Senior Windows Server Administrator

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This is a role for someone who enjoys deep technical troubleshooting, not just keeping the lights on. You will be joining a business with a sizeable, established technology environment and current projects including a move from VMware towards Azure Local, alongside wider infrastructure integration work across newly acquired sites. The role is based in Southampton and is office based. Senior Windows Server Administrator Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 + benefits Location: Southampton, office based 12 Month Fixed Term Contract You will take ownership of complex Windows Server and infrastructure challenges, supporting a broad environment covering server, virtualisation, storage, file, email and collaboration technologies. The business needs someone who can be trusted as a senior technical escalation point, particularly when incidents are high priority, time-sensitive, or visible to senior stakeholders. This is not a role for someone who only wants to follow runbooks. You will be expected to understand how systems fit together, diagnose issues under pressure, explain your thinking clearly, and help less experienced administrators develop their own technical capability. In the role, you will: Lead troubleshooting across Windows Server environments Act as a senior escalation point for complex infrastructure issues Support projects involving virtualisation and hyper-converged infrastructure Contribute to the move from VMware towards Azure Local Work across technologies including server, storage, file, email and collaboration systems Help define technical priorities, improvements and roadmap activity Mentor other IT Administrators within the team Support security, resilience, capacity and regulatory requirements Research new technologies and recommend practical, cost-effective solutions The most important requirements are strong Windows Server experience and excellent troubleshooting ability. You should be confident investigating issues properly, using tools such as event logs, understanding areas such as Active Directory, Group Policy, replication, certificates and wider infrastructure dependencies. You do not need to have worked with every technology listed below, but experience across any of the following would be useful: VMware, Hyper-V or Azure Local Citrix SCCM / MECM Exchange Thycotic Zabbix or other enterprise monitoring tools Agile working environments You will need to be able to travel within Europe without restriction when required. Benefits include: Up to 26 days holiday, plus bank holidays Additional birthday and work anniversary celebration days after probation 5% employer pension contribution Employee share purchase scheme with discounted shares Private medical, healthcare cash plan and Digital GP access Life assurance, income protection and critical illness cover The interview process is two stages: an initial 30-45 minute Teams call, followed by an onsite interview in Southampton. For more information, please apply or contact Chris Lynes at Spectrum IT Recruitment for a confidential conversation. Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Apply In Short Industry IT & Telecommunications Founded 2008 Location Chilworth, Southampton Company size 11-50 Who We Are Established in 2008,
Spectrum IT is a leading Software and Technology specific recruitment agency, providing
permanent and contract IT resource for businesses. Our team of around 30
employees are based on the University of Southampton Science Park, a key hub
for technology on the South Coast. Who We Can Help Spectrum IT works
with a wide cross section of businesses, from start-ups to multinationals. 95%
of placements are within Software focused businesses, or where Software is key
to the business model. Typically, around 200 different businesses are supported
annually, with more than 900 candidates placed. How We Work We bring together talented
IT professionals with businesses of all sizes. Our extensive experience can
help your business with single hires right through to building large software
development project teams of 50+. Regular engagement with the IT community
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