VodafoneThree - Senior IT Systems Administrator

Business Area: Local Vodafone Business Unit

Posting Country: United Kingdom

Date Posted: 25 Oct 2025

Full Time / Part Time: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Farnborough (Onsite)

Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits

Working Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week - Mon to Fri

• You'll manage and operate Windows, Linux, and VMware platforms to support VBSE and its customers.
• You'll become a subject matter expert in Network Management Systems and IT Security.
• You'll create and maintain platform documentation, including High-Level and Low-Level Designs, and process guides.
• You'll support customer deployments, user acceptance testing, and IT Health Checks.
• You'll collaborate closely with Architecture, Engineering, NOC, and SOC teams to provide deep technical support.

• You have at least 3 years of experience as an IT System Administrator or Engineer, ideally in telecoms or ISP environments.
• You're skilled in Windows, Linux, and VMware systems.
• You have hands on experience with Network Management Systems like SolarWinds, PRTG, Zabbix, or vendor specific tools.
• You're familiar with security technologies including AV/EDR and SIEM.
• You can script in Python or PowerShell.
• You hold a degree or equivalent experience.
• You're eligible to maintain DV security clearance.

We care about our people's success by offering great pay, bonuses, up to 28 days off plus bank holidays, and paid time for charity work. You can personalise our benefits for you and your family, like discounts, vouchers, a pension plan and loads more. We help with your career through our amazing learning tools and top notch parental leave policies.

We are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website () for guidance.

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During the interview, we want you to rely on your own knowledge and skills to show us who you really are-your personality, creativity, and abilities. Above all, we're looking for authenticity and can't wait to get to know the real you.

Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.