Responsibilities

North West London / South East England area - Monday to Friday

• At least 6 years of demonstrable experience in a relevant field
• Candidates must have very strong networking skills
• Full UK Driving Licence and own reliable car (essential requirement, please do not apply if you do not have this in place).

Our client is passionate about their mission to improve education outcomes using technology and we 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 therefore looking for a driven individual who is keen to make a difference to schools across the region.

Candidates must have very strong networking skills (preferably in the Aruba Central platform, Cisco or similar), be a strong self-starter, plus is confident working with clients and colleagues of all levels of seniority.

Role fundamentals - What you will do:

• Work closely with the client’s own internal IT team.
• Lead network deployment project work at client sites across the London area.
• Liaising with cabling contractors.
• Lead new device deployments, utilising the client’s own device imaging solution.

About you:

It is important to that potential candidates can relate to the company’s mission, while embedding the Company’s key values:

Passion – truly engage with our aim and use that to provide the best service you can in your role.

Purpose – make your actions purposeful and positive.

People – collaborate with the team to support and develop on a peer-to-peer basis.

Proud – demonstrate pride in the role you are doing and how this will impact better outcomes in education.

Further to aligning to company values, our client is looking for someone who is:

Self-motivated and looking for a challenge.

Proactive thinking with a balanced view to reach the best outcome for any situation.

Able to work on own initiative and in a team.

Positive, enthusiastic, and supportive individual

Able to work towards deadlines with strong planning and organisational skills.

Company Benefits include:

Annual Profit Share scheme (after 12 months). Employer Pension Contributions. Employee Assistance Plan. Laptop and Mobile Phone

Holiday entitlement starting on 22 days and increasing with length of service. Birthday leave. Sick Leave. Company Carbon footprint offset with Ecologi.

Cycle to work scheme. Salary sacrifice EV car scheme. Company events & charity fundraising opportunities. Funded professional training.

Some weekend/out of hours work may be required, depending on client requirements. This would be paid as overtime.

Why work for our client?

They are an ‘Investors in People’ accredited company and a Gold Microsoft Partner. They are committed to investing in the health and well-being of their staff and have recognised structures in place to support progress and self-fulfilment at work.

Person Specification

Essential:

What you will need to succeed:

At least 6 years’ demonstrable experience in a relevant field.

Certification: Relevant certifications in appropriate networking or operating system, e.g. CCNA, COMPTIA Network+, Microsoft MCP.

Current network troubleshooting skills, including excellent knowledge of LAN & WAN technologies, including: IPv4, VPNs, VLANs, iSCSI, SNMP etc.

Extensive experience of firewalls & either Cisco or Aruba switch networks.

Experience of using Microsoft System Centre Configuration Manager (SCCM) and/or Microsoft Intune to manage endpoints.

Desirable:

As well as having many of the skills needed for the role, you will be someone who really does have an interest in Technology and/or the power of education and a desire to truly understand the education sector with a natural affiliation for providing excellent service to your clients.