System Administrator

Our client is looking for a Systems Administrator/1st Line Desktop Support to join their team on an initial contract until the end of the year with potential for extensions. This role requires someone to be working full time onsite in Northwood, and will be based on shift patterns (Days/Nights).

This role also requires the candidate to have an active SC clearance.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience:

1. Knowledge and practical experience in VMware virtualization technology: Configure, upgrade, deploy.
2. Knowledge and practical experience in configuring iSCSI targets for virtualized environments.
3. Knowledge and experience in Microsoft Server Technologies: Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange.
4. Knowledge of ITIL IT service management model.
5. Knowledge of Incident and Problem Management processes and experience in this area.
6. Ability to write technical documentation and user guides.
7. Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
8. Problem Solving: Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answer.
9. Customer Focus: Focuses on customer needs and satisfaction; acts with customers in mind; sets high standards for quality and quantity; monitors and maintains quality and productivity; works in a systematic, methodical and orderly way; consistently achieves project goals; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.

Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high-level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take a minimum of 10 weeks.

LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work. For security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcomes applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.