Systems Administrator (Windows Server, VMware, Active Directory) for NATO withsecurity clearance
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A small site, a five-person IT team, and a wide set of systems that all have to keep working. A multinational defence organisation in the south-west of England needs a hands-on technician who is happy to look after servers, networks and users in the same week.
What you would be doing Running several VMware vCenter and ESXi hosts, plus the Windows servers behind AD, DNS and DHCP Basic care of switches and firewalls, a cross-domain diode and a GPS time server Installing and patching server and client software, including SharePoint and SQL Server Looking after a bespoke server application and its database, and a messaging tool Renewing certificates, managing encrypted drives and loading keys onto crypto devices Helping with VEEAM backups, virtual desktops, thin clients and print servers Supporting the local service desk, escorting visiting engineers and testing new systems Keeping the documentation for your systems up to date What you would bring Extensive Windows Server administration Intermediate network maintenance and configuration Advanced workstation administration and solid service desk experience Comfort juggling several systems at once and reacting quickly to users Vocational IT training, or secondary education in IT system administration with five years of experience Nice to have: ITIL Foundation, VEEAM, Horizon View, Trellix ePO, PKI certificate renewal, and time in a mixed military and civilian setting Why this one is worth a look No corner of the estate is someone else's problem here, and that is exactly what makes it interesting.
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