Senior Systems Administrator
Synnovate
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
14 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
£ 90KJob location
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Application Firewall
Azure
Bash
Border Gateway Protocol
Cloud Computing
Databases
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DevOps
DNS
IP Address Management
Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Python
Network Security
Network Segmentation
Network administration
Open Shortest Path First
Powershell
Prometheus
Zero Trust Network Access
Virtual Local Area Networks
Virtual Machines
Datadog
Network Routers
Load Balancing
Cloud Platform System
Grafana
Firewalls (Computer Science)
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Serverless Computing
Cisco networks
Job description
We are seeking an experienced Systems Administrator. This senior-level role is responsible for the design, implementation, and ongoing management of our cloud infrastructure and enterprise network environments., * Design, deploy and manage cloud environments across Azure and Oracle Cloud platforms (or similar is fine) as the Senior Systems Administrator
- Administer cloud-native services including virtual machines, containers, serverless functions and managed databases
- Implement and maintain infrastructure-as-code (IaC)
Network Administration
- Design, implement and maintain enterprise network infrastructure including LAN, WAN and (site-to-site) VPNs
- Administer and configure firewalls, routers, switches, and load balancers (Cisco, Sophos, Palo Alto or similar)
- Manage DNS, DHCP and IP address management (IPAM) across all environments
- Oversee network performance monitoring, troubleshooting and capacity planning
- Manage BGP, OSPF and VLAN configurations in complex multi-site environments
- Implement and maintain network segmentation, zero-trust architecture principles and micro-segmentation
Automation & DevOps Integration
- Develop and maintain automation scripts using PowerShell, Python or Bash to streamline operations
- Contribute to GitOps practices and maintain version-controlled infrastructure configurations
- Implement monitoring and alerting solutions (e.g. Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana)
Requirements
- Hands-on experience as a Systems Administrator working heavily with cloud and network administration
- Deep expertise in at least one major cloud platform
- Strong knowledge of enterprise networking protocols
- Experience with firewall administration and network security policy management