IT Systems Admin - Online Charity School, Cambridge - £25k negotiable - Closes 5/11

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Red Balloon of the Air

 

Position: IT Systems Administrator

Salary: £25,000; negotiable DOE

Hours: 40 hrs/wk, 44 wks/yr; with option for part time

Start date: As soon as possible

Based in: Cambridge

 

Red Balloon of the Air is an award-winning charity that operates a leading-edge virtual learner centre. We offer academic, wellbeing and community support to transform the lives of students (aged 9-18 years) who want to learn but have had low rates of attendance at school due to high anxiety, severe bullying, trauma or chronic stress. Students mostly attend online from home, on laptops we provide.We seek an experienced and capable IT Systems Administrator to help implement, support and improve IT systems and infrastructure at RBAir and the wider RB Group, four offline learner centres with students physically in attendance.You’ll be expanding a friendly, small team from 3 to 4, and given a good degree of freedom to find and implement creative solutions to our many problems, working closely with the IT manager.

 

The work will include:

 

• SSO & user directory planning and implementation across Windows 10 Azure/O365 Domain, Google GSuite and more.
  
• Implementation and administration of mobile and in house device management and web filtering services (Intune / Lightspeed Relay)
  
• Moving/implementing new and existing web, e-learning and identity services to a robust virtualised infrastructure across in-building and remote servers.
  
• Linux server setup, general admin, and provision of services upon.
  
• Network Administration, advanced configuration and security (Ubiquiti UniFi)
  
• Backup, System security, GDPR, Charity and Schools compliance measures
  
• Documentation and general technical support for the team and end users.
  
• Input into all planning for future IT systems, with a big say in deciding where we go and how we get there, before helping us execute those plans.
  

 

Benefits:

 

We offer long holidays of up to 8 weeks per year, usually to school calendar, but with limited opportunity for time off in terms. There is also some flexibility in working hours available.

 

We’d like to see:

• A self starter, with a desire to deliver a polished, reliable solution.
  
• A creative approach to problem solving - backed by good attention to detail!
  
• Willing and able to get stuck into smaller jobs, and deliver basic technical support in a friendly manner to staff and students.
  
• 2+ years experience in relevant technical roles
  
• Desirable, but ability trumps paper: Degree in an IT related subject with LPIC, Cisco, Microsoft or CompTIA qualifications
  

 

 

For an informal chat about the position, to apply by CV, or download job description, please visit: Red Balloon of the Air- Vacancies

Deadline for application: Sunday 11th November

Date of interview: Tuesday 20th November

 

Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete an online form prior to interview, as part of our safer recruitment commitments.Red Balloon of the Air is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires the successful candidate to commit to this. The person appointed will be subjected to an enhanced DBS check.Red Balloon of the Air is an equal opportunities employer. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, marital status.