Senior IT Engineer
Summary: The role of Senior IT Engineer involves providing IT support within the educational sector, specifically in Liverpool and Merseyside, with a hybrid working model of three days on-site and two days remote. The position is a 12-month fixed-term contract with the potential for permanent employment, requiring candidates to have a valid driving license and their own vehicle. Essential experience in server management, networking, and cybersecurity within educational institutions is required. The salary ranges up to £40,000 plus commission, depending on experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver contracted onsite IT support across the school client base - minimum three days per week on client sites as part of contracted service commitments.
- Remaining two days per week spent on remote support, reactive client visits, and project delivery.
Key Skills:
- 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.
Salary (Rate): £40,000 yearly
City: Liverpool
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
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.
*Rates depend on experience and client requirements
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