IT Build Engineer

Bluecube Technology Solutions - An Ekco Company; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as an IT Build Engineer where your role is crucial in delivering an exceptional onboarding experience for new staff. You will be responsible for ensuring that laptops, PCs, and mobile devices are built accurately and efficiently, using both automated and manual processes. This position offers opportunities for growth and development within a supportive environment that values diversity and inclusion. With a strong focus on client satisfaction, you will engage in continuous learning while contributing to a collaborative team culture. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-growing technology company.

Benefits

25 days leave + public holidays

Birthday leave

Company Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Unlimited access to Pluralsight

Opportunities for growth and development

Flexible working with family-friendly focus

Qualifications

• Experience in desktop support and building PCs, laptops, and mobile devices.
• Knowledge of Active Directory and Azure Active Directory is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outstanding customer service and build devices for new starters.
• Manage build processes to ensure timely and accurate delivery.

Skills

Desktop Support / Build experience

Knowledge of Active Directory / Azure Active Directory

A genuine interest in technology

Task and detail oriented

Fast learner with a desire for continuous improvement

Tools

Microsoft Intune

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)

Microsoft Azure

Job description

Accountability

As an IT Build Engineer, you will hold a key role within our Builds Team and report to our Builds Team Leader. You are responsible for delivering, right first time, Laptop/PC and Mobile build experience for our client’s staff, delivering a great first impression of their IT team (Ekco) whilst ensuring they are setup and ready to work, making their lives easier.

Objective of the Technical Delivery Team

To keep our existing clients and to get new clients. We do this through delivering outstanding service to our clients which means they want to keep using us to support their IT and they also tell other people about how amazing we are. We achieve this through caring, by owning the issues and taking responsibility for resolution. We are good at what we do, we are engaged, we care, and we go above and beyond to serve our clients.

The role

The role, by its very nature is one that requires a desire for success with operational excellence; when our clients employ new staff, they will be relying on you and the team around you to deliver an outstanding onboarding experience.

Your specific task will be ensuring that their PC/Laptop and Mobile Phone has been built specifically for them using an agreed process and standard. Some of these processes will be automated using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) or Intune, some will be part automated, some will be manual to a pre-defined process.

You will be detailed, and process orientated. It is critical that the builds are correct, are tested, and are out on time. This will be your responsibility.

Your office base will be Central Milton Keynes (this is our headquarters, with its own Gym, Pool table and Café – all of which is free, apart from the Café!).

Responsibilities

• To deliver an outstanding customer service experience to our clients
• To build PC’s, Laptops and Mobile Phones for new starters, ensuring they are only shipped when they are 100% correct
• Ensuring that any issues are escalated to the appropriate internal teams for efficient resolution
• Identifying issues with automated processes and reporting them to our DevOps function for rectification
• Identifying manual processes that can be automated; we look to drive automation to deliver a faster and consistent build experience
• Taking ownership of every build process that is assigned to you managing them through to resolution (and seeking support from other teams where appropriate)
• To engage with our internal training and development programme (this covers both technical, soft skills; time will be provided within your working week to facilitate this)

Technical Skills

• Desktop Support / Build experience
• A genuine interest in technology
• Knowledge of Active Directory / Azure Active Directory
• Microsoft Intune (desirable)
• Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) (desirable)
• Microsoft Azure (desirable)

Personal Qualities

• Friendly and polite
• Confident
• Task and detail oriented
• A fast learner with a demonstrated desire for continuous learning and improvement.

Benefits/Perks

• ️ Time off - 25 days leave + public holidays
• x1 day Birthday leave per year
• Company Pension Scheme (employer contribution 5%) + flexible salary sacrifice
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - access to dedicated mental health, emotional wellbeing and general advice
• ️ EkcOlympics - a global activity for fun!
• Learning & development - Unlimited access to Pluralsight learning platform
• A lot of responsibilities & opportunities to grow (also internationally)

Why Ekco

• ️ Microsoft’s 2023 Rising Star Security Partner of the year
• VMware & Veeam top partner status
• Ranked as 4th fastest growing technology company in the Deloitte Fast50 Awards
• Ekco are committed to cultivating an environment that promotes diversity, equality, inclusion and belonging
• We recognise the value of internal mobility and encourage opportunities for internal development & progression
• Flexible working with a family friendly focus are at the core of our company values