Senior Systems Administrator - Glasgow Hybrid - 47K plus Bonus

• Proven track record in systems administration across Windows and macOS environments
• Hands-on skills across Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune / device management
• Strong understanding of Active Directory, GPO, DNS, DHCP and core Microsoft infrastructure services
• Demonstrable record across Hyper-V / virtualisation, backup solutions, DR planning and resilience testing
• Solid networking knowledge: LAN / WAN / VLANs / VPNs / firewalls
• Ideally PowerShell skills and a strong grasp of automation
• Desirable: Linux, Terraform or Ansible, Teams telephony, IIS, DR simulations

Why This Role Might Suit You

If you enjoy real technical ownership, modernising environments, driving improvement, and mentoring others-while working across identity, endpoints, infrastructure, and security-this role offers strong variety and impact.

Lorien's client, a fast-growing, global-reaching SAAS company with a great reputation in their domain, are currently looking to hire a Senior Systems Administrator to play a key role in strengthening and modernising an internal IT environment. This is a hands-on senior technical role, ideal for someone who enjoys a mix of operational ownership, improvement projects, mentoring junior engineers, and driving best practice across infrastructure, identity and endpoint management. What You'll Be Doing * Acting as a subject matter expert for Windows & MacOS, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP and Microsoft infrastructure services. * Administering and improving Microsoft 365 including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, and Entra ID * Managing modern endpoint environments across Windows 10/11, macOS and iOS using Intune * Supporting and maintaining Hyper-V virtualisation, storage, and backup platforms * Leading 2nd/3rd line escalations, root cause analysis and preventative improvements * Driving patching, system hardening and vulnerability remediation * Contributing to internal IT upgrades, migrations and wider improvement initiatives * Keeping technical documentation, runbooks, and asset records accurate and up-to-date * Providing mentoring, guidance and knowledge-sharing with junior IT colleagues