Senior Engineer

Durham County Council; Spennymoor; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Hybrid working

Job summary

Durham County Council is seeking a Senior Engineer for a temporary 3-year post in the UK. The role focuses on modern device management, endpoint security, and automated application/OS deployment, with responsibility for securing the Council’s endpoint environment and guiding ICT colleagues.

An informal discussion can be arranged with Paul Musgrove. Applicants should have a degree in computing or related discipline or equivalent experience and be able to communicate clearly with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Degree in computing or related discipline or equivalent qualification.
• Experience with centralized device management systems and automated deployment tools.
• Strong technical background in endpoint security and deployment technologies.

Responsibilities

• Support the security and compliance of the Council’s endpoint estate, implementing and improving technical controls.
• Manage the endpoint estate using centralized device-management technologies.
• Develop and improve automated processes for application packaging and OS deployment, configuration, patching and updating.
• Contribute to change, release and service-transition activities, monitoring performance and risks.
• Investigate and resolve complex technical issues and provide guidance to customers and ICT colleagues.

Education

Degree in computing or related discipline

Job description

WHAT IS INVOLVED?

This post is temporary for a period of 3 years.

The Senior Engineer role is a technical, varied and hands‑on position, with a strong focus on modern device management, endpoint security and automated application and operating‑system deployment. You will help manage and secure the Council’s endpoint environment, provide specialist technical guidance, resolve complex issues and contribute to projects and continuous service improvement.

Key responsibilities include the following:

• Support the security and compliance of the Council’s endpoint estate, helping to implement, maintain and improve technical controls that protect Council devices and data.
• Support and manage the Council’s endpoint estate using modern, centralised device‑management technologies.
• Develop, maintain and improve automated processes for application packaging and deployment, operating‑system provisioning, configuration, patching and updating.
• Contribute to change, release and service‑transition activities, monitoring performance, compliance and risks to ensure changes are introduced securely and effectively.
• Investigate and resolve complex technical issues, taking ownership through to resolution and providing clear advice and guidance to customers and ICT colleagues.

We encourage you to contact Paul Musgrove via email at [e-mail] to arrange an informal discussion about the role.

WHAT WILL I NEED?

You will need a degree or equivalent qualification in computing or a related discipline and/or in-depth experience of working with centralised device management systems and automated application and operating system deployment tools.

You will have a strong technical background in endpoint security and the management of modern endpoint environments, with experience of implementing and maintaining security controls alongside application and operating‑system deployment, configuration, patching and updating technologies. You will be confident investigating and resolving complex technical issues and able to communicate clearly with colleagues, customers, suppliers and stakeholders.

Please refer to the attached Person Specification for the full criteria.

If successful, you will be required to apply for a Basic Disclosure.

INTERVIEWS

Interviews will be held week commencing 30th November 2026.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.

OUR OFFER TO YOU

We offer a competitive rewards package that includes attractive salaries, a generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days (rising to 32 after five years’ continuous local government service), membership of the excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme, and a range of flexible working arrangements including hybrid working (home and office) where applicable. Explore the full range of rewards and benefits on our website.

Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION

We are a proud equal opportunities employer and believe a diverse workforce brings fresh ideas and drives service improvement. We welcome applications from everyone and make employment decisions based on skills and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent people and offer support throughout the recruitment process.