The inside job

System Administrator

Solihull Full Time

OVERVIEW:

 As a Systems Administrator you will ensure critical business systems are operating effectively whilst continuously improving, providing technical support and guidance to business stakeholders. 

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

Responsible for:  

  • Providing thorough methodical investigation of complex incidents escalated via 1st line support in line with agreed SLA’s. 
  • Identifying areas of improvement for current systems within portfolio and where possible implementing robust long term solutions, in line with business strategy. 
  • Providing clear and timely updates to stakeholders, acting as their tech partner. 
  • Supporting the delivery of projects including but not limited to systems implementations, migrations, configuration changes and more. 
  • Sharing knowledge with Tech Support teams to enable quicker fixes to user incidents. 
  • Ensuring systems are performing effectively for the business needs 
  • Responsible for providing exceptional customer service to our internal Gymshark team. 
  • Taking time to understand stakeholder pain points and frustrations to inform system enhancements, 

 Accountable for:  

  • Providing technical systems focussed information to support the development of project scopes and communication plans. 
  • Delivering engaging training to stakeholders 
  • Providing accurate and timely advise/ support to 1st line support team to enhance knowledge. 
  • Ensuring success criteria is documented as part of UAT (user acceptance testing) and end to end testing of any changes implemented to systems. 
  • Assessing the impact of system changes, using expert knowledge of business processes relating to systems within portfolio. 
  • Accountable for working collaboratively with all areas of Tech team. 
  • Supporting the reporting requirements to visualise KPIs showcasing system performance. 
  • Creating high quality technical and user documentation 
  • Following and enhancing standard operating procedures and processes. 

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

Essential Skills & Experience:  

  • System Administrator/Analyst or Application Support role experience  
  • Experience in maintaining 3rd party business systems 
  • Knowledge of ITIL standards and how to apply them  
  • Customer support experience 
  • Ability to manage time effectively 
  • Excellent attention to detail  
  • Curious mind, with a drive to learn new technologies/systems at pace 

 Preferred Skills & Experience:  

  • Foundation Level ITIL qualification 
  • System specific administration certification 
  • Stakeholder management (Internal or external) 
  • Supplier management 
  • Willing to challenge and be challenged  
  • Willingness to give and receive effective feedback 
  • Ability to work effectively in a high pace environment 
  • Process mapping 
  • Six Sigma methodologies  

CLOSING DATE: Wednesday 21st January