Senior Systems Engineer - Server & Storage (3rd Line)

Location: Sunderland

Type: Contract

Working Pattern: Full-time onsite (5 days per week)

We are seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to support and maintain critical enterprise infrastructure within a fast-paced, highly available environment. This is a hands-on 3rd Line role responsible for the administration, optimisation and support of server, storage and virtualisation platforms, whilst acting as a senior technical escalation point for complex infrastructure issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and maintain enterprise server, storage and virtualisation environments
• Administer Microsoft Hyper-V, failover clustering and high-availability solutions
• Manage backup, recovery and disaster recovery processes using Veeam
• Monitor infrastructure performance, capacity and availability using SolarWinds
• Support Windows Server environments including Active Directory, DNS and DHCP
• Perform hardware troubleshooting, upgrades, patching and maintenance activities
• Participate in an on-call rota and out-of-hours maintenance activities

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong Microsoft Hyper-V administration and troubleshooting experience
• Experience with Windows Failover Clustering and virtual networking
• HPE server and storage platform experience
• Proven expertise with Veeam Backup & Replication
• SolarWinds administration and monitoring experience
• Active Directory, DNS and DHCP administration
• Enterprise infrastructure or data centre support experience
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills