Senior IT Consultant

Short Description

Our client is looking for a Senior IT Field Service Engineer to join their worldclass company.

Bullet Points

• Cumbria and surrounding areas.
• 40k per annum plus benefits Monday to Friday (no weekends)!
• Relevant baselevel certifications in appropriate networking or operating system

What you will do

Our client is a fastgrowing education technology provider delivering managed IT services to over 500 schools and multiacademies.

They are passionate about their mission to improve education outcomes using technology and have been voted one of the Top 25 Small Companies to work for in the UK in the Best Companies Index for 2023 as well as Top 10 in the Technology Sector.

Our client is looking for a driven individual who is keen to make a difference to hundreds of schools across the UK. The ideal candidate must have a good understanding of an experienced IT Consultant and be someone competent in working with clients customers and colleagues of all levels of seniority.

Primarily this will include but not be limited to assisting in the implementation and maturing of the following services:

• Provide extensive support and guidance on a wide range of IT services and technologies including Microsoft Google and Apple platforms.
• Manage field support team in a particular area providing escalated support for technical colleagues and directing clients via the relevant service board.
• Participate in and lead IT project work at client sites.
• Working with Account Managers as part of a Client Team acting as Technical Lead for specific customers recommending advising and guiding on their strategic IT plans.

What you will need

• At least 6 years of demonstrable experience in a relevant field.
• Certification: Relevant baselevel certifications in appropriate networking or operating systems (CompTIA Network Microsoft MCP).
• Current network troubleshooting skills including excellent working knowledge of LAN & WAN technologies including IPv4 VPNs VLANs iSCSI SNMP etc.
• Administration of Windows Active Directory including Microsoft Office 365 suite and Azure Active Directory.
• Experience with firewalls SANs & either Cisco or Aruba switch networks.
• Experience in configuring VMWare and Microsoft Hyper V Clustering.
• Experience in recent Microsoft Serverbuilds.
• Experience in using Microsoft System Centre Configuration Manager (SCCM) and/or Microsoft Intune to manage endpoints
• Experience in solution design in Microsoft and Google platforms would be beneficial but not essential.
• Selfmotivated and looking for a challenge
• Able to work towards deadlines with strong planning and organisational skills.

Why work with Our Client

As an Investors in People Gold employer we have excellent engagement and wellbeing practices which in turn drives an excellent service for their clients.

Annual Profit Share scheme (after 12 months) Employer Pension Contributions Employee Assistance Plan Laptop and Mobile Phone Holiday entitlement increasing with length of service from 22 to 26 days plus all public holidays Birthday leave Company Carbon footprint offset with Ecologic Cycle to work scheme Salary sacrifice EV car scheme Company events & charity fundraising opportunities Funded professional training