Systems Administrator at VIQU IT Recruitment, Newcastle Upon Tyne, £450 per day

£450 per day

Contract Description

Systems Administrator

6-Month Contract - Outside IR35 - Based in Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Rate: Up to £450 per day


VIQU are looking for a Systems Administrator to support a large global organisation and maintain their range of IT infrastructure and systems across the business.

You will be working in their Infrastructure team supporting them with 3rd line queries – covering both BAU activities and supporting in Projects


Systems Administrator Experience/Skillset requirements:

  • Microsoft 365 / Office 365 / Intune / Exchange Online
  • Windows Server
  • Active Directory
  • Hyper-V or VMware – ideally HCI (Hyper-Converged Infrastrucutre)
  • Entra ID or Okta
  • Fortinet / Fortigate Firewalls
  • Wireless Technologies
  • Basic Networking – Router / Switches
  • Any Storage, Disaster Recovery and Backup experience would be beneficial


Systems Administrator Responsibilities:

  • Provide 3rd Line technical and infrastructure support, resolving complex escalated incidents across infrastructure, networking and end-user computing environments.
  • Maintain and support Windows Server, Microsoft 365, Intune, Okta and Identity & Access Management (IAM) environments.
  • Support networking infrastructure, including Fortinet and Cisco Meraki technologies, as well as general infrastructure troubleshooting.
  • Provide technical support for infrastructure and migration projects, including server, platform and legacy on-premises file server migrations.
  • Work closely with internal IT teams in an ITIL-based environment, contributing to projects, documenting solutions and implementing technical changes


The System Administrator must be able to commit to being onsite in Newcastle Upon Tyne 3 days per week.


If you are interested please apply or email me at phoebe.thompson@viqu.co.uk