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Job Location:
Manchester - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
3 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The role
We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented individual to support our ANS Migrations Team on a fixed term basis in a key role focused on consolidating physical servers within ANS data centres.
The successful candidate will collaborate closely with our Project Management Support and Network Infrastructure teams to deliver a seamless consolidation project. You will be responsible for managing the end-to-end process of relocating customers physical servers ensuring minimal disruption and maintaining high service standards throughout.
In this role you will lead the planning and execution of server relocation activities acting as the primary technical and coordination point for customers. Your focus will be on delivering a smooth and successful migration experience aligned with ANS commitment to operational excellence.
What will I be doing
- Providing O/S support whilst customers servers are relocated within the ANS datacentres outside of core office hours (Additional shift allowance included)
- Work with support teams to understand and map out the customers solution
- Build out migration plans in conjuction with the project managers support teams and the customer
- Perform prechecks benchmarking and readiness testing
- Perform postchecks to ensure customers servers are working as expected post move
- Perform server restores if neccessary in the event of hardware failures
- Conduct post migration QA testing customer handover and signoff
- Innovating and aiding in the development of the DC consolidation process
- Developing your expertise in practical Windows Server technology
What will I bring to the role
- Experience installing configuring and supporting most of the following specifics:
- Windows Systems Administration
- Windows Server 2008/2012/2016/2019/2022
- Active Directory Domain Services
- Powershell PowerCLI and/or fundamental scripting menthodology
- Web/DB Technologies
- IIS
- MSSQL
- FTP/FTPS/SFTP
- Mail management
- Web hosting security best practices
- Control Panels (cPanel / Plesk)
- Hypervisors
- Working Hyper-V knowledge
- VMWare ESXi and vSphere
- Backups Technologies
- Commvault
- Bacula
- HA Technologies
- Load Balancing
- Widows Clustering
- SQL Clustering Always On Log Shipping
- Understanding of Backups and restore processes a benefit
- Proven track record of providing excellent customer service to customers or excellent communication skills.
- Proven track record of providing excellent customer service with excellent communication skills.
- An appetite to learn and develop yourself professionally.
- Windows Systems Administration
Why work for ANS
At ANS weve created a place where everyone can be themselves and we empower our people to get the job done. Openness ambition honesty and passion are what drive us every day. We are bold courageous and innovative and we do it like no other. We invest in our training development health and more we give you the benefits and flexibility to maintain a happy work-life balance.
Were proud of the inclusive fun dynamic environment weve created. Its a safe space that works for dont have to be a techie to work in tech. Bring your authentic self and find your dream role here. Find out more atLinkedIn pages.
Whats in it for you
With fantastic benefits an inclusive culture and a cool office space were your kind of workplace.
Company benefits
- As standard:25 daysholiday plus you can buy up to5 moredays
- A little extra:well give you yourbirthday offand an extracelebration dayfor whatever you want!Tying the knotYou get 5 days additional holiday in the year you get married. Oh and 5volunteer days!
- Private health insurance
- Pension contribution match and 4 x life assurance
- Flexible workingandwork from anywherefor up to 30 days per year (some exceptions)
- Maternity: 16 weeks full pay Paternity: 3 weeks full pay Adoption: 16 weeks full pay
- Company social events get ready for a jam-packed calendar
- Electric car scheme
- 12 days of personal growth development time
ANS are an equal opportunities employer. We encourage diversity and anyone applying for a role at our organisation can be assured that their application will be treated fairly regardless of age disability gender reassignment gender expression marriage and civil partnership pregnancy and maternity race religion or belief and sex or sexual orientation. We sometimes ask for information relating to individuals for equal opportunities monitoring purposes only.
The Benefits
The Benefits
Work from anywhere
Private Medical
Pension Scheme
Life Assurance
Volunteer Days
Electric Vehicle Scheme
Personal Development Days
Ride to Work Scheme
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Key Skills
- Dhcp
- SQL
- Active Directory
- OS
- Windows
- System Administrations
- Trouble Shooting
- Database
- Infrastructure
- Linux
- SAN
- Poweshell
- Backup
- hardware
- Dns
