Senior Systems Analyst
Location: London - 1.5 hour commute to Central London
Contract: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Type: Contract role – Inside IR35
Duration: initial 6 months with possible extension up to 18 months
Notice Period: 2 weeks
Site Requirement: 1 day per week minimum (Tuesday)
About the Role
4C Resourcing is recruiting on behalf of our client for a Senior Systems Analyst to join the infrastructure projects team. You will play a key role in supporting and enhancing enterprise‑scale ICT systems that underpin the University’s digital transformation agenda. Acting as Product Owner for designated systems, you will ensure robust, secure and efficient services that directly impact staff and student experience.
This role will be within the infrastructure projects team and be directly responsible for undertaking a range of security/vulnerability remediation activities of the current Windows endpoint and server estate, with an initial focus of Cyber Essentials compliance.
Candidates may also be expected to provide general support activities for the current Windows estate and related on‑going Windows infrastructure maintenance tasks.
The overall objective is to assist with security/vulnerability patching, applications packaging and other areas of support for the University’s estate of approximately 4,500 Windows 11 devices, plus the University’s current Windows server estates. The initial engagement is for a fixed term period of 6 months to assist with the preparation for an upcoming Cyber Essentials accreditation. The role may also be required to assist with other areas of the general support of the current Windows estate.
Technical Requirements
Essential
* 5+ years’ experience in day‑to‑day management of large Windows endpoint estates of 3,000+ devices
* 5+ years’ experience in day‑to‑day management of large Windows server estates of 500+ servers
* SME and technical leadership experience, working and collaborating as part of a team
* Excellent communication, engagement, proactive, positive, can‑do attitude
* Strong experience with MS Active Directory, SCCM, Intune
* AD Group Policy configuration and troubleshooting
* Solid understanding of security requirements for Windows endpoints/applications to meet Cyber Essentials compliance
* Specific experience of conducting security/vulnerability patching and remediation at scale
* Application packaging/deployment via SCCM
* Working in an ITIL environment with change and incident management
* SQL vulnerabilities
* Presenting technical solutions confidently to relevant approval boards
* Creating and reviewing high‑and low‑level technical documentation, technical standards and processes
Desirable
* Experience with packaging/troubleshooting using Cloudpaging technology/AppsAnywhere
* MS SQL experience
* Qualys vulnerability management
* Experience working on and delivering Cyber Essentials
Working Requirements
* Reporting to the Project technical lead
* Working with the Security Operations Team to identify current/new security vulnerabilities and other out‑of‑date/non‑compliant software.
* Reviewing and prioritising identified security vulnerabilities
* Removing/updating software applications, patches and software packages to resolve identified security vulnerabilities
* Packaging of new / update software applications (to be deployed by SCCM, Intune, or AppsAnywhere)
* Conducting remediation configuration as required including AD Group policy configuration and other means
* Conducting thorough testing and release management
* Creating & presenting technical documentation, standards and processes for approval.
* Supporting activities to maintain the current Windows endpoint and server estate.
* Working with other teams such as Security Operations and networking teams as required.
Please apply now if you have the right experience and are available to interview and start this project in the upcoming weeks.
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