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Sybase Database Administrator (Contract) Duration: 12 Months (Possibility for extension) Location: Bromley/Hybrid (3 days per week on site) Rate: A highly competitive Umbrella Day Rate is available for suitable candidates Role Profile We are a leading player in the Investment Banking sector, committed to delivering excellence through innovative solutions and cutting-edge technology. Our EMEA Sybase team is expanding, and we are on the lookout for a skilled Sybase Database Administrator (DBA) to join us on a contract basis. If you thrive in high-stakes environments and have a passion for database management, we want to hear from you! Key Responsibilities: Installing, configuring, and maintaining Sybase ASE and Replication Server environments. Managing database upgrades, patching, migrations, and version lifecycle activities. Overseeing platform migrations from RHEL7/8 to RHEL9. Implementing and managing database security, roles, permissions, and auditing. Monitoring database environments to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks. Optimizing SQL queries, indexes, server configurations, and resource allocation. Diagnosing and resolving blocking, deadlocks, contention, and execution plan issues. Maintaining and improving backup and recovery strategies using Sybase Backup Server. Supporting high-availability and replication architectures, including DR environments. Conducting regular recovery testing and ensuring compliance with DR procedures. Providing L2/L3 support for production and non-production database incidents and requests. Collaborating with development and application teams on schema changes, data insights, and integration. Creating and maintaining automation scripts for routine tasks. Participating in an on-call rotation to provide out-of-hours support for critical production systems. Developing and maintaining detailed documentation for configurations, processes, and operational procedures. Ensuring all database environments comply with security, governance, and compliance standards. Supporting internal and external audits with necessary evidence and reporting. Skills and Experience: Hands-on experience as a Sybase DBA in enterprise environments. Deep expertise in Sybase ASE administration, tuning, troubleshooting, and configuration. Strong experience with Sybase Replication Server. Advanced SQL skills, including query tuning and a solid understanding of execution plans. Proven experience supporting high-availability, 24/7 production environments. Proficiency with Unix/Linux systems and shell scripting. Strong analytical, diagnostic, and problem-solving skills. Ability to work independently in a contract role with minimal supervision. Excellent communication skills, comfortable engaging with senior management, application support, developers, and fellow technologists. Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS) or database migration projects. Familiarity with other database technologies such as SQL Server and/or Oracle. Experience in the large-scale financial services enterprise sector. Exposure to automation tools (Python, Ansible) and DevOps practices. Candidates will need to show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered. If you feel you have the skills and experience and want to hear more about this role 'apply now' to declare your interest in this opportunity with our client. Your application will be observed by our dedicated team. We will respond to all successful applicants ASAP however, please be advised that we will always look to contact you further from this time should we need further applicants or if other opportunities arise relevant to your skillset. Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. As part of our standard hiring process to manage risk, please note background screening checks will be conducted on all hires before commencing employment. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Innovative Technology start-up in the Sustainability sector seeks an open-minded Linux Systems Administrator / Linux Infrastructure Engineer to maintain internal systems and provide a compute platform to operate their simulation, optimization and AI technology at scale. You ll also have the opportunity to support some exciting research. You should have strong Linux server management experience, ideally across bare metal and Cloud servers, have experience of HPC Cluster environments and be familiar with infrastructure of code. Hybrid working and a generous salary package is on offer including 30 days holiday and Share options. Working with engineers to deliver hosted tools to deliver results more effectively, the successful Linux Systems Administrator / Linux Infrastructure Engineer will have significant influence on the choice of deployment technology for the backends. Your responsibilities will include Compliance and security of IT systems, installing server hardware, supporting HPC / machine learning workloads behind APIs as well as maintaining internal compute systems. Previous experience of working within an AI orientated company is highly beneficial. Your knowledge and skills should include: Proven Linux Server Management experience (they use Ubuntu). Experience across Bare metal and cloud Servers. Container based deployment such as Kubernetes, Podman or Docker. Python scripting for automation. Server networking, VLANs, DNS, firewalls. Experience with operating distributed computing or HPC cluster environments. VPNs ( company uses Wireguard). Large data storage. Competence in hardware diagnostics and component replacement. Windows and Entra, support of macOS. Flexible approach with a willingness to undertake some help desk duties. If you are a highly experienced Linux Systems Administrator / Linux Infrastructure Engineer and have an interest with physics based simulation and are keen to support ML / AI systems, this is a great opportunity to be part of a thriving Company where technology meets sustainability.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join a highly respected organisation at the forefront of building London's next-generation business fibre network. This role offers you the chance to play a pivotal part in shaping the future of connectivity for some of the most important organisations across the UK and Europe. SENIOR INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER Salary: £60,000 - £70,000Location: London What you'll do: As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you will play an essential role in ensuring the secure operation and continuous improvement of the systems infrastructure supporting critical business operations. Your day-to-day activities will involve balancing hands-on technical tasks-such as configuring hypervisors or deploying new applications-with strategic planning around automation and monitoring. You will be responsible for developing robust internal tools that drive efficiency across environments while also participating in incident response duties as part of an on-call rota. Success in this position requires not only deep technical expertise but also strong communication skills for producing clear documentation and collaborating with colleagues. By proactively identifying areas for enhancement within the infrastructure landscape-and implementing solutions that uphold rigorous security standards-you will help maintain the organisation's reputation for reliability while contributing meaningfully to its ambitious growth plans. Maintain, configure, and ensure reliable operation of hypervisor platforms, virtual machines, containers, bare-metal servers, and all hosted applications within these environments. Develop and sustain internal monitoring solutions, automation scripts, and dashboards that enhance consistency, repeatability, and visibility across multiple infrastructure environments. Deploy new systems and applications to underpin both network infrastructure and customer environments in line with internal standards, security protocols, and industry best practices. Participate in an on-call rota to provide timely incident response and resolution for critical infrastructure issues as they arise. Produce clear, professional diagrams and documentation that accurately reflect system architecture and operational processes for both technical teams and stakeholders. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of new technologies into existing infrastructure while maintaining high standards of reliability. Diagnose complex technical issues using a methodical approach to troubleshooting that minimises downtime and ensures service continuity. Prioritise multiple tasks effectively by balancing hands-on technical work with higher-level planning responsibilities. Contribute to ongoing process improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities for increased automation or enhanced monitoring capabilities. Stay up-to-date with emerging trends in infrastructure engineering to recommend improvements that align with organisational goals. What you bring: Demonstrated experience as a systems administrator or similar role within relevant industries such as telecommunications or enterprise IT services. Advanced proficiency working with Linux/Unix systems (including RedHat and Debian variants) alongside experience managing Windows Server and Desktop environments. Strong scripting abilities using Bash, Powershell, or Ansible; familiarity with Python is considered advantageous for further automation initiatives. Expertise in virtualisation platforms as well as container orchestration technologies-including associated tooling-to optimise resource utilisation across diverse workloads. Hands-on knowledge of monitoring stacks such as Prometheus or Grafana along with log management solutions like ELK/EFK or their equivalents. Proven ability to diagnose intricate technical problems using structured troubleshooting methodologies that minimise disruption to business operations. Exceptional organisational skills enabling effective prioritisation of concurrent tasks within fast-evolving infrastructure landscapes. Excellent written communication skills evidenced by the production of clear diagrams and professional documentation suitable for both technical audiences and stakeholders. A collaborative mindset with a willingness to share knowledge openly while supporting colleagues' development within a communal team environment. A commitment to upholding high standards of security compliance throughout all aspects of infrastructure management. Apply today by clicking on the link below-your journey towards making a lasting impact starts here. Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates

Join a team at the heart of the global economy! The Department for Business and Trade ("DBT") and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an exciting opportunity for an experienced Python Developer to support essential tooling and systems across DBT. This role is ideal for a Back End Python developer looking for career growth and be exposed to cloud native systems with an SRE touch to join a team that ensures DBT's digital services work as users expect, working with development teams giving them the tools for their job, including application performance monitoring, exception, log and metrics aggregation, dashboards, and declarative CD/CI pipelines. £55,400 to £74,600 (including allowances) plus excellent Civil Service benefits and pension. Salary is dependent on location and technical skills as assessed at interview. Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff, Birmingham or Salford. DBTs Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) team develops and operates tools, services, and platforms that enable the UK government to provide world leading support to businesses in the UK and overseas. As a senior SRE developing Python, you will work to give development teams the tools for their job, including application performance monitoring, exception, log and metrics aggregation, dashboards, and declarative CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous delivery) pipelines. You'll evangelise product teams about service-level indicators, objectives, and error budgets, and negotiate them. You'll help build and scale our global product platform and participate in an on-call rota. The Tech Stack includes: Python and Django framework Serverless compute (Lambda) Amazon Web Services Azure Jenkins and AWS Codepipelines Terraform & CloudFormation Kubernetes Elastic Container Service (ECS) Elasticsearch PostgreSQL Sentry Redis Essential Skills and Experience You should be able to demonstrate: Experience and fluency in Python, writing clean and effective code. Cloud experience with either Amazon Web Services, Azure or Google Cloud. Ability to build code-defined, reliable, and well tested infrastructure on top of cloud computing systems (eg, Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi). Experience in designing, analysing, and troubleshooting distributed systems. Knowledge of Linux/Unix fundamentals and TCP/IP Networking. Ability to see user impact in the infrastructure changes. Desirable Skills and Experience While not essential, it would be ideal if you have demonstrable skills and experience of: Experience coding infrastructure (ie, Terraform, CloudFormation). Experience in defining and measuring Service Level Objectives. Experience in observability driven development. Experience in prototyping through reuse of existing Open Source components. In return, you can expect a planned, transparent progression with learning and development tailored to your role, an environment with flexible working options and a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity, plus the following benefits: Salary of £54,400 to £74,600 (including allowances) including annual allowance depending on location and experience Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham, Salford Annual leave starting at 26 days per annum plus statutory bank holidays rising to 33 days with service An excellent Civil Service pension scheme. If you are a Python Developer, DevOps Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer or Systems Administrator looking to enhance your career and make a difference across an expanding function, then apply today or contact Alison Whitehead at Inspire People in complete confidence for further information. Further Information: This role requires SC clearance, a condition of which is to have been present in the UK for 3 out of the past 5 years.

Do you have strong Oracle Applications DBA experience and strive for a new and exciting challenge? We are looking for a strong Senior Database Administrator to provide Production and Development Support Services to a major Oracle E-Business Suite. The team comprises of 11 DBA's who are all ensuring that issues and changes resulting from live incidents, maintenance or approved change requests are identified, resolved and tested prior to implementation. The estate primarily comprises the Oracle eBusiness Suite (Payroll, HR, Finance and CRM). A Strategic Management Information (SMI) solution using OBIEE with an Exadata hosted data warehouse. A Hub interface between the main database and satellite systems, some of which are also in-house while others have third party COTS packages as their front end. This is an exciting time for the team, with plans well underway to transform from current systems to the Cloud. This would give you the opportunity to deploy your skills to support the transition and grow with the team. You will also be supported with training on different areas to help you broaden your knowledge. The role is hybrid with 2 days a week in our Gosport Office. What you will be doing: Maintain the Oracle EBusiness system running in a closed secure network. Maintain the Strategic Management Information (SMI) system, running on a mixture of AIX and Linux, and assist in the upgrade to Oracle Analytics Server (OAS 5.9) Maintain and support the SMI Data Warehouse solution hosted on Exadata appliances. Install Oracle software patches to the relevant environments according to the patch's instructions, as advised by the Patching Manager. Supervise and tune the database environment, ensuring system integrity and performance. Respond to and resolve database problems to ensure system availability. Ensure that the operations team are able to make direct contact when on call. Ensure the Disaster Recovery system is always receiving shipped logs, and they are being applied in a timely fashion to meet the SLAs. Action allocated incident investigation and ensure that resolutions and actions are performed in the required timescales as prioritised and agreed by the DBA Team. Be available for scheduled out of hours maintenance tasks and on-call rotas as agreed with the DBA Team Leader. What you'll bring: Oracle E-Business maintenance skills Performance Tune On experience. Oracle technology installs and upgrades to databases and WebLogic on Unix and Windows Multi-node database installations RMAN Backup and Recovery experience Disaster Recovery with Standby and Fail-Over Ability to attend site out-of-hours, and at weekends if required, for on-call response. It would be great if you had: Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Oracle Business Intelligence technical experience Oracle Enterprise Manager experience SQL & PL/SQL coding experience Unix shell scripting If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you! Although the role is advertised as full time, we support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible. Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent Location: Gosport Security Clearance Level: DV Internal Recruiter: Theo Salary: £49,781 Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund Loved reading about this job and want to know more about SSCL? Shared Services Connected Ltd was established as a joint venture between the Cabinet Office and Sopra Steria, in 2013 as part of the Government's Shared Services Strategy for Smarter Government programme and operates from four regional centres of excellence: Blackpool; Newcastle; Newport; and York. We deliver best in class business transformation programmes to across the Public Sector with a target to release one billion pounds of savings to the public. We have established an enviable track record in the design and delivery of large-scale innovative HR, Payroll, IT, and Finance & Accounting solutions to significantly improve efficiencies and enhance service levels across Government and Public Sector. Our clients include several government agencies including the Department for Work and Pensions, Environment Agency Department for Education, Ministry of Justice and Home Office as well as the Metropolitan Police Service and the Construction Industry Training Board. We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida , the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.

Are you a Senior DBA looking for a new challenge? Reporting to the Technical Operations Lead, the role of the Senior Database Administrator Lead, will be to support delivery of database services within the hosting environment in line with client SLAs. This will involve supporting development and implementation of the database platform ready to be populated by applications from the client and, monitoring, managing and fine-tuning this environment, throughout the whole lifecycle. This is a Database lead role, where you will lead a small team across multiple client sites. You will be responsible for carrying out mentoring, 1-2-1's and workflows of your team. What you will be doing: Implement Database environments in line with client requests Support resolution of issues with Database environment owning trouble tickets to conclusion Maintain records of current database sizes and configurations Maintain database backups for use in the event of system failure Proactively monitor database use and performance Advise on and implements additional database storage and new databases as required Administration of databases Ensure database designs provide for Disaster Recovery Planning Install and configure the database environment and software Manage and execute changes on the database in line with Client requests Attach and detach storage from the database Implement server specific governance including password policy, user access, default settings etc. Conduct all data imports, exports and adjustments to data structure and/or data model in line with client requests Perform regular KPI Reporting Develop databases that support multiple data models and extended capabilities such as spatial and graph, and support data virtualisation, distributed storage, and in memory storage e.g. for the use of high performance satellite image analysis and recognition Provide support for real time processing on transactional data or hybrid transactional analytic database systems You will need: Significant experience in SQL Server Database Administration covering multiple versions of Microsoft SQL Server PostgreSQL/MySQL Oracle Databases Experience working with database performance tuning Ability to anticipate problems and take decisive action Out of Hours Maintain accurate records and documentation Experience applying ITIL methodology It would be great if you had: Experience involving multiple software vendors Knowledge of Storage Technologies Willing to work out of hours and attend remote sites Experience working in virtualised environment If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you! Employment Type: Full-time Location: Stevenage OR Portsmouth Security Clearance Level: Must be eligible for SC Internal Recruiter: Josh Huggins-Smith Salary: £55,000 to £65,000 Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improve performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible. Loved reading about this job and want to know more about our company? Sopra Steria's Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client's goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK's most complex safety- and security-critical markets. Our technical specialists deploy systems running many of the major operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, and multiple Linux distros. We also provide Messaging and Collaboration systems and support, Application packaging and deployment, along with supporting Infrastructure and Cloud services and support. Our time can be split between our services and project work, so we have the chance to be multi-disciplined and access to a range of technologies. We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida , the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.

Our customer, a leading Biotech company based in the Oxfordshire area is seeking a senior Linux Admin for a full time permanent position. The Senior IT Linux Admin is responsible for the effective operation of the Linux environment. They administer Linux systems and applications where segregation of duties is necessary, manage Linux based tools to help in the efficiency of IT/Bioinformatics, and help to develop and test Linux based applications as appropriate including to be used in Science. The role responsibility stretches across both onsite and cloud provisioned services. The Senior IT Linux Developer will be the 'go-to' person for managing the delivery of all Linux support, integrations and projects, maintaining & improving the solutions for enhanced business use. This includes designing, implementing, monitoring & performance tuning, troubleshooting and issue resolution on Linux systems. The successful Linux Admin must have Experience and demonstrable ability with Linux Servers & system administration aswell as experience of application installation on Linux platforms such as Debian/Ubuntu or Red Hat/Centos; The ability to compile applications from source code if needed. Knowledge of Linux applications as used in a technical or scientific environment. Containerisation experience, preferably Docker is also desirable. Monitoring AWS or similar environments, identifying & implementing agreed improvements aswell as Knowledge of one or more programming languages such as Python, R, BASH, etc. & Working with GIT and other DevOps tools. A Degree in computer science/sciences/similar field, or relevant computing experience in a technical environment is essential whilst Linux Professional Institute Certification/Python Certified Associate Professional/AWS Certification are desirable.

DevOps Engineer / Systems Administrator (Linux Windows Mac OS X Python) *Remote UK*. Global Visual Effects software house is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer with cross platform knowledge. As a DevOps Engineer you will build systems and code repositories used across the development teams; ensure the Continuous Delivery pipeline runs smoothly and design complex deployments to the Cloud (AWS). As a senior member of the team you'll help to run projects, provide technical leadership and mentoring and can progress your career with more leadership responsibilities if desired. There's a remote interview and onboarding process and the ability to work from home full time - with the caveat that you'll meet-up with the team in the Manchester (or London) office around once a month / quarter. Requirements: *You have experience as a DevOps Engineer or Systems Administrator in Linux and / or Windows environments *You have a good knowledge of at least one scripting language, shell or Python preferred *You have experience with building and managing CI/CD pipelines, Gitlab *You have experience with configuration management tools such as Puppet, Chef or Ansible *You're a collaborative team member with strong communication skills As a DevOps Engineer you can expect to earn a competitive salary (to £70k) plus bonus and benefits. Apply now or call to find out more about this DevOps Engineer (Linux Windows Mac OS X Python AWS) opportunity.

DevOps Engineer / Systems Administrator (Linux Windows Mac OS X Python AWS) *Remote UK*. Global Visual Effects software house is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer with cross platform knowledge. As a DevOps Engineer you will build systems and code repositories used across the development teams; ensure the Continuous Delivery pipeline runs smoothly and design complex deployments to the Cloud (AWS). As a senior member of the team you'll help to run projects, provide technical leadership and mentoring and can progress your career with more leadership responsibilities if desired. There's a remote interview and onboarding process and the ability to work from home full time - with the caveat that you'll meet-up with the team in the London (or Manchester) office around once a month / quarter. Requirements: *You have experience as a DevOps Engineer or Systems Administrator in Linux and / or Windows environments *You have a good knowledge of at least one scripting language, shell or Python preferred *You have experience with building and managing CI/CD pipelines, Gitlab *You have experience with configuration management tools such as Puppet, Chef or Ansible *You're a collaborative team member with strong communication skills As a DevOps Engineer you can expect to earn a competitive salary (to £70k) plus bonus and benefits. Apply now or call to find out more about this DevOps Engineer (Linux Windows Mac OS X Python AWS) opportunity.

Role: Senior Linux Systems Administrator Salary: £30,000 - £80,000 + bens Location: Fully remote I am currently working with an exciting company who are going through a real purple patch of growth, based in Cambridge. My client is a software house who specialise in logistics applications within warehouse management, but the long-term goal is to embrace the full suite of ERP applications (such as Finance, HR and CRM). Please take a look at the core requirements below, and apply if you'd like to have a more detailed conversation. Skills: *Linux ( CentOS or RedHat ) *Network - TCP / IP *Installations and configurations from the ground up *Python *Deployment experience with Puppet or Ansible *GIT *SSH Key knowledge *Knowledge of security and surrounding principles Desirable Skills: *OpenStack *IPV6 Keywords: Linux / Sys admin / System Admin / Bash / Puppet / Python / Openstack / IPV6 Any questions please call and ask to speak to Sam Payne, or alternatively email

Senior Systems Administrator The organisation This role is with a highly profitable AI tech organisation which has built a cutting edge platform that has transformed the legal industry by means of improving efficiency, saving time and providing insights for legal professionals. You will be joining the organisation at a time of sustained growth, with new office space in the Shoreditch/Old Street area when not working remotely. We have a hybrid model. We are a multi-national organisation with over 700 employees globally. The role You will be a Senior Systems Administrator tasked with a range of responsibilities including designing, administrating and optimising the network. This will include the performance and reliability of business applications, configuring implementations and improving processes for the management of the network environment. Your broad responsibilities will cover the operations and support of the infrastructure and server environment including associated tasks with storage, virtualisation, patching, troubleshooting and software distribution. You will support the hardware and software of our UK users and sometimes those in other global locations. You will help to secure our users and enforce our security policy. Required experience: 5+ years of working in a Systems Administrator role Strong Windows and Linux systems administration skills Strong networking technologies experience including routing, patching and load balancing. Excellent desktop support skills Strong knowledge of Office 365 Knowledge of Azure services Virtualisation experience, ideally with VMware vCenter and above Monitoring systems Good scripting skills, ideally PowerShell Good knowledge of network security protocols Ubuntu skills preferred Confidence operating in a dynamic and variable role Click to apply! Reference: AMC*SW/SYS2200 Location: London Position: Senior Systems Administrator Duration: Permanent Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 + 10% bonus Contact: Stephen White Telephone:

This is an amazing opportunity for an IT professional to have flexible working. Reduced hours during school holidays and a generous holiday allowance. Support and System Administrator Salary up to £35,000 FTE (grade B/C) including generous holiday allowance London office with the opportunity to work from home The role will include the following duties: System Administration of Linux servers and internal IT infrastructure Providing 3rd line support to their customers via the Operations team Involvement in systems architecture Some involvement in code level solutions Supporting a range of bespoke software solutions for both their internal use and their members use Supporting our internal teams with IT and the use of Office 365 IT Information All production environments are Linux based, but you will have the choice of Linux,Mac or Windows development environment They use PHP for backend development with some NodeJS and Python, and HTML/SASS/JS for the frontend mainly using MithrilJS framework with some legacy use of JQuery and KnockOutJS. Office 365 A bit about the company… Our client’s network is made up of over 2,500 schools, colleges and alternative education providers spanning key stages 1-5. As a membership organisation, they collaborate, share best practice and equip leaders so they can support their teams and, ultimately, provide everyone in schools with a better future and brighter hope. Their IT team, currently of three, is part of a wider Operations Team which is a vital part of their service to schools, providing efficient and personal interactions with our schools and colleagues. They are knowledgeable, committed and high performing people who contribute significantly to the company’s success. Suitable skills and experience include IT Helpdesk, 3rd Line IT Support, Senior IT Support Technician, IT Support Engineer, 1st / 2nd Line Helpdesk Engineer, Support and System Administrator

Do you consider yourself a highly skilled systems administrator? Are you enthusiastic about working co-operatively as part of an expert team where quality of service, attention to detail, and a willingness to respond positively to new challenges are equally important? Do you have the ability to converse with users at all technical levels, and to respond systematically and methodically to problems even under pressure? Are you able to work well independently as well as part of a wider team? If so, we would like to hear from you. The Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford is looking for an experienced Senior Systems Administrator to join its friendly, dynamic and well established team, responsible for providing IT support for over 1,000 desktop users and a further 1,000 roving users within the department. Reporting to the Head of IT, your responsibilities will include providing day-to-day user support and maintaining excellent levels of service delivery, whilst also progressing longer-term projects and proactively contributing to the creation and evolution of departmental IT strategy. As a senior member of an IT team of seven, you will be expected to assist team members in developing existing skills, and to take the technical lead, where appropriate, on complex projects and system developments. The IT team are responsible for collectively supporting system security, upgrades and development, as well as providing general IT support in person and via an email support request tracking system. This is a permanent position. Although advertised at Grade 8, the department would be willing to consider candidates at Grade 7 (£32,817 - £40,322 p.a.) with potential but less experience who are seeking a development opportunity, for whom the responsibilities would be adjusted accordingly. If you would like to have an informal conversation about the post, please contact Dr Waldemar Schlackow ( waldemar.schlackow@maths.ox.ac.uk ) or Dr Keith Gillow ( keith.gillow@maths.ox.ac.uk ). Informal queries about the application process should be directed to the Recruitment Co-ordinator, quoting the vacancy reference 145548. Please note that candidates will be selected for interview based on their ability to meet the selection criteria as specified in the attached job description. You will be required to upload a supporting statement detailing how you meet each of these selection criteria, a curriculum vitae, and the names and contact details of two referees as part of your online application. In addition, applicants will be asked to complete a brief online test at their convenience within the week following the closing date. The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Monday 23 March 2020. Interviews are anticipated to take place on Monday 20 April 2020.

Our client who are a leading semiconductor product and technology company that are revolutionizing the shape, size and capability of devices in many parts of the consumer electronics, computing, wireless and mobile industry. The requirement for an experienced Senior IT Engineer/ Systems Administrator to support R&D sites across Europe. In this position you will provide expert support to users in a high-tech environment, solving complex issues across infrastructure, systems and services. You will also have the opportunity to get involved in exciting global IT project work, which will include supporting a project for a brand new data centre. Key responsibilities: * Install and maintain servers in our data centres in conjunction with other local IT colleagues * Support Windows servers and clients * Support local and remote users and applications/ software * Support user issues with mobile and fixed telephones * Provide assistance to members of our Europe and US IT team, as required * Provide feedback into the organization’s IT development planning * Supervise local Tier 2 engineers’ day to day activities/ tasks * Define standard operating procedures for daily operations and associated documentation * Be able to work outside normal hours (occasionally) to minimize disruption to users Essential skills & experience: * Proven experience as a Systems Administrator (or equivalent) * Expert in managing VMware vSphere environments and VMware VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) * Previous experience of managing a medium to large scale Active Directory site (100-1,000 users) * Experience of managing Microsoft group policies * Well experienced in managing Windows systems running Server 2003 R2, 2008, 2012 and later * Demonstrable experience of managing an on-premises Microsoft Exchange infrastructure * Proven experience with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit * Good understanding of network infrastructure * Enthusiastic and customer oriented, with excellent communication skills * Very good problem solving & troubleshooting skills Experience of handling multiple projects: * Able to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines * Able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team - a positive working attitude and a committed team player * Proficient in supporting users, both in person and via remote access Desirables: * Experience managing Veeam solutions, such as Veeam Backup and Veeam ONE * Experience with installing, deploying and maintaining storage environments, preferably NetApp, NextGen and Pure * Experience supporting users and applications in a heterogeneous environment * Experience in running servers and services in a heterogeneous environment * Experience supporting Linux systems * Experience supporting Cisco VoIP * Experience mentoring other team members * Microsoft MCSE Certificate * VMware VCP * Cisco CCNA * Red Hat RHCE Start: ASAP Location: West Malling, Kent Hours: Full time Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 If you have not received a response within 3-5 working days, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. aspire cambridge ltd is acting as an employment agency for this permanent vacancy

Senior Linux Systems Administrator Starting immediately, a FinTech company is looking for an excellent Senior Linux Systems Administrator to join its Operations department for an established Blue Chip client base. They operate in the Banking, PCI compliant environment, 24/7 transaction based business. They are looking for someone with a deep technical knowledge of Linux, Networking and Virtualization. You will: • Have always worked to automate processes. • Be highly responsible. • Have potentially led a small team. • Have served as an SME in Linux/Virtualization/Networking (at least 2 of these). • Have managed and maintained an ISO/SOX/PCI compliant environment of at least 200 servers, from the kernel resources up to the virtualization and physical layers. • Have a knack for documentation. • Be able to handle pressure. Essential Knowledge/Skills: • Deep experience in deploying and managing resilient and highly secure Linux infrastructures and systems (LAMP stack mainly). • At least five years of system administration experience. • Great exposure to virtualization (VMware, OpenStack, KVM). • Management level understanding of databases and RDBMS (OLAP, OLTP) on MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Percona databases. • Scripting (Bash, Perl, others). • Great exposure to networking technologies (Cisco, Juniper, Brocade). • Knowledgeable on security tools and procedures. • Experienced in deploying Configuration Management through tools like Chef, Puppet, Ansible. • Completely self-reliant on CI/CD (Ansible, RunDeck, Cobbler, PowerCLI, Bash, Perl, Python), working fully with Infrastructure and application monitoring (Zabbix, Nagios, AppMon, DynaTrace, DataDog, Kibana). • Exposed to private/hybrid/public cloud technologies. • Basic knowledge of storage. • Experience and desire to work in a call rota. Desirable Knowledge/Skills: • Exposure to and management of Windows systems is a huge plus. Salary £65,000 plus pension, health insurance and on call allowance. Based in EC1Y

The University of London Computer Centre are now seeking a Senior Systems Administrator for the support and development of infrastructure and application systems providing services to University of London Computer Centre customers.  The University of London  The University of London is one of the oldest and largest universities in the UK – and the most diverse. Established by Royal Charter in 1836, the University is recognised globally as a world leader in Higher Education. We are a federal institution consisting of 18 self-governing Colleges of outstanding reputation and a number of acclaimed central academic bodies. The University of London offers almost every subject covered in any University curriculum, delivering huge flexibility and choice to its students. University of London Computer Centre  University of London Computer Centre (ULCC) develops and implements the IT strategy for the central University. This involves providing office applications on 1,400 PCs, operating more than 40+ servers and maintaining a high performance local network for specialist institutions across several locations. ULCC also supports over 54,000 distance learning students in association with the University of London International Programmes The Role  As the Senior Systems Administrator, you will assist and make recommendations in the planning and development of the University of London Computer Centre technical infrastructure & managed hosting service. You will have involvement with the day to day operational running of ULCC services to ensure they achieve published performance levels and will be involved with the design and specification of new projects.  You will have responsibility for specific projects for University of London Computer Centre and its customers run in accordance with the established ULCC project management methodology.   To be considered for this role you must have previous experience supporting customer systems in a service delivery environment and experience in a similar customer/student facing role. You will have good practical and theoretical understanding of the range of technical architectures in existence, especially Linux (predominantly RedHat), Windows Server (2008, 2012) & Unix (predominantly Sun Solaris), and a good working knowledge and theoretical understanding of computer networking including IP networking, routing protocols and network security. You will have a practical and theoretical understanding of mainstream applications including Apache, Tomcat, Java, Oracle, MySQL, LDAP, Shibboleth. You will be a pro-active and a problem solver with excellent attention to detail and excellent customer focus skills.  For a full person specification and job description, please download the below documents.  Further Information To apply for this role please submit your CV and Covering letter by clicking below. The close date for this role is  midnight  on  Wednesday, 25 January 2017.    Pursuing excellence in education  www.london.ac.uk

IT Security Engineer (Security Frameworks and Domains) working on an initial 6 month contract (initially) based in Uxbridge, West London paying £450 to £500 per day. The Opportunity: Working as a contract Senior IT Security Engineer, your role is working as a key member of the Information Security and Privacy team that works closely with Infrastructure and Application services teams to ensure that all applications and systems are built, maintained and protected in accordance with policies, standards, and compliance requirements so that the risk is managed appropriately. The successful candidate will assist with developing and implementing appropriate network security solutions with desired end state of the Information Security and Privacy programs. Skills and Experience: • Information Security Certification (CISSP, CISM, CCNA, CCNP, GSEC, etc) or other related security certification is highly desired • Any experience working with any of the following is a major bonus: Palo Alto Networks, Cisco ASA, Sourcefire, FireEye • Candidates must have a good understanding of the security domains (Audit and Monitoring, Risk Response and Recovery, Cryptography, Data Communications, Computer Operations Security, Telecommunications and Network Security, Security Architecture and Models) • Strong knowledge of Security Frameworks (ISO 27002, NIST 800-53, COBIT, HITRUST) • In depth knowledge of networking and network routing protocols (OSPF, BGP, ISIS, EIGRP) • Degree qualified and Microsoft, Linux, Unix, and Cisco certifications would be a distinct advantage Role and Responsibilities: • You will be responsible for the end-to-end product lifecycle of enterprise network security solutions to include the solution architecture, design, integration, and testing • Reviewing and analysing existing enterprise network security solutions for effectiveness and efficiency, and develop strategies to improve or enhance configuration and design • Manage the development and deployment of new network security solutions and enhancements to existing network security solutions • Provide technical leadership and vision around network security monitoring, implementation and processes with balance of scalability, stability, cost, robustness and flexibility • Assist in formulating network security solution architecture recommendations and design network security services. • Conduct “Risk and Vulnerability” assessments and recommend preventive measures to reduce risk • Liaise with system and network administrators to assist with implementation and problem resolution for enterprise network security solutions • Design, implement, test security controls and manage the associated remediation as needed for network security infrastructure and technology • Acting as a subject matter expert, builds, consults, validates, and verifies system security designs Applications: To learn more about this exciting new role working as an IT Security Engineer on an initial 6 month contract based in Uxbridge, West London paying Market Rates; please call and speak with Ruth Maskrey here in our Manchester Offices on (Apply online only) or email me a copy of your very latest CV for an immediate call back