Graduate IT Systems Administrator

Are you a recent IT graduate with Linux skills? Would you love to kickstart your career in the game-changing space that is cybersecurity? Thrive in a supportive, growth-focused environment where people learn, innovate and earn respect for being an expert in their craft!

Take on a key Linux Systems Administrator role, working within an incredibly bright team DevOps and Systems Administration team who you will learn from and grow with, in a role where you will be performing administration of Linux servers and networking hardware including firewalls and switches; responding to alerts from systems and services; keeping systems up to date with latest security patches and ensuring systems have appropriate and functional backups; liaising with vendors and managing licences; and assisting the Engineering and IT teams in debugging networking issues.

Our client is a sector-leading SaaS cybersecurity software company who have experienced substantial growth and progressed from start-up to an established state, making them a very attractive organisation to get into at early stages of your career if you are a bright, hungry to learn IT graduate with good interpersonal skills!

Skills sought after for this graduate / junior level Linux Systems Administrator role:

• Experience administering Linux systems over SSH
• Diagnostic and debugging skills
• Knowledge of networking and internet technologies including IPv4, IPv6, TCP, UDP, DNS, and DHCP
• Exposure to configuring and maintaining networking infrastructure (such as firewalls, switches and VLAN management)
• Exposure to scripting languages (particularly Bash and Perl)

The package offered to the graduate / junior Linux Systems Administrator will consist of a salary of up to £40,000 and benefits including a generous holiday allowance, a well-stocked office kitchen with free meals, private healthcare, enhanced parenting leave and more. You will be based from the London office or Manchester office as preferred.

Franklin Bates is a leading IT recruitment consultancy specialising in Software Development, Cloud, & Data. We provide high quality contract, interim and permanent IT professionals to a broad range of technology companies within the UK.

Graduate / Junior / Linux / Systems Administrator / SysAdmin / Cybersecurity / Software / SaaS / Software as a Service / England / London / Manchester