Senior IT Engineer

Your new company
This multi-academy trust has over 30 schools as part of the trust, with a strong concentration of these in the North West and the trust has approached Hays looking to appoint a Senior IT Engineer at a secondary school in the Greater Manchester area (Walkden). The successful candidate will become part of the central IT team, whilst also being an integral part of the support staff team on site at the school. The trust has an excellent reputation, following growth and positive results over a number of years, and the IT team has gone through a successful transformation and now consists of around 30 IT specialists. This secondary school has an OFSTED rating of good, also with an excellent reputation due to high performance and the strong focus they have on raising standards across the school.Your new role
Reporting to the Regional IT Manager, you will become an integral part of the central IT team and support team on site, where you will work with other IT specialists on site to provide a high level of IT support to staff and pupils. As Senior IT Engineer, you will be the most senior member of IT staff on site and will therefore work closely with more junior members of staff to train, mentor and support. As a team, you are responsible for maintaining the hardware and software utilised on-site, assisting and training on the use of new IT equipment on-site and ensuring all equipment is accessible to all end users. Technical support will include the setting up/installation of new equipment, software upgrades and ensuring all IT is in line with security policies. From a server/networking and cloud perspective, you will be responsible for maintaining standard network cabling, performing basic diagnostic and recovery routines and configuring networks and connecting to the relevant servers. From a maintenance perspective, this will involve working closely with other leaders around the website, management information systems, AV equipment and other education-specific technologies.
What you'll need to succeed
In order to be successful in securing this position, you will possess significant IT experience working in the education sector providing on-site support to end users, ensuring a high level of support. Experience working with Google classroom and with a wider IT team in a school, college or trust would also be beneficial. You will be passionate about working in the education sector with the drive to deliver an excellent service to end users, working well as part of a wider IT team.
What you'll get in return
In return, you will be paid a competitive salary of between 37,000 and 40,000 and will join a supportive central IT team, also being supported by support staff on site and other IT professionals at the school. You will gain access to the attractive benefits package which includes 31 days holiday (plus bank), a 1500 retention bonus, 30% retailer discounts and various other benefits.
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