Hybrid IT Systems Engineer – Windows & M365 (Onsite)

SF Recruitment; Salford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing organisation is looking for an experienced IT Systems Engineer on a 6-month fixed-term contract in Salford. The role involves maintaining stability in a mixed environment of legacy on-prem systems and Microsoft 365 services, providing 2nd and 3rd line support, and collaborating with internal teams to resolve issues. Ideal candidates will possess strong Windows infrastructure skills and a proven ability to troubleshoot complex challenges.

Benefits

Varied infrastructure role with real impact

Opportunity to support modernisation initiatives

Exposure to hybrid and cloud services

Responsibilities

• Provide 2nd line (and some 3rd line) support across servers, applications, and infrastructure.
• Maintain and administer Windows Server, Active Directory / Entra Connect, GPO, file shares, and permissions.
• Support Hyper-V, RDS, IIS, and on‑premise infrastructure.
• Deliver M365 administration and support Exchange Online / Hybrid environments.
• Implement and manage Entra ID features including Conditional Access.
• Assist with L2 networking tasks including VLANs, DHCP/DNS, and TCP/IP.
• Troubleshoot hardware, office apps, and bespoke applications.
• Document incidents, changes, and infrastructure updates.

Skills

Windows Server

Active Directory / Entra Connect

Group Policy (GPO)

File shares & permissions

Hyper-V

RDS

IIS

Microsoft 365 admin

Exchange Online (EXO) / Hybrid

Entra ID (Azure AD)

Conditional Access

VLANs

DHCP / DNS

TCP/IP

Hardware troubleshooting

Office applications support

Experience providing 2nd‑3rd line support in a similar environment

Job description

A growing organisation is looking for an experienced IT Systems Engineer on a 6-month fixed-term contract in Salford. The role involves maintaining stability in a mixed environment of legacy on-prem systems and Microsoft 365 services, providing 2nd and 3rd line support, and collaborating with internal teams to resolve issues. Ideal candidates will possess strong Windows infrastructure skills and a proven ability to troubleshoot complex challenges.