Windows Engineer

Apply Recruitment; Preston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative team as a Wintel Engineer, where you'll play a vital role in maintaining and administering complex infrastructure systems. This position offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in data centers and cloud environments, ensuring critical systems run smoothly. You will be responsible for day-to-day administration, monitoring, and resolving incidents while implementing new solutions to support significant projects. If you have a passion for technology and a desire to make an impact in a dynamic environment, this role is perfect for you. Embrace the chance to grow your skills and advance your career in a supportive and forward-thinking company.

Qualifications

• Experience in 2nd/3rd line engineering role with Windows.
• Strong knowledge of VMWare and M365 administration.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain infrastructure systems in data centers and cloud.
• Plan and implement new infrastructure solutions for capital programs.

Skills

Windows Administration

VMWare

M365 Administration

Active Directory

Patching

Security Checks

Incident Resolution

Education

MCSE or equivalent experience

Tools

Windows Server 2012/2016/2019

M365

SCCM

WSUS

SAN Storage

Job description

As a Wintel Engineer in a team of 10, your primary responsibilities will be to administer and maintain the infrastructure systems in both the data centres and the cloud on this complex enterprise estate. This role requires a broad experience of data centre technologies and specific experience of Windows and VMWare services to monitor critical systems, resolve incidents and problems. Additionally, you will be responsible for planning and implementing new infrastructure solutions to support significant capital programmes.

As a Wintel Engineer, your role will include day-to-day administration such as systems checks, security checks, and service tickets along with system management, patching, change, and build on technologies such as:

• VMWare, Windows Server, M365.
• Core data centre services such as AD, Group Policy, DNS, VPN, AV, MFA, WSUS, SCCM, monitoring tools, etc.
• SAN storage and backup.

You will need as much of the following as possible for this role:

• Working in a 2nd/3rd line engineering role in Windows.
• M365 Administrator experience.
• Exchange Online.
• Windows Server 2012/2016/2019 MCSE or equivalent experience.
• VMWare.
• Hardware support.
• Patching using WSUS.
• Active Directory Domain Services and Group Policy administration.
• Anti-Virus console and client (any vendor).

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Information Technology

Industries

Utilities, Engines and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing, and Climate Technology Product Manufacturing