Mandarin-Speaking IT Junior Engineer: Infra & Security

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

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