My client, a large consultancy, is in need of a Wintel Administrator, for a 6 month contract inside IR35 based in Wokingham, offering 2 days per week remote but requiring 3 days per week on-site.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in providing technical consultancy to customers on matters related to system performance, integration and configuration, Subject Matter Expert (SME) level of hands-on knowledge in Shell, Perl, Python or PowerShell, experience in analysing system performance and makes recommendations for optimization.
Ensure that the production environment is highly available per the needs of the business and established Service Level Agreements.
Lead and establish Root Cause Analysis for all High Severity issues.
Work with multiple teams for successful resolution of issues and incidents.
Participate in the upgrade/patching planning and execution of the OS and other critical software/hardware component.
Provide subject matter expertise (SME) for Issues, security related threats and vulnerabilities as it pertains to Middleware
Participation in establish and test disaster recovery policies and procedures across all Middleware environments
Ensure adherence to applicable Change and Release Management processes
Develop technical documentation and procedure on monitoring, performance
Regular projects reporting update to SDM & any other duties as and when assigned
Lead problem determination on system errors or malfunctions and works with the application team/supplier to identify, diagnose, and rectify the problem
Performs capacity study to analyse current resource utilization and estimates future requirements
Supports internal and external audit exercises for the maintenance of various certifications and contractual requirements
Keeps abreast of technological advancement, emerging standards and new software or hardware solutions that may affect decisions on systems building or enhancements.