Systems Administrator Consultant – Global Tenancy Service

United Kingdom
negotiable Expires in 4 weeks

JOB DETAIL

PURPOSE

We are seeking the engagement of temporary (40 days) IT systems administration consultant to achieve the onboarding of at least 10 “early adopter” national entities from across the Movement to the Global Tenancy Service before project closure and transfer to business-as-usual operations.

Consultancy start and end date: This is a 40 day, with an expected start of October through to November 2024.

Location: Home based in the UK, with occasional visits to our London office as required.

Deadline for all applications: 10th October 2024

Rate: £400 per day

**Please note that we will not be accepting agency candidates for this role**

OBJECTIVES AND DELIVERABLES:

The Global Tenancy Project will deliver an easier way to share content with Amnesty movement colleagues globally. Tenancy Project to deliver a collaboration and communications platform to 71 national Amnesty entities across the world using cutting-edge Microsoft technologies, ensuring equity and security of access to Amnesty data and functionality resources for the whole Amnesty Movement.

The objective of this assignment is to support the onboarding of 10 national offices/entities before the project closure. The consultant will work in parallel with the permanent staff member, operating the predefined processes to onboard national entities.

Specific deliverables will include, but not be limited to:

  • Checking local network infrastructure meets minimum security standards.
  • Checking proposed end user devices meet minimum security standards .
  • Updating automatic account synchronization scripts to support B2B relationships .
  • Importing email archives from third party platforms to Exchange On-Line.
  • Migrating files to SharePoint libraries.
  • Updating DNS records to facilitate onboarding .
  • Activating SSO for identified applications .
  • Applying group associations and security permissions.
  • Account maintenance.
  • Updating scripts for reciprocal Calendar and GAL sharing.

Essential Requirements:

  • Demonstrable experience in Windows environments at an enterprise level – Active Directory, Group Policy, Intune, administration, virtualization, and backup.
  • Familiarity with monitoring and operating enterprise network infrastructure – Juniper SRX, Meraki etc.
  • Demonstrable experience monitoring and operating enterprise cloud services – ideally Office 365.
  • Good knowledge of the following: Microsoft Server (2008/2012/2019), Windows Active Directory and Group Policy administration and desktop Operating Systems (Windows 7/10/11).
  • Knowledge of server configuration and standard network operations services including but not limited to DNS, DHCP, Directory Services (including LDAPv3 and Active Directory), SNMP, SMTP, IMAP, HTTPS, synchronization, time, file and print services.
  • Ability to manage issues using Service Desk ticketing, configuration management systems (Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager – MSCCM) and other systems tools.
  • A strong working knowledge of PowerShell is essential.

Application instructions

To apply for this work, applicants will be required to submit the following via our recruitment system eArcu

  1. A covering letter explaining their suitability for the role of IT Systems Administrator.

2 . A CV highlighting their most recent relevant experience.

Applications must be in PDF, Word, PowerPoint or Excel format.

Please refer to the Terms of Reference attached on our website for more information on this Consultancy opportunity.

WHAT WE HOPE YOU WILL DO NEXT

If you are talented, passionate about human rights and want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to change the world then we would encourage you to click ‘Apply for this Role’ below.

Freedom, Justice, Equality. Let’s get to work.

N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy BEFORE the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities, therefore we encourage you to apply now if you are interested.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

Amnesty International believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable. Together, we’re committed to being an anti-racist organisation with a diverse workforce that can better tackle the global human rights challenges that face our world today. We know that different voices, ideas, perspectives, experiences and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of people around the world.

We are committed to building and sustaining an anti-racist, culturally diverse and inclusive organisation, where all employees feel valued, have a sense of belonging and an equal opportunity to fulfil their potential. We therefore strongly welcome applications from suitably qualified people regardless of their background; including underrepresented groups, LGBTQI+ individuals and those who may have or are living with a disability.

To see our full statement please visit this link: Racial equality, equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion policy – Amnesty International

Amnesty International is committed to being an inclusive employer and providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or would like us to do anything differently to help you apply for our roles, please get in touch with the team by [email protected]

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