Systems Engineer

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Senior IT Systems Engineer c£40k pa (Microsoft, AD, VMware and Hyper-V, Office 365, MCSE)Salary: up to £40,000 dependant on experience

Location: Leicester

Job Type: Permanent

The Role:

* To provide and support information technology services for all divisions of the group:

* To support the business objectives of all divisions of the group through specification, installation, maintenance and support of IT software, hardware and communication systems;

* To support and protect the business in all divisions of the group through adherence to group information security policies and through identification and escalation of information security risks;

* To deputize for the IT Manager in his absence and assist in training IT team members as required.

The Company:

An award winning marketing agency that has expanded exponentially is now recruiting a Senior Systems Engineer to join their Infrastructure team.Roles and Responsibilities:

* Provision of support to clients both internal and external (3rd line support);

* Management of the physical and virtualised infrastructure VMware and Hyper-V;

* Installation, configuration and maintenance of computer servers, workstations and peripherals;

* Configuration and maintenance of networks switches, routers and firewalls;

* Administration of Windows AD domains including backing up of data, maintaining user accounts, etc;

* Configuration and support of back office systems including Server OSs, SQL Server, IIS, Firewalls etc.

* Monitor the system daily and respond immediately to security or usability concerns

* Create and verify system backups for all servers

* Work closely with departmental managers to determine future network needs and plan for network changes adherence to company change control procedures;

* Creation and maintenance of system documentation;

* Problem management and escalation;

* Configuration, monitoring and maintenance of anti-virus systems;

* Evaluation of equipment, software and systems;

* Recommendation and implementation of enhancements to systems;

* Assisting in process improvement to reduce the cost of quality and to increase efficiency and client satisfaction;

* Responding to out-of-hours calls for assistance, attending on-site if necessary;

* Assisting the IT Manager with staff training and supervising and scheduling work in his absence or when otherwise required.

Other duties include:

* Configuration of e-mail on mobile devices and MDM solution;

* Support of corporate telephony and call centre systems;Skills:

* MCSE 2012/2016

* Solid experience solving server/infrastructure issue

* Good understanding/knowledge of Incident and Problem Management

* Good Understanding of VMWare.

* Deep experience with Active Directory

* Experience of cloud services AWS and Azure

* Experience -Office 2013 - Office 2016 and Office 365

* A good understanding of networking principles, TCP/IP, LAN, WAN and IP routing.To apply, please forward your CV along with your salary expectations and notice period or call 0121 2372665.