Position: Senior Systems Administrator Location: Cambridge Day Rate: £40 p/h inside IR35 A central government organisation is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to provide advanced technical leadership across infrastructure, cloud, security and systems operations.
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Core Technical Responsibilities Systems Administration Manage and optimise on-prem and cloud-hosted systems in line with best practice.
Perform advanced daily monitoring of servers, hardware, and key services.
Oversee lifecycle management of IT assets and third-party devices.
Embed automation and good practice across systems and processes.
Security & Compliance Conduct vulnerability scanning and manage remediation activities.
Operate security control tools to protect corporate assets.
Maintain patching, BIA/BCP and recovery processes.
Enforce security and information governance standards.
Cloud & Identity Management Administer cloud environments in partnership with suppliers.
Manage Microsoft 365 services (SharePoint Online, Teams).
Oversee Identity & Access Management via MS Entra ID (provisioning, conditional access, MFA).
Lead the organisation's System Maturity Framework.
Networking & Infrastructure Support WiFi, firewalls, VPNs and core network services.
Apply strong knowledge of DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, switching and routing.
Monitor and optimise performance for reliability and availability.
Technical Support & Escalation Act as senior escalation point for 2nd/3rd line issues across infrastructure, cloud, applications and networking.
Troubleshoot complex hardware, software and network problems.
Provide expert support for critical systems such as CAFM.
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