2nd Line ICT Technician / IT Engineer – Field Based

Location:

High Wycombe (HP12) – Buckinghamshire, South East, United Kingdom

Salary:

£25k – 30k per year

Type:

Permanent

Main Industry:

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Advertiser:

Bluetownonline Ltd

Job ID:

130895452

Posted On:

02 August 2024

Job Title: 2 nd Line ICT Technician – Field Based

Location : Field based National role

Salary: A£25,000 – A£30,000 per annum depending on experience plus a car allowance of A£5,400

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

CSE Education Systems is looking for a dynamic ICT field technician to join its team.

Successful candidates will be exceptional communicators who excel at working within a team and also when working with end users. Successful candidates must undergo an enhanced DBS Check and ideally have a full UK driving license.

In this role, you will work closely with the support and engineering department and visiting customer sites.

Please note this is a national field based role therefore candidates must have a full valid driving licence and travel where required. Candidates in areas along the M40 corridor either around Banbury or High Wycombe are preferable.

Responsibilities and Duties:

The primary responsibility of the role is to help maintain a high level of support for the company’s customers – This will mostly involve working on customer sites, helping with the day-to-day running of the network and troubleshooting ICT issues. This role involves driving to different customer sites each day to support the business’s needs, if the drive is over 2 hours away a hotel is normally provided.

While on support you will be expected to undertake tasks such as:

* Engaging with end users directly.
* Diagnosis and fix of various ICT System issues.
* Doing day-to-day tasks for customers, including updating anti-virus systems and applying windows updates.
* Generating reports for customers.
* Handling hardware issues.
* Help manage (open, close, update) Service Desk tickets and be able to prioritise issues and escalate where required.
* Working effectively with account management and the support department.

About you:

Technical competencies we are looking for (not everything below is essential, however the more that can be demonstrated the better):

* Proven experience in installing, configuring, and troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Server #
* Installation and configuration of Windows Server roles and services (DHCP, DNS, DFS, RDS)
* Experience of Office 365 deployments, migrations, and management
* Virtualisation – Good understanding of virtualization with good experience with installing and managing Microsoft Hyper-V
* Excellent experience of PC deployment, particularly the use of the SCCM, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit and WDS to build and deploy images
* AD – installation, configuration, and management of Local and Azure Active Directory and Group Policy
* High level knowledge of Windows Operating Systems, especially Windows 10 & 11
* Networking – Ability to configure a wide range of networking hardware. Experience with HP/Aruba Provision switches is advantageous
* Experience of subnetting, VLAN design and implementation is preferable.
* Knowledge of backup solutions and the ability to implement VEEAM, Redstor and NAS devices
* Experience with web-filtering & firewall solutions is an advantage, especially Smoothwall & WatchGuard
* Knowledge of the Sophos suite, especially anti-virus
* Experienced in the management and implementation of managed wireless solutions, especially Aruba, with the ability to configure Guest networks and 802.1x security

Non-Technically we are looking for:

* Positive outlook and attitude when dealing with end users – even in busy situations.
* Previous experience working in the education sector is beneficial.
* A great communicator.
* A patient and calm temperament.
* Good Timekeeping.
* A self-motivator.
* Can-do attitude.
* Someone who can follow instructions and work alone when required.
* A problem solver.
* Willingness to travel.

Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.

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