Technical Services Engineer (Temporary)

Location: On-site
Hours: 37 hours per week
Rate: £20.00 - £22.00 per hour
Contract: Temporary until 18 December (or until permanent recruitment is completed)
Start Date: ASAP

We are seeking an experienced Technical Services Engineer to join our IT Services team on a temporary basis to provide essential cover while a permanent recruitment process is undertaken.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on infrastructure specialist with strong experience across cloud technologies, virtual environments, networking, and Microsoft platforms. Working on-site as part of a busy IT Services team, you will play a key role in maintaining secure, resilient, and high-performing IT infrastructure across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, install, maintain, monitor and upgrade IT infrastructure, systems and applications.
• Administer and support cloud services, physical and virtual servers, Active Directory and Microsoft 365.
• Investigate, analyse and resolve network and infrastructure incidents and technical issues.
• Monitor infrastructure performance and implement improvements to resilience and reliability.
• Support and maintain critical business applications and systems.
• Manage firewalls, DNS, DHCP and virtual machine deployment.
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity solutions.
• Contribute to infrastructure security and stability projects.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation and ensure compliance with data protection requirements.

Essential Requirements

We are particularly keen to hear from candidates who can demonstrate:

• Experience and understanding of network infrastructure, including AWS Cloud Services, Microsoft 365, Active Directory and virtual technologies.
• Experience working within cloud and virtualised environments, including AWS, VMware and Microsoft technologies.
• Proven ability to diagnose, troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and to tight deadlines.

Desirable

• Experience in a customer-facing IT role.
• Relevant IT qualifications or certifications such as MCSE or equivalent.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.

Additional Information

• Full-time, 37 hours per week.
• On-site role.
• Immediate start preferred.
• Temporary assignment running until 18 December.
• Hourly rate of £20-£22, dependent on experience.

If you are an experienced infrastructure engineer available at short notice and possess the technical expertise required, we would welcome your application.