Must have:
* Strong exposure to Veeam, VMware, and Hyper-V
* Server and storage experience
About Our Client
A fast-growth external maintenance business and biodiversity expert committed to enhancing and improving the physical environment.
Job Description
The key responsibilities for this role are:
* Take a pivotal role in the design, build, and management of the on-premise servers (Windows), virtualisation (Hyper-V), and our cloud infrastructure (Azure). This includes working on both physical and virtual hardware.
* Ensure scalability, reliability, and security of our infrastructure and collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet business requirements.
* Monitor and maintain the performance and availability of our infrastructure, including regular maintenance such as patching and updates.
* Implement and maintain security measures to protect our infrastructure, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
* Lead infrastructure projects from initiation to completion.
* Ensure our network and infrastructure documentation is grown and kept up to date for team reference and audit.
* Report on infrastructure performance, incidents, and improvements.
The team operates a shift pattern to ensure core business hours are covered (8am-6pm). The person in this role needs to think tactically and deliver a robust IT service.
The Successful Applicant
Skills, experience & qualifications
Essential
* Demonstrable knowledge and experience with infrastructure including Virtualisation (Hyper-V), physical servers (Windows), and storage.
* Proficient in Windows Server 2012-2019, AD, DNS, DHCP, Failover Manager, etc.
* Demonstrable experience with implementation of and backup maintenance (Veeam).
* Experience with on-prem data centre maintenance and management.
* Demonstrable Azure Management (VMs, NSG rules, Storage accounts, etc.) to effectively contribute to the gradual migration of our environments to the cloud.
* Excellent hands-on experience configuring and maintaining network devices such as Firewalls (Palo Alto/Cisco ASA), Switches, WiFi, and Routers.
* DR implementation and regular testing.
* In-depth working knowledge of networking principles and technologies such as VLAN, CIDR, LLDP, VRRP, SNP, etc.
* The ability to create and maintain technical documentation with good attention to detail.
* Hardware and software patching/firmware upgrades.
* Asset management.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to deal with staff at all levels of the business and explain requirements to both technical and non-technical audiences.
* The ability to work on your own initiative while recognising the importance of being part of a cohesive team.
* Ability to prioritise and organise your workload to meet deadlines.
* Ownership of project work, from scoping a solution through to implementation and maintenance.
Desirable
* Professional certifications such as CCNA/CCNP/MCSA/AZ-700/900, etc.
* Demonstrable experience with Microsoft Dynamics.
* Demonstrable experience with Power BI.
* Jira/Confluence experience.
What's on Offer
This role is offering up to £52,000 per annum plus pension and other benefits. 2 days are required on-site in Billericay. 2 interview stages are required.
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