Infrastructure Engineer

South Staffordshire College; Lichfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday scheme

Pension contributions

Wellbeing days

Job summary

South Staffordshire College is seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure Lead to oversee the design, implementation, maintenance and monitoring of the college's servers, storage, operating systems, networking, firewalls, and Microsoft 365 services.

You will provide technical leadership, resolve complex incidents and ensure the infrastructure remains secure, resilient and capable of supporting teaching, learning and business operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in IT infrastructure.
• Provide technical leadership and expertise across the College's infrastructure estate, overseeing design, implementation, maintenance, monitoring and optimisation of key components.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex technical/infrastructure projects and resolve critical incidents.
• Provide technical guidance to colleagues.
• Ensure the College's infrastructure remains secure, resilient and capable of supporting teaching, learning and business operations.

Skills

IT infrastructure

Technical leadership

Servers

Networking

Microsoft 365

Telephony systems

Tools

Servers

Networking

Firewalls

Microsoft 365

Telephony systems

Job description

The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check, including barred list information, as this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

As part of safer recruitment practices and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be completed for all shortlisted candidates.

All gaps in employment will be explored, and references will be sought prior to interview wherever possible. Only completed application forms will be accepted, CV's cannot be considered.

We uphold rigorous safeguarding procedures throughout recruitment, selection and induction, consistent with the expectations set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Safeguarding training is mandatory for all employees and will form part of your induction and ongoing CPD., The postholder will lead complex technical/infrastructure projects, resolve critical incidents and provide technical guidance to colleagues, ensuring that the College's infrastructure remains secure, resilient and capable of supporting teaching, learning and business operations.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years' experience in IT Infrastructure. They will provide technical leadership and expertise across the College's infrastructure estate, overseeing the design, implementation, maintenance, monitoring and optimisation of servers, storage, operating systems, networking, firewalls, Microsoft 365 services and telephony systems.

What you can expect from us - we care about your wellbeing so have several activities all year that provide support. However, time off is also important. We have a generous holiday scheme, the usual Bank Holidays, an additional 5 days at Christmas and 2 'ME' days (where you can have a day off work and do whatever makes you happy) as well as an additional day on campus spent on wellbeing. We have a range of benefits available to all staff including paid time off for emergencies (designated to support carers) and all our policies are enhanced further than statutory requirements. The College also contributes to your pension at a minimum of 17.9% (we contribute more for people in the Local Government Pension Scheme).

South Staffordshire College is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.