It Systems Administrator

Job Title:IT Systems Administrator

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £33,966 to £36,024 per annum - SS5

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

University College Birmingham works in partnership with the University of Warwick - Ranked eighth in the 2023 Guardian League Tables and 10th in the UK in the QS World University rankings 2023.

The Role:

University College Birmingham are 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 upgrades, updates and project work.

The Candidate:

The ideal candidate will have an excellent knowledge and experience of Microsoft products, particularly M365 and virtualisation technologies; in addition to a broad range of IT knowledge and skills.

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- Friday 22 March 2024

Interview Dates - TBC

UCB is an equal opportunities employer.

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