IT Systems Administrator

Job Title: IT Systems Administrator Location: Birmingham Salary: £33,966 - £36,024 per annum - SS5 Job type: Permanent, Full time University College Birmingham is proud to have been voted 5th in the Post Graduate Education category in the prestigious 2024 Whatuni Student Choice Awards. The awards are voted for and by students showcasing the incredible relationships we foster here at University College Birmingham between Staff and Students. We are TEF rated Silver, with a Good Ofsted rating. University College Birmingham has a unique collaborative partnership with the University of Warwick - Ranked ninth in the 2024 Guardian League Tables and 67th in the World QS University Rankings 2024. The Role: University College Birmingham is looking for an experienced IT Systems Administrator to support the Universities Digital IT Services department in all aspects of maintaining core services and a reliable and secure network and server infrastructure. This will include the planning, installation and development of various network and server equipment and strategies throughout the campus and monitoring and maintaining Microsoft Azure and M365 applications, including security, upgrades, updates and project work. The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge and experience of Microsoft products, particularly M365 and virtualisation technologies. The successful candidate will have a broad range of IT knowledge and skills and demonstrate attention to detail. Benefits: * Generous allocation of annual leave * 26 days' paid leave per year * 12 Bank Holidays & Concessionary Days * Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme * Employer Contributions - 20.9% * Subsidised private healthcare provided by Aviva including a Digital GP Service. * Employee Assistance Programme inclusive of counselling services, financial wellbeing support and bereavement support * Annual health MOTs with our Registered Nurse * Excellent staff development opportunities including professional qualification sponsorship * A variety of salary sacrifice schemes including car, technology and cycle. * Heavily-subsidised on-site car parking in central Birmingham * Free on-site gym membership Extra Information: All applicants for employment at the University will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and the PREVENT agenda in the context of further and higher education. Closing Date - Sunday 6th October 2024. Interview Dates - TBC. UCB is an equal opportunities employer. Please click APPLY to be redirected to our website to complete an application form. Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Technical Support Engineer, IT Support Advisor, IT Customer Support, Technical Support Technician, IT Technician, IT Service Desk Technician, IT Services Support, IT Solutions Support, IT Helpdesk Support, Senior IT Technical Support, IT Systems Engineer, IT Systems Technician, Senior IT Engineer, Systems Administrator, Systems Support, Senior Network Support, Server Support Technician, Helpdesk Support, Senior IT Service Desk Technician, Software Engineer, Senior Helpdesk Support Technician may also be considered for this role