Senior IT Systems Adminstrator
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Location: Farnborough (onsite)
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Working hours: 37.5 Mon-Fri
Who We Are
We're a global technology communications company that empowers people and businesses to stay connected and thrive in a digital world. With a focus on innovation, sustainability and earning customer loyalty, we leverage cutting-edge technology to offer products and services that enhance communication and improve lives.
At Vodafone UK, diversity isn't just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company. We're proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve.
Join our Security team and experience bringing intelligent technology and advanced threat expertise to organisations that form the UK's Critical National Infrastructure, this specialist team helps to simplify their day-to-day cyber security operations, enabling their own people to focus on their bigger strategic priorities.
What you'll do
To be part of a Secure IT team acting as a primary point contact for technical escalations, with responsibility for ensuring our IT systems run efficiently across a complex deployment of secure networks. To be successful in this role, you should have excellent troubleshooting skills and hands-on experience focusing on virtual environments and associated technologies.
• Act as a technical escalation point for IT Systems Analysts and Administrators
• Responsible for the maintenance, configuration, and reliable operation of all IT related infrastructure
• Monitor the performance of servers, and associated hardware & software
• Ensure that new solutions and system upgrades are deployed in a controller manner
• Work with the IT Infrastructure Lead and internal stakeholders to produce and update system designs
• Act as a primary point of contact for technical related matters for Internal/External stakeholders & 3rd party suppliers
Who you are
• Advanced Linux (CentOS, Debian, RHEL) & Windows System Administration
• Advanced knowledge of virtualization (VMWare)
• Good logical diagnostic skills: ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues
• Experience of implementing IT Security Policies
• Ability to test and deploy new technologies to enhance and integrate with existing systems
• Computer Science or IT based degree or equivalent industry experience
• Proactive, self-motivated, and be able to keep up with the rapid pace of ICT
• Willing to go through DV clearance
What we offer
We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools and market leading parental leave policies.
Together we can
Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance.
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Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.