Systems Administrator

Location:

London, London, United Kingdom

Job ID:

R1009294

Date Posted:

2026-07-10

Company Name:

Hitachi Rail GTS UK Limited

Profession (Job Category):

IT, Telecom & Internet

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Job Description:

LR Grade: 7

Location: Palestra

Working style: On site, 24/7 shift pattern.

Our Opportunity

Are you looking for a new challenge? Would you like an opportunity to develop further within a varied and challenging role? This role will play a key part within the Services job family working on the RON Project.  

This is a temporary role, designed to coincide with the duration of the project specific need – expected to be around 18 months.

This role is responsible for overall administration rights for the RON related systems. The role holder will need to be knowledgeable on the RON architecture and how it all links together as well as have an in-depth understanding of procedure in the event the services are failing. The successful candidate will also have any Issues are escalated to them from the O&M staff.

This will be an on-site role, working on a 24/7 shift pattern within the RON network, meaning you could be based in Palestra, Waterloo or other designated sites associated with the programme.  

Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities will include but may not be limited to:

• Group Policy Maintenance
• Managing/processing new starters, movers and leavers
• Passwords Resets
• AD Management
• Storage Management
• Backup and Disaster Recovery (obtaining VMs from the back-ups and importing them)
• Virtualisation Management
• Server Maintenance and Upgrades
• Log in / log off activities for new systems and applications
• Distributed file storage / sharing
• Management/admin rights for IT infrastructure (Windows, Nagios, Splunk etc)
• Management/admin rights for distribution network (Nokia NSP, IP/MPLS)
• Resolving faults with the RON management systems (including reinstallation if needed)
• Run book (Service Centre Technical Document)
• Use of Metrix

Human Skills

• Experience of working using own initiative and within a team environment
• Self-motivated and self-aware
• Problem solving skills
• Self-disciplined
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong written skills for documentation and reporting

What to expect

We aim to complete a single-stage interview process, held in person at our Palestra or Waterloo site.

The interview will focus on technical and behavioural competencies.

Reasonable adjustments are available with prior notice so please let the TA partner know if this would be necessary. To find out what reasonable adjustments are, and what might be available, your TA partner will be happy to discuss this with you.

What We Can Offer

We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Flexibility

Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you with the ability to flex your start and finish times where our customer needs are covered, where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at  https://www.hitachirail.com/careers.

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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