Linux, networking, security, backups, infrastructure and user support, giving you broad exposure to the technologies and responsibilities needed to develop a successful career in systems administration.

The successful candidate must be willing and able to obtain UK security clearance.

The Role

As a Junior System Administrator, you'll play an important role in keeping IT systems secure, reliable and running smoothly.

Your responsibilities will include:

Deploying software and administering user groups and operating system policies across the IT network

Monitoring services, applications and hardware and identifying and resolving issues

Installing, configuring and maintaining software, hardware, networking and application components

Diagnosing and troubleshooting hardware, software and networking problems

Managing secure data storage, backups and data recovery

Implementing security best practices to help protect against cyber-attacks and security breaches

Supporting compliance with ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus

Documenting internal IT processes and systems

Providing technical support to employees and external clients

Setting up employee workstations and IT equipment

Supporting ad-hoc IT projects and tasks as requiredEssential

A-levels or equivalent, with strong IT, English and Maths skills

Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook

Basic networking knowledge

Experience managing Windows PCs/Servers xjnqpsq within an Active Directory environment

Experience with Linux, particularly Debian/Ubuntu package management, web servers, NFS and SSH

An understanding of system security and business continuity

Basic scripting experience in Bash and/or PowerShell

Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks

Ability to work independently while also contributing effectively as part of a teamDesirable

Full, clean UK driving licence

Experience with PKI and certificate managementIf you would like to be considered for this opportunity then please contact Tom Rayner on (phone number removed) or email to be considered.

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy

Ad ID: 5418787869