Mandarin Speaking IT Junior Engineer

People First Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

People First Recruitment is seeking a bilingual IT Infrastructure Technician for a bank in Central London. The role is office-based with a 9am–5pm schedule and immediate start, reporting to the Deputy Head of IT.

The salary ranges from £25,000 to £50,500 per year, depending on experience. The successful candidate will manage server rooms, virtualization platforms, backups, security compliance, and IT operations, ensuring business continuity and regulatory alignment across core Microsoft

Qualifications

• Fluent in Mandarin and English (spoken and written).
• Solid experience in infrastructure planning and implementation.
• Server room management and IT operations experience.
• Experience with core Microsoft infrastructure technologies (Exchange, AD, RDS, DFS).
• Experience with virtualization (VMware/vSphere).
• Experience with backup technologies (Veeam, Backup Exec, System Recovery, Endpoint Protection, LTO).
• Hardware maintenance and troubleshooting experience.
• Experience with firewalls, routers, switching, and network monitoring.
• Professional certifications such as MCSA/MCSE/MCITP/VMware/CCNA/CCNP preferred.

Responsibilities

• IT infrastructure management and Tier 2 IT support.
• Collaborate with IT Infrastructure Manager to ensure smooth IT services.
• Maintain and enforce IT policies, DR planning, and regulatory compliance.
• Document operations procedures and update IT policies.
• Support network security reviews and protect core network and desktops.
• Maintain IT systems and applications; draft IT manuals and guidelines.
• Plan capacity and performance to meet business needs.
• Manage server rooms, virtual platforms, power, and IT assets.
• Report to Head Office and Data Centre on IT tasks and performance.

Skills

Mandarin

English

Infrastructure planning

Server room management

Virtualization

Network administration

Storage administration

Disaster recovery planning

IT security

Tools

Microsoft Server

Windows 10/11

Active Directory

Exchange

RDS

DFS

VMware

vSphere

Veeam

Backup Exec

System Recovery

Endpoint Protection

LTO

MCSA

MCSE

MCITP

VMware Certified Professional

CCNA/CCNP

Job description

Salary: £25,000 - 50,500 per year

Requirements

• We require you to be fluent in both Mandarin and English, spoken and written.
• We require solid experience in infrastructure planning and implementation, server room management, virtualization platforms, network and storage administration, system monitoring, asset management, disaster recovery planning, and IT security compliance.
• We require experience with Microsoft Server and desktop operating systems, including Windows Server 2019 and Windows 10/11.
• We require experience with core Microsoft infrastructure technologies and solutions, including Exchange, Active Directory, RDS, and DFS.
• We require experience with virtualization technologies, including VMware and vSphere.
• We require experience with backup technologies such as Veeam, Backup Exec, System Recovery, Endpoint Protection, and LTO.
• We require experience in server hardware maintenance and troubleshooting.
• We require experience with hardware firewalls, router configuration, switching, and system/network monitoring.
• We require professional certifications such as MCSA, MCSE, MCITP, VMware Certified Professional, or CCNA/CCNP.

Responsibilities

• We conduct IT infrastructure management, production operations management, IT asset management, business continuity management, disaster recovery, network management, vendor and third-party management, and IT project-related tasks, and we provide Tier 2 IT support.
• We work with the IT Infrastructure Manager to ensure the smooth running of IT services in the Bank.
• We ensure network maintenance is carried out in accordance with our parent banks instructions and local regulator requirements.
• We perform maintenance and changes to IT infrastructure and systems, ensuring performance and capacity meet business development needs and system stability.
• We compile operations and management procedures, review them regularly, and make necessary changes to ensure thorough implementation of IT policies.
• We support the Banks IT Disaster Recovery policy and keep the policy and procedures up to date.
• We support core network security reviews and ensure appropriate security across our core network and desktops.
• We maintain and support the operation of IT systems and applications.
• We draft IT manuals, procedures, and guidelines for production management, including IT infrastructure and IT systems hardware and software.
• We plan IT infrastructure and systems based on departmental demand analysis and forecasting to ensure capacity and performance meet business needs.
• We manage the server room, physical servers, virtual machine platforms, and power supply systems such as generators and UPS.
• We manage IT assets including servers, network devices, storage servers, PCs, laptops, video conferencing equipment, landlines, hardware and software inventory, and configuration management, and we produce relevant reports.
• We implement and maintain IT infrastructure and systems including servers, storage, network devices, backup systems, Active Directory, WSUS, UPS, power systems, phones, printers, and virtual system platforms such as vCenter, ESXi, VMware, and Citrix.
• We monitor systems and resolve issues as they arise.
• We work with the IT Infrastructure Manager to implement the security programme for computer and telecommunications systems and manage access for authorised users.
• We work with the IT Infrastructure Manager to formulate disaster recovery plans and arrange relevant tests to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• We liaise with Head Office and the Data Centre regarding IT systems tasks and prepare reports for them.
• We guide and train bank staff on IT matters.

Technologies

• Active Directory
• Citrix
• Hardware
• Support
• Network
• Security
• VMware
• Veeam
• Windows
• Cisco

More

We are a bank based in Central London offering a fully office-based permanent role with a competitive salary depending on experience. The position reports to the Deputy Head of IT and has an immediate start. We also note that the working hours are 9am to 5pm. People First supports diversity and inclusion in the workplace and welcomes applications from qualified candidates.

last updated 36 week of 2026