IT Systems Engineer

Salary: £30,000 - 35,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong, hands-on Windows Server administration experience
• Practical experience with Hyper-V virtualisation
• Solid knowledge of Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS and DHCP
• Strong networking knowledge, including configuring and troubleshooting network infrastructure
• Experience with physical servers and data centre environments, rather than solely cloud-based infrastructure
• Broad infrastructure background and strong troubleshooting skills
• Ability to drive and travel to data centres when required
• Exposure to Intune, storage, backups, Linux, Cisco/Fortigate, Docker, Jira, SQL, XML or JSON is advantageous

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and improve our infrastructure across Windows Server, Hyper-V, networking, Active Directory, Entra ID, Intune, backups, security and physical data centre environments
• Build new infrastructure environments and help introduce technologies as our environment evolves
• Support and manage physical servers, networking equipment and infrastructure across our three core data centres
• Contribute to infrastructure projects, security, backup and disaster recovery
• Look after business-critical systems and resolve infrastructure issues

Technologies:

• Active Directory
• Cloud
• Cisco
• Docker
• FortiGate
• Hyper-V
• Support
• JIRA
• JSON
• Linux
• Network
• SQL
• Security
• Windows
• XML

More:

We are an established technology company offering a full-time, permanent IT Systems Engineer role. The position is based in East Kilbride and will soon move to Glasgow, with four days per week onsite and one day working remotely. Salary is £30,000–£35,000 per year, depending on experience, with annual reviews and market benchmarking. Our benefits include 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a pension with employer contributions and matched enhancements, a Health Cash Plan, death-in-service cover, an Employee Assistance Programme, paid volunteering days and a discretionary bonus. We offer a modern open-plan office, social events, structured training and development, long-term progression, and a supportive, team-focused culture that values autonomy and new ideas. We welcome applications from neurodivergent candidates and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment.

last updated 40 week of 2026