Senior Systems Administrator Hybrid

Job Type

Permanent

Location

Glasgow

Up to £47000 per annum + Bonus, Hybrid, WFH, Progression

Consultant:
Liam Kirton

Hybrid - Around 3 days in office in Central Glasgow, rest working from home

Lorien's client, a fast‑growing, global-reaching SAAS company with a great reputation in their domain, are currently looking to hire a Senior Systems Administrator to play a key role in strengthening and modernising an internal IT environment. This is a hands‑on senior technical role, ideal for someone who enjoys a mix of operational ownership, improvement projects, mentoring junior engineers, and driving best practice across infrastructure, identity and endpoint management.

• Acting as a subject matter expert for Windows & MacOS, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP and Microsoft infrastructure services.
• Administering and improving Microsoft 365 including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, and Entra
• Managing modern endpoint environments across Windows 10/11, macOS and iOS using Intune
• Supporting and maintaining Hyper‑V virtualisation, storage, and backup platforms
• Leading 2nd/3rd line escalations, root cause analysis and preventative improvements
• Driving patching, system hardening and vulnerability remediation
• Contributing to internal IT upgrades, migrations and wider improvement initiatives
• Keeping technical documentation, runbooks, and asset records accurate and up‑to‑date
• Providing mentoring, guidance and knowledge‑sharing with junior IT colleagues

• Proven track record in systems administration across Windows and macOS environments
• Hands‑on skills across Microsoft 365, Entra , Intune / device management
• Strong understanding of Active Directory, GPO, DNS, DHCP and core Microsoft infrastructure services
• Demonstrable record across Hyper‑V / virtualisation, backup solutions, DR planning and resilience testing
• Solid networking knowledge: LAN / WAN / VLANs / VPNs / firewalls
• Ideally Power Shell skills and a strong grasp of automation
• Desirable:
  Linux, Terraform or Ansible, Teams telephony, IIS, DR simulations

If you enjoy real technical ownership, modernising environments, driving improvement, and mentoring others-while working across identity, endpoints, infrastructure, and security-this role offers strong variety and impact.

They offer a comprehensive benefits package including annual and spot bonuses as well as a generous holiday allowance, and a supportive, evolving work setting. So if you're looking to join a great firm with major expansion and evolution on the horizon, offering a host of benefits with staff at the centre such as flexible working, bonuses and recognition rewards, healthcare, progression and more, apply now with your latest CV and let's have a chat.