Server Engineer required for the IT Operations team of our Glasgow based global corporate on a 12-month fixed term contract

The role will cover the day-to-day, 'business as usual' tasks to support all backend IT systems. This role will provide hands-on 3rd line operational support for the firms’ IT systems as well as providing implementation support for any new projects or technologies which the business may adopt. The role will be a mix of BAU & Project work either, directly assigned to a Project or, back-filling for permanent members of staff assigned to Project work.

Main responsibilities:

• 3rd line support of Microsoft BackOffice products - Active Directory/Exchange/IIS/DNS/DHCP/ ensuring full system availability.
• Monitoring of all servers and infrastructure applications
• Monitoring, management and support of all HP & 3PAR SAN infrastructure.
• Monitoring, management and support of all VMWare infrastructure
• Monitoring, management and support of all VMWare VDI & Citrix infrastructure
• Support and maintain all back office systems and attached services worldwide in both physical and virtual environments
• Configuration and support of Active Directory services, Group Policies.
• Reactive monitoring using various tools
• Providing and maintaining internal procedural and technical documentation

About you…

Essential skills/experience:

• Strong technical skills in Microsoft Back Office products
• Strong Powershell scripting
• Extensive experience of Microsoft Active Directory 2012,2016 & 2019
• Experience of Windows 2008/2012/2016/2019 Server and supporting technologies such as DNS,WINS,DHCP
• Microsoft clustering Technology
• Virtualisation Technologies in particular Vmware vSphere
• HP 3PAR & Dell\EMC SAN Storage
• Experience administering Citrix
• Knowledge of Dell Networker\Data Domain backup or, other backup technologies eg NetBackup
• Azure experience, in particular good knowledge of Azure AD and AD Sync
• Experience configuring & supporting ADFS and SSO technologies.

Desired skills/experience….

• Knowledge experience of Exchange 2016
• Experience with in configuring & supporting MFA
• Understanding of Vulnerability Management
• An understanding of LAN / WAN technologies.
• Experience of monitoring solutions - eg PRTG, Solarwinds
• Experience with Dell Open Manage
• Exposure to a scripting language such as Windows Scripting Host or VB script.
• ITIL certification
• Knowledge of infrastructure standards (e.g. ISO)
• Understanding of software deployment tools, in particular SCCM
• Working with project managers to deliver projects to agreed design and standards

Salary £competitive + Benefits.  WFH arrangements available.  For further information contact Stuart Ringland on (0141) 530 4333 or email stuart@lusona.co.uk