IT Systems Engineer Lutterworth, England
Job description
Job Vacancy Specification
Job Title: IT Systems Engineer
Job Type: Permanent full-time position
Salary: Up to £52,000 per annum dependent on experience
Location: Ridgeon Network Ltd – Nr. Lutterworth, Leicestershire Office (LE17 5BH)
Posted: 06 September 2023
The Company
Ridgeon Network provides professional Internet services and solutions to a wide range of business sectors. We provide secure hosted server and data storage solutions to support all sizes of businesses.
We pride ourselves in our commitment to a high level of professional customer service, requirements analysis, security, support and maintaining great customer relations.
The Role
We are seeking a driven IT professional to manage, support, design and deploy IT systems in our managed hosted solutions environment. The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic and motivational team player with an ability to work to own initiative and be passionate about technology. The successful candidate will enjoy being an integral player influencing key decisions and seeing first-hand how your contributions lead to our company’s success.
As a key member of the team, you will have extensive experience (3 to 5+ years) in the
‘Essential Skills’ listed in the table below.
Person Specification
ESSENTIAL Skills
-VMWare Virtualisation (ESXi and vCenter) VMWare NSX-T Management &
Configuration
-Microsoft Windows Server (Advanced)
Veeam Backup & Replication
-Network Infrastructure Config & Management
(Routing and Switching) Linux server command-line administration
-Server and Storage (SAN) Management Scripting and Automation
-Network and System Security Office 365 Management
-Extensive Troubleshooting Techniques Microsoft Azure Management
-Firewall Management Working to ITIL / ISO Change Management
-Experience in Data Centre environments Experience with Secure FTP & File Transfer
-A willingness to learn new systems & Server & Service Monitoring Software software development/scripting/automation skills
Preferable Skills
-VMWare NSX-T Management & Configuration
-Veeam Backup & Replication
-Linux server command-line administration
-Scripting and Automation
-Office 365 Management
-Microsoft Azure Management
-Working to ITIL / ISO Change Management
-Experience with Secure FTP & File Transfer
Server & Service Monitoring Software
Key Responsibilities
1. Manage and support existing network infrastructure and systems.
2. Design and develop systems to host IT solutions for internal and customer projects from our current and expanding IT infrastructure.
3. Troubleshooting and supporting client requirements, working directly with clients/end users when requested to ensure a project is being built to specification and is on track both for client satisfaction and company budget/time constraints.
4. Work on improvement and maintenance of existing systems, networks, hardware and software to be deployed in a data centre or client-office environment.
5. Take new and improvement projects from specification to completion with assistance where required.
6. Server and system configuration to deploy and test systems on multiple platforms.
7. Produce and maintain documentation of systems and implementations.
8. Work independently on projects and in collaboration with other staff and contractors as required.
Personal qualities
1. Willingness to share knowledge and make suggestions for improvements, changes and new service offerings.
2. Reliable and punctual with a high level of integrity.
3. Able to think creatively and solve problems.
4. Flexible in working methods, ideas and constraints and prepared to occasionally work outside of normal hours.
Location and Benefits
Location and Hours of work
37.5 hours per week. Normal working hours are 08:30 to 17:00 Monday to Friday (with 1 hour lunch). Role is office based with option for remote working 2 days per week from home.
Benefits
23 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays, plus your birthday off
Company pension with employer contributions
Access to rural, spacious environment
Free Parking
How to apply
Please send your CV and details or relevant experience by email to [email protected].
NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES
Thank you for your interest.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Up to £52,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Lutterworth, LE17 5BH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Application question(s):
- Are you willing to carry out a DBS Check as a part of the application process?
Experience:
- ESXi and vCenter: 3 years (preferred)
- Server and Storage (SAN) Management: 3 years (preferred)
- Network Infrastructure Config & Management: 3 years (preferred)
- Microsoft Windows Server (Advanced): 3 years (preferred)
- Data Centre environments: 3 years (preferred)
- Extensive Troubleshooting Techniques: 3 years (preferred)
- Firewall Management: 3 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
