IT Infrastructure and Development

Location: Canterbury
Salary: £34,804 to £39,152 per annum
Grade: Grade 7
Post Type: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed Term - 12 Months
Release Date: Friday 26 March 2021
Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Sunday 18 April 2021 (unless otherwise stated)
Interview Date: Thursday 06 May 2021
Reference: CSF-194-21

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Information Services department as Systems Administrator with a particular focus on Microsoft 365 identity provisioning. As part of the Infrastructure Development section in Information services, you will work to ensure the University’s current and future IT Infrastructure requirements are met.

You will take responsibility within the team for developing the identity management and account lifecycle systems, working closely with colleagues in other teams to ensure flow of student and staff data to key systems. You will also be working on Microsoft 365 provisioning and continuing the integration of Azure AD into the Universities existing infrastructure and systems.

As Systems Administrator you will:
• Develop and deploy appropriate server (physical and virtual) and storage infrastructure across the Canterbury, Medway and other campuses
• Working with other members of the University, and/or with external suppliers to maintain compatibility and to ensure suitability of proposed solutions
• Maintain and promote suitably secure systems and processes to protect the University data and comply with current legislation
• Contribute to the success of the Infrastructure Development section and to a mature, supportive and proactive team culture

To succeed in this role you will:
• Be educated to graduate level or equivalent in a relevant discipline
• Have experience working in an enterprise IT environment as a server administrator
• Have experience of writing PowerShell for scripting and automation
• Have experience of directory services and identity management
• Have experience of working with Microsoft 365 and Azure cloud services in a hybrid environment.

Why Kent?
All staff have access to a huge variety of learning resources for personal and career development. Full-time staff in this role will have 30 days annual leave entitlement, 8 public and other holidays, as well as 5 additional days which are taken between Christmas and New Year when the University closes. A full list of benefits and further information about Kent can be found via the Additional Information Link below.
Although this role is advertised as a full time position, we would also consider part time applications.

Please see the links below to view the full job description and also to apply for this post. If you require further information regarding the application process please contact The Resourcing Team on jobs@kent.ac.uk quoting ref number: CSF-194-21