IT Systems Administrator

Open-ended (permanent) contract

Help us redefine what’s possible. Be part of something bigger.

Grade UE06: £34,610 - £39,906 per annum

ISG / IT Infrastructure

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Open-ended (permanent) contract

Help us redefine what’s possible. Be part of something bigger.

The Universityisn’tjust any employer. We are part of alocal community and a contributor toglobal thinking,progress and research. In Edinburgh, you are in one of the world’s most attractive cities with active arts and social sectors, while working in aUniversitythat has made significant contributions to society, medicine,physic sand teaching for over four centuries. Our people have helped create the modern world and are working on more ground-breaking technologies and practices.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join the core infrastructure team working as a Systems Administrator/IT Systems Engineer.

• Collaborating in a Dev Ops team maintaining services such as email infrastructure, directory services and authentication services.
• Providing day to day assistance with the triaging and resolution of support calls and service requests as part of a third-line support team.
• Working in close partnership with the Data Centre Manager to ensure the University’s data centres maintain a high-level of service availability.
• Contributing to projects that will develop and improve the IT services of the University.

This is an open-ended position and we would ideally like someone to work 35 hours per week (Monday-Friday), with occasional out of hours working. However, we are committed to offering flexibility where possible and are happy to consider working patterns such as compressed hours or staggered start/finish times. You will be able to hybrid work flexibly between home, our data centres and from our office with views across the city.

View the full job description and snapshot of a typical day .

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• An ability to work independently and as part of a team of 8
• Sound understanding of Virtualisation and Linux systems and ideally a good working knowledge of Windows Server
• Previous experience of working with large scale physical and virtualised infrastructure and application networking technologies like firewalls and load balancers would be desirable, as would knowledge of shell scripting, Python and Puppet DSL
• The ability to pay attention to detail and work in a methodical and organised manner is essential

People have always been at the heart of our work. Our people are at the centre of the University community and everything we do. We value colleagues with drive, determination and a passion for what they do. We are a place where everyone is welcome and offer a range of policies and benefits designed to support you in building the right meaningful flexibility that works for you.

• An interesting and varied portfolio of services and IT infrastructures to work on, develop and support, including working in modern data centres
• Generous annual leave allowance of 40 days per year (inclusive of festive closure days)
• Highly competitive defined-benefit pension scheme with a substantial employer contribution
• A range of flexible working options to help prioritise work/life balance
• A day of paid leave annually for your chosen volunteering activity
• Access to excellent online learning and a Staff Scholarship fund
• Varied staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives , support for staff wellbeing and more
• Use our reward calculator to find out the total value of the pay and benefits for this role.

• A competitive salary.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff…