System Administrator | Hybrid

Position:
System Administrator

Location:

Stevenage | 3 days a week onsite
Day Rate: £400 - £500 inside IR35
BPSS clearance required

An exciting opportunity to join a leading aerospace and defence organisation as a Systems Administrator, supporting complex engineering environments and mission‑critical infrastructure. You'll work across modern and legacy systems, ensuring reliable deployment, configuration, and operation of the platforms that underpin advanced engineering projects.

• Manage version‑controlled scripting using Git
• Maintain and extend Ansible‑based configuration management
• Deploy systems using Autoinstall or similar tooling
• Administer Ubuntu 20+ or other Debian‑based environments
• Build and run containerised services using Podman (incl. hardware passthrough and QEMU emulation)
• Configure and install physical machines, including racking, power/UPS, networking, and specialist hardware setups
• Contribute to the design and implementation of IT system architectures

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands‑on technical work, solving complex infrastructure challenges, and supporting engineering teams working at the forefront of aerospace innovation.

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