Senior IT Systems Administrator
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We have a great opportunity for an experienced Senior IT Systems Administrator to join our IT Teams based at our campus in Abingdon UK
Role: Senior IT Systems Administrator
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Campus Abingdon UK
Salary: Competitive salary plus excellent company benefits
Hours: 40 hours per week Monday to Friday
Aptuit is a member company of Evotec a global Pharmaceutical business. Evotec covers all activities from targettoclinic to meet the industrys need for innovation and efficiency in drug discovery and development. The Company has established a unique position by assembling topclass scientific experts and integrating stateoftheart technologies as well as substantial experience and expertise in key therapeutic areas including neuronal diseases diabetes and complications of diabetes pain and inflammation oncology infectious diseases respiratory diseases and fibrosis. For additional information please go to and follow us on Twitter @Evotec.
Main Scope of Role:
The Senior IT Systems Administrator is responsible for managing maintaining and troubleshooting our expanding windows server infrastructure and application platforms. They ensure the smooth deployment and operation of applications including the life cycle of the operating system and core IT software such as Antimalware backup clients deployed Evotecs infrastructure. This includes the delivery of administration running diagnosing log checking and troubleshooting of these environments and application platforms
Principal Responsibilities
- Maintain and implement Microsoft Windows Server Environment components to ensure optimal performance.
- Provide IT systems support and operational services ensuring the companys systems are performing correctly.
- To be part of a project team and take an integral part in driving core components to implement new IT systems and services
- To provide indepth troubleshooting of the Companies IT services.
- Help develop and improve detailed process and procedure documentation to support IT operations proactively making recommendations to improve processes
- Prepare and maintain written technical documentation including system builds and configuration and startup/shutdown procedures for all servers and system/network applications and Technical How Tos (THTs).
- Respond to tickets and automated system alerts and logs. Working within an ITSM tool and ensure change management is followed as needed
- Proactively ensure a high level of Windows server platform availability by applying patches and monitoring server/application performance for potential issues identifying possible solutions and working to implement both temporary and longterm fixes.
- where required take ownership of ITSD Implementation tasks monitoring work in progress acting as the key point of contact for Application owners regarding all application platform component requests. Defining and coordinating tasks and working with other ITSD teams to ensure ITSD tasks are completed according to the deadlines.
Technical Knowledge Skills & Qualifications
- A comprehensive working knowledge of providing IT services within a Directory services enabled environment
- High working knowledge of Microsoft server platforms including installation configuration and trouble shooting
- A working knowledge of IPv4 networking subnets routing VPN and VLANs
- Experience / high working knowledge of corporate technology solutions to include:
- Virtualization environments(VMware)
- Storage NAS and SAN environments
- Backup technology
- Adhering to company global process such as change management
- Working Knowledge of core IT software such as Anti malware deployed at a corporate level
- Able to support the creation maintenance and following of Global policies and procedures.
- Experience in maintaining asset inventories.
- The discipline to produce and follow detailed technical documentation for tasks and projects.
- Experience within Regulated environments such as ISO27001 or GxP is Beneficial
- Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to plan and estimate tasks.
- Knowledge of IT frameworks such as ITIL Kanban Lean IT or Agile project management approaches
- Knowledge of Linux is beneficial
Soft skills and Qualifications
- Ability to work independently and work as a member of a collaborative team. Supporting junior members of the team
- Good communication skills both written and verbal including the ability to communicate in both the local language and English
- Enthusiasm selfmotivation flexibility and readiness to quickly grasp new technical concepts and acquire new technical skills.
- Interpersonal skill to influence and motivate others to get tasks delivered
- Minimum BSc in a relevant degree (or equivalent) preferred with substantial experience in an IT corporate environment
- Agile mindset: capable of working with conflicting priorities and responding positively to changing demands.
Company Benefits Include
- Company Pension Scheme
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays & an additional 1 day for each year completed up to a maximum of 30 days
- Private Health Insurance for you your partner/family under the company scheme
- Private Dental Care Scheme
- Health Insurance providing 75 of base salary after a qualifying period
- Wellbeing support 24/7 and counselling services
- Excellent career progression opportunities within the company; we have an excellent training and support and continuing professional development opportunities
- Eligibility to participate in the Company Bonus Scheme (This is a discretionary benefit)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Refer a friend scheme team and annual company events recognition awards and many more!
As well as
- Free onsite parking
- Restaurant which is highly subsidised
- Great transport links from Oxford and the surrounding areas as well as a shuttle bus service from Didcot train station
- Milton Park also offers great cycling running & walking routes as well as annual events.
FR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversit Evotec tudie comptences gales toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap.
ENG : In the frame of our Diversity policy Evotec considers with equal competences all applications including people with disabilities.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
