System Administrator

Hays Sydney, Australia

Posted 9 days ago Permanent Competitive

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System Administrator | Permanent Position | Sydney CBD Your new company
You'll be joining a well-established organisation with a growing technology function supporting users across multiple regions. With a strong focus on stability, security, and continuous improvement, the business is investing in its internal IT capability and building out a collaborative team environment locally in Sydney.
The culture is professional and delivery-focused, with exposure to a broad infrastructure landscape and a strong emphasis on teamwork.
Your new role
As a Systems Administrator, you will play a key role in the day-to-day operation and support of the organisation's IT environment. Working as part of a small team, your focus will be on maintaining reliable, secure systems while supporting users and business operations.This is a hands-on position centred around BAU administration rather than design or architecture.
Key responsibilities include:

Administering and supporting Microsoft technologies including M365, Entra ID, Intune, and Hybrid Active Directory

Managing and maintaining servers, virtualisation platforms, and core infrastructure services

Supporting endpoint management, device compliance, and user lifecycle processes

Providing L2/L3 support, troubleshooting issues, and performing root cause analysis

Assisting with backup operations and contributing to recovery readiness

Supporting disaster recovery processes where required

Working with existing security frameworks and tools, with security oversight managed centrally

Maintaining documentation and contributing to ongoing operational improvements

You'll collaborate closely with teammates locally and regionally, sharing responsibility for delivering a stable and well-supported environment.

What you'll need to succeed

Proven experience operating as a Systems Administrator within complex environments

Strong hands-on administration of Microsoft platforms (M365, Entra ID, Intune, Hybrid AD), including configuration, policy management, and troubleshooting at depth

Solid experience managing and maintaining server infrastructure and virtualisation platforms, including patching, upgrades, performance tuning, and lifecycle management

Demonstrated ability to handle L3 escalations, perform root cause analysis, and resolve complex infrastructure issues across servers, identity, and endpoints

Experience administering endpoint management and identity platforms with a focus on security, compliance, and access governance

Practical experience managing backup environments and supporting disaster recovery processes, including monitoring, validation, and restore activities

Comfortable working across BAU operations while contributing to system improvements, standardisation, and operational uplift

Experience working within structured IT environments with shared ownership of infrastructure and service delivery across a team

What you'll get in return

Opportunity to work in a stable, well-supported IT environment with modern technologies

A balanced role combining support, improvement initiatives, and project involvement

Flexible working arrangement

A collaborative team culture with future growth and development opportunities

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to charlie.pym@hays.com.au.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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ABOUT COMPANY

Hays Australia

Sydney, Australia

12100 Employees HR & Recruitment

About us

At Hays, we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. You are at the heart of everything we do. With over 50 years’ experience and a workforce of more than 10,000 people across 32 countries, we collectively put our customers, at the heart of everything we do.

Drawing on knowledge that’s unique to our scale, our commitment to understanding your needs and our ability to meaningfully innovate we are more than just a specialist recruitment business. By providing advice, insights and expertise on issues you face in today’s fast paced world of work, we’ll help you make the right decisions for tomorrow.

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