System Administrator - UK

Overview

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence®. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission‑critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 9,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward‑thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

What you’ll do: In this role you will be working as part of the Programming, Commissioning and Deployment (PCD) team to configure and maintain Physical Access Control, CCTV, PSIM and other electronic security systems as your primary duty. This team is part of an overall program of regional and international teams embedded at our client, regularly undertaking intra‑team initiatives, team‑based and individually‑led training and career development.

The position provides occasional Tier 1 helpdesk support for the previously mentioned systems.

Main responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Install, configure and troubleshoot CCTV, Physical Access Control, communications and other Enterprise Physical Security systems.
• Manage and execute your allocated PCD jobs – routinely providing updates to team leadership and escalating when required.
• Undertake AI and other initiatives to continually evolve the team and program.
• Support daily operations to include monitoring and reviewing system logs.
• Stay current with technological developments and make recommendations for ways to take advantage of new and emerging technology.
• Contribute to technical documentation such as standard operating procedures (SOP) and as‑built documents for both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Perform all duties under direct supervision.
• Participate in inter‑regional "Foreign Exchange" visits with sister teams in the USA to share knowledge and drive global team cohesion.

• BS degree and 0+ years of progressive experience OR HS Diploma or Equivalent and 6+ years of progressive experience.
• Requires some system administrator experience in performing triage on system problems, resolving system problems, analyzing system data to prevent problems, implementing new workstations, and system extensions.
• Demonstrated understanding of Windows patching and vulnerability remediation.
• Basic knowledge of large‑scale networking, VLANs and routing.
• Requires reliable attendance at customer site during work hours required by customer.
• Requires the ability to work flexible shifts that include nights, weekends, holidays and on‑call as needed.
• Requires minimum of IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+).
• Demonstrated background working with multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated time management and organization skills to meet deadlines and quality objectives.
• Able to use MS Excel, Word, Visio, and PowerPoint.

• A collaborative team inspired by the way engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world for the better. We are driven by our core values of agility, expertise, and trust.
• An opportunity to lead and build a business with the support of an industry‑leading firm that has been in business for 75 years.
• Investment in your skills and expertise through a combination of professional and technical training programs, including leadership training and tuition reimbursement.
• Open and transparent communication with senior leadership as well as local office management.

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.