Edge Systems Administrator

Job Description

Edge Systems Administrator

About GKN Automotive

GKN Automotive is a world-leading global automotive technology company at the forefront of innovation. Its origins date back to 1759 and for the last 70 years it has been putting key technologies into series production.

We are the trusted partner for most of the world’s automotive companies, specialising in developing, building, and supplying market-leading drive systems and advanced ePowertrain technologies.

GKN Automotive is part of Dowlais Group plc, a specialist engineering group focused on the automotive sector.

What you’ll do:

As an Edge Systems Administrator, you will be responsible for standardising, configuring, maintaining, and optimising our edge servers and storage systems. Your role is essential in ensuring the efficient operation, security, and performance of our server hardware and virtualisation platforms, including cloud and storage infrastructure. You will act as an authority in virtualisation, striving for standard solutions to improve our IT operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deploy, configure, and maintain physical and virtual servers. Monitor performance, address issues, and perform hardware maintenance. Handle servers remotely and lead all aspects of lifecycle activities, including migrations and optimisation.
• Create and run virtual machines and resource allocation. Perform backups and recovery operations for virtual environments. Operate and improve global infrastructure using VMware, Windows, Linux, Cloud, and hardware vendors.
• Implement and make sure security best practices for server and storage systems.
• Regularly update and patch systems, ensuring compliance with standards.
• Monitor IT infrastructure, remediate vulnerabilities, and identify insecure configurations.
• Maintain detailed documentation of configurations, procedures, and changes. Prepare reports on system performance and maintenance activities. Continuously update and improve operating procedures.
• Participate in monitoring, troubleshooting, on-call duties, and maintenance. Fulfil and automate service requests. Support projects within and beyond the Compute & Cloud Team with your expertise.
  
  

What you’ll need:

• Demonstrable experience with server hardware, hyper-converged infrastructure, virtualisation platforms (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V), and storage solutions. Experience in standardisation and optimisation projects including cloud. Proficient in server hardware troubleshooting and maintenance.
• Proven knowledge of storage technologies (SAN, NAS, DAS) and best practices.
• Automation skills for infrastructure and operating system operations.
• Knowledge of cloud services like Azure VMware Solution or others.
• ITIL Certification (highly desirable)
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP), Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator, or similar certifications are preferred.
• Additional certifications in storage technologies (e.g., Dell, HP) or networking are a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience)
  
  

Why you’ll love working here:

• Market-leading company with lots of potential
• Opportunity to take part in brand-new company projects
• Attractive salary and benefits at a stable and financially healthy company
• An organisation where you can commit to the long-term
• Working in the OneIT team with colleagues around the globe
• How to apply:
• Please follow the link on our careers page and submit your resume in English because we are an international environment, and English is our business language.
  
  

If you need any adjustments made to support your application, for example, if you require information in different formats, or if you have any accessibility issues, then we have a process in place to support you – please feel free to get in touch with us at accommodations@gknautomotive.com

Deadline:

The closing date will be April 4th

GKN Automotive is the market leader in conventional, all-wheel and electrified drive systems and solutions. With a comprehensive global footprint, we design, develop, manufacture and integrate an extensive range of driveline technologies for over 90% of the world’s car manufacturers.

As a global engineering company, innovation is what differentiates us from our competitors and is central to our success. A balance of cultures, ethnicities and genders help bring new ideas and creativity to GKN Automotive. We need people of different backgrounds, with different skills and perspectives to spark originality, imagination and creativeness in our teams around the world.

GKN Automotive is an equal opportunity employer. We treat all our employees and applicants fairly and are committed to ensuring that there is no discrimination or harassment against any employee or qualified applicant on the grounds of age, race, creed, colour, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process. Please contact us to request any such accommodation.

About Us

GKN Automotive is the market leader in conventional, all-wheel and electrified drive systems and solutions. With a comprehensive global footprint, we design, develop, manufacture and integrate an extensive range of driveline technologies for over 90% of the world’s car manufacturers. As a global engineering company, innovation is what differentiates us from our competitors and is central to our success. A balance of cultures, ethnicities and genders help bring new ideas and creativity to GKN Automotive. We need people of different backgrounds, with different skills and perspectives to spark originality, imagination and creativeness in our teams around the world. GKN Automotive is an equal opportunity employer. We treat all our employees and applicants fairly and are committed to ensuring that there is no discrimination or harassment against any employee or qualified applicant on the grounds of age, race, creed, colour, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process. Please contact us to request any such accommodation.