DevOps Systems Engineer

Salary: £60,000 - 60,000 per year

Requirements

• Strong experience administering Windows Server environments
• Solid understanding of networking concepts including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPNs, and firewalls
• Experience supporting and administering Microsoft SQL Server, including high availability environments
• Proven troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across infrastructure and applications
• Experience implementing and configuring business applications
• Ability to work effectively with development and support teams
• Experience supporting production and business-critical systems
• Knowledge of server monitoring, maintenance, and operational best practices
• Strong communication and documentation skills
• Experience with VMware or Hyper-V virtualization technologies is desirable
• Exposure to Azure or AWS cloud platforms is desirable
• PowerShell scripting or automation experience is desirable
• IIS, application hosting, or middleware platform experience is desirable

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain Windows Server environments
• Administer and support Microsoft SQL Server databases
• Participate in a 24/7 remote on-call rota after training
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, networking, database, and application issues
• Perform application installations, upgrades, and configuration changes
• Support deployment and implementation of new systems and applications
• Monitor system performance and proactively resolve incidents
• Collaborate with developers and third-party vendors to resolve technical issues
• Manage server builds, patching, maintenance, and environment configuration
• Support backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity processes
• Maintain technical documentation, procedures, and configurations
• Assist with networking issues including DNS, VPNs, firewalls, and connectivity
• Participate in system testing, releases, and change management activities

Technologies

• AWS
• Azure
• Cloud
• DevOps
• Hyper-V
• Support
• PowerShell
• SQL
• TCP/IP
• VMware
• Windows

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We are a UK-based organisation seeking an experienced and technically capable DevOps Systems Engineer to join our IT and application support team. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a supportive and collaborative environment, supporting business-critical systems and modern infrastructure and technologies. We offer a competitive salary, a generous on-call allowance, flexible and hybrid working, pension and additional benefits, and the opportunity to work closely with development and infrastructure teams while contributing to reliable, high-performing systems.

last updated 21 week of 2026