The role: System AdministratorLocation: East Manchester (Hybrid)Salary: £38,000 per annumVIQU have partnered with a growing financial services organisation in East Manchester who are hiring for a systems administrator. The system administrator will provide IT support to over 500 users across the UK, review and improve the IT security of the organisation, whilst ensuring IT projects are completed. The role will initially require the individual to work on site full time, before transitioning to a hybrid working arrangemment. Key responsibilities of the System Administrator: Provide IT support for users across multiple UK sites.Monitor and respond to security alerts using tools like MXDR and Microsoft Defender.Administer and maintain virtualisation and Azure environments.Manage and support Microsoft Office 365, Windows systems, and Intune for device management.Create, update, and maintain IT documentation, policies, and service desk tickets to ensure compliance and knowledge sharing. Experience required for the Systems Administrator: Previous professional experience providing second/third line IT support, supporting Office 365, Windows systems, and using Intune for device management.Exposure to cloud infrastructure and networking (the organisation uses Azure, Meraki andamp; Palo Alto).Strong security knowledge and hands on exposure to Microsoft Defender. Virtualisation experience (Proxmox platform experience preferred however VMware/Hyper-V is also fine).Strong communication ..... full job details .....