{"id":5375,"date":"2012-08-09T15:55:03","date_gmt":"2012-08-09T15:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/?p=5375"},"modified":"2012-08-09T15:55:03","modified_gmt":"2012-08-09T15:55:03","slug":"were-looking-to-hire-a-windows-system-administrator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/were-looking-to-hire-a-windows-system-administrator\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re looking to hire a Windows System Administrator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> We&#8217;re hiring! As always, we&#8217;re continuing to grow rapidly, and so we&#8217;re currently looking to expand our System Administration team by recruiting talented and enthusiastic people to work in a fast-paced and challenging environment. Take a look at the job spec below to find out more, or please share with a friend if you know someone who may be interested.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/divi.png\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Windows System Administrator<\/h4>\n<h4>What we need from you:<\/h4>\n<p>&bull; Advanced administration of Windows Server 2008\/2008 R2<\/p>\n<p>&bull; Advanced knowledge of Exchange Server 2010 (including high availability and DAGs)<\/p>\n<p>&bull; Advanced knowledge of IIS 7.5<\/p>\n<p>&bull; Understanding of languages running on IIS (e.g. ASP, .NET, PHP)<\/p>\n<p>&bull; SQL Server 2008\/2012<\/p>\n<p>&bull; MySQL<\/p>\n<p>&bull; Good understanding of unattended deployment<\/p>\n<p>&bull; Good understanding of server hardware and RAID configuration<\/p>\n<h4>What you will be doing:<\/h4>\n<p>&bull; Contributing to our company by being a key part of our team.<\/p>\n<p>&bull; Streamlining our systems and automating server management.<\/p>\n<p>&bull; Managing security and backup processes.<\/p>\n<p>&bull; Optimising the existing infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>&bull; Deploying and configuring new servers and services.<\/p>\n<p>&bull; Trouble shooting urgent server issues.<\/p>\n<p>&bull; Providing 3rd line support for our operations department<\/p>\n<h4>What you will get from us:<\/h4>\n<p>&bull; Competitive salary.<\/p>\n<p>&bull; Great pension benefits.<\/p>\n<p>&bull; Free snacks, fresh coffee and soft drinks.<\/p>\n<p>&bull; No dress code.<\/p>\n<p>&bull; Relocation assistance for those who qualify.<\/p>\n<p>&bull; Your choice of OS for your desktop.<\/p>\n<p>&bull; A technical environment that encourages learning.<\/p>\n<p>No agencies. You must be able to work in the UK to apply.<\/p>\n<h4>How to apply<\/h4>\n<p>If this sounds like something you&#8217;d be interested in, please email your CV and any other relevant information to <b>employ (at) heartinternet.uk<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/divi.png\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Other Opportunities<\/h4>\n<p>Not a Windows System Administrator but still want to work for us? Check out the other listings we have available on our <a href=\"https:\/\/jobs.heartinternet.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Job Opportunities<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re hiring! 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