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Ecorys
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Birmingham, West Midlands
Senior Network Administrator
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Job Type: Full-time |
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Salary: £34,000 per annum |
Overview
Ecorys UK is a leading International management consultancy delivering innovative solutions in research and evaluation, communications and programme management services for a range of UK and European public and private sector organisations. We have passionate teams working on meaningful policies that have an impact on people’s lives around the world. We are a socially responsible, employee-owned organisation that gives 1% of our profits to charity each year. Our working culture promotes personal and career development and you will be part of a large international group with offices worldwide. Ecorys operates a flexible working policy. About the role The role of Senior Network Administrator will be involved in the effective management, support, and maintenance of all aspects of the server and network infrastructure in use at Ecorys UK. With the support of the IT manager, they should ensure that the highest level of security is applied throughout and that all services are available to 300 staff during core working hours. The Senior Network Administrator will need to ensure that all server & network infrastructure, is secure, up to date, & available for use during core working hours (40 Wintel Servers, Aruba Switches, Sonicwall NSA’s). Also, manage and maintain the deployment policies & software packages for the core workspace devices. (Microsoft Intune, Ivanti Workspace, Group Policy, PDQ). In addition, the Senior Network Administrator will deploy/migrate new servers & network infrastructure to support the business needs as required, and implement, manage, monitor & test backup policies for Server, Data & core infrastructure (Altaro, Asigra, Arcserve). Providing customer-focused support is also important and the role will have a high profile in serving as the primary escalation point for support cases that need to be handed to Systems Administration from the helpdesk team. Working closely with IT colleagues at other Ecorys Group countries to ensure strategies and technologies are aligned is also key, to provide out of hours coverage to support server and network infrastructure as and when required. This role is based in Central Birmingham with occasional travel to UK office and European offices. Role Requirements It is essential that you can have significant hands-on experience with VMWARE virtualisation technologies, Microsoft Active Directory/Azure and also significant hands-on experience administering managed Window Operating systems in a corporate network environment (Intune/SCCM/Ivanti). Extensive understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP) is critical. Demonstrable experience of administering and managing Microsoft Office 365 is also important. To drive the success of the role it is essential that you have professional communication skills for dealing with colleagues and stakeholders patiently and effectively at all levels of the business, in person and remotely. Desirable: Microsoft Intune/SCCM Microsoft Teams/Sharepoint Firewall, Router and Network switch configuration/maintenance Please apply with your CV and covering letter outlining your motivations.