What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking an experienced and proactive Senior IT Engineer to join our IT team, reporting directly to the IT Manager. As a lead engineer, you will be responsible for providing 2nd/3rd line support at Mulberry School for Girls and Mulberry University Technical College. You will be a key member of the team, who will also support and maintain multiple Trust-Wide systems. Your responsibilities include assisting the IT Manager in supporting the network infrastructure, troubleshooting complex issues, overseeing network maintenance, and contributing to the design and implementation of network projects.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in network administration, strong problem-solving abilities, and effective team management skills. You should possess the abilityof communicating professionally and effectively with staff and stakeholders, coupled with a passion for improving standards.
The ideal candidate will also hold a degree or equivalent IT/computing qualification and have aminimum of 2 years experience in providing 2nd and 3rd line support in an educational setting. Youwill possess significant diagnostic and troubleshooting skills, extensive knowledge of IT software, hardware, and operating systems, particularly Microsoft Server 2022, Azure, and 365. Experience with Hyper-V, VMware ESXi, Veeam and deployment systems like SCCM and Microsoft Intune is essential.
What the school offers its staff
Benefits for all staff:
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Employee assistance programme and support
• Free breakfast
• Free gym onsite
• Paid sabbatical opportunities
• Free onsite parking
• Subsidised staff restaurant with outdoor roof terrace
• Ride to work scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Annual service award
• Long service award
• Long service awards
• Seasonal ticket loan
• Annual programme of conferences and Trust wide events with high profile speakers
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.