System Administrator - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Scottish Government

Scottish Government

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Overview:

This role is a full time Fixed Term Appointment (with Fair and Open Competition) for a period of 23 months.

The System Administrator will be responsible for Mac devices, servers, networking, and accounts of the Digital Publishing developer network ("devnet").

This will include procurement, build, provision and management of Macs.

They will provide end user support and network management duties including maintaining the firewall and VPN. Use of configuration management tools to manage servers is an essential part of this role. An understanding of virtualization and cloud technologies (AWS) is an advantage.

The work includes liaising with suppliers and working together with colleagues in corporate IT roles. For example, they will ensure that devices antivirus software that satisfies corporate IT policies.

The System Administrator will be an essential point of contact for the on-boarding process which involves assigning equipment to new starters and ensuring colleagues can carry out their tasks successfully from their first day onwards.

Digital (DDaT) Pay Supplement

Responsibilities:

Providing IT support for the Digital Publishing team
Managing the developer network used by the team, including servers, laptops, desktops, network infrastructure and software
Collaboration with corporate IT support colleagues to resolve issues efficiently
Maintaining selfservice managed software installation
Management of assets, licences and user accounts
Assisting users with onboarding, hardware/software issues and account problems
Investigate opportunities to improve existing services

Competencies
Communications and engagement

Analysis and use of evidence

Improving performance

Self-Awareness

Essential Criteria & Qualifications:
No specific qualifications required.

Essential Criteria

Proactive and able to work independently, prioritising own initiatives and support.
Experience with managing software installation on macOS.
Network management and diagnostics.
Communicates effectively, demonstrating empathy and builds rapport with colleagues.

Location
Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ

This post is based in the above location, with hybrid working in line with current Scottish Government policies.

Minimum Time in post
You will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of 23 months.

How to Apply
For further information on this vacancy please download and review the "Person Specification" which you will find below.

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When considering how your experience relates to the role, please tailor your CV and personal statement to reflect the role and the essential skills/criteria as described in the job description/person specification.

Please submit your CV and complete the personal statement in the box included, for this role you will also be asked to provide examples against the essential criteria.

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