IT Engineer £40,000 - 12M FTC - Education sector experience
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£40,000 Per year
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Hybrid
Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of IT Engineer (Support) involves providing contracted onsite IT support within the educational sector across Liverpool and Merseyside, with a hybrid working model of three days onsite and two days remote. Candidates must have significant experience in IT support within educational institutions and possess a full UK driving license. The position is a 12-month fixed-term contract with the potential for permanent employment, offering a salary of up to £40,000 plus commission.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver contracted onsite IT support across the school client base, a minimum of three days per week.
- Provide remote support, reactive client visits, and project delivery for the remaining two days.
- Diagnose and resolve server failures independently, including OS, hardware, RAID, and virtualization issues.
- Manage Active Directory and Group Policy with real-world deployment and troubleshooting experience.
- Implement and manage cyber security measures, including incident response and endpoint protection.
- Administer Microsoft 365 across the full suite.
- Maintain solid networking knowledge, including VLANs, managed switches, and firewalls.
- Utilize MDM platforms such as Mosyle, Jamf, or Intune.
- Communicate complex technical issues clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
Key Skills:
- Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience in a senior IT support or systems engineer role within education.
- Strong diagnostic and problem-solving skills for server and infrastructure issues.
- Proficient in Active Directory and Group Policy management.
- Hands-on experience with cyber security practices and tools.
- Confident in Microsoft 365 administration.
- Solid understanding of networking concepts and technologies.
- Experience with mobile device management platforms.
- Ability to work independently without supervision.
- Strong communication skills for explaining technical issues to non-technical users.
- Full UK driving license and access to a vehicle.
Salary (Rate): £40,000.00 yearly
City: Liverpool
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
****PLEASE READ IN BOLD BEFORE APPLYING**** 3 days a week on site in L1 Liverpool & Merseyside & 2 days remote - Must drive/ own a car - EDUCATION sector experience essential - 12 month FTC with a view to go permanent after the year - up to £40,000 + commission. Server, Infrastructure, Networking, Cyber Security, M365, Helpdesk, Apple Devices. An IT firm are looking for a IT Engineer (Support) with current or very recent experience within the Educational sector (Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, Academies, Universities or Colleges) to work in a hybrid model across Liverpool and Merseyside. Contracted onsite support — minimum 3 days per week Deliver contracted onsite IT support across the school client base — minimum three days per week on client sites as part of contracted service commitments. Primary contracted base is Liverpool City Centre (L1) with regular travel across Liverpool and Merseyside Remaining two days per week spent on remote support, reactive client visits, and project delivery. Skills & Tech: Minimum 4 years hands-on experience in a senior IT support or systems engineer role within education. Ability to diagnose and resolve server failures independently — OS, hardware, RAID, and virtualisation Strong Active Directory and Group Policy experience — real-world deployment and troubleshooting, not just basic administration Hands-on cyber security experience — incident response, endpoint protection, web filtering, and Cyber Essentials Confident with Microsoft 365 administration across the full suite Solid networking knowledge — VLANs, managed switches, wireless, firewalls, and routing Experience with MDM platforms — Mosyle, Jamf, Intune, or equivalent Able to work completely independently — you do not need supervision to resolve complex technical problems Full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle — client sites are spread across Liverpool and Merseyside Strong communication skills — you can explain a complex technical issue to a headteacher clearly and calmly Server, Infrastructure, Networking, Cyber Security, M365, Helpdesk, Apple Devices.