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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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