Wintel Engineer (Edinburgh or Newcastle)
hackajob Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Wintel Engineer (Edinburgh or Newcastle)
hackajob Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
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Job Description
We are seeking an on-site Wintel Engineer, providing support for one of our key public sector clients. This is a high-impact role within a fast-paced and dynamic environment, focused on the support, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.
Due to the customer requirements successful applicants must be eligible for high level UK Security clearance.
Location: Edinburgh
The successful candidate will join a highly skilled team of support engineers providing technical infrastructure support. The role will require a flexible working ethic and a pragmatic approach to IT support. Successful candidates will have a second/third line support background and great customer service and communication skills. They will have a keen interest in innovation alongside a willingness to implement new ways of working and automation.
Description Of Role
* Responsible for delivery of assigned tasks within the delivery cycle of a project.
* Understands a broad spectrum of the company's technology, Windows OS, VMware ESXi and Hyper V servers, in order to deliver part of a detailed technical design, which meets customer requirements.
* Tasks may include Design and installation of new systems applications; updating applications, firmware, and drivers; creating boundaries for as well as performing configuration and testing activities as part of an obsolescence project(s).
* Knowledge of Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, VMware vCenter, VMWare ESXi and Windows PKI, among others.
* Works without direction and with customer nominated representatives to accomplish assigned tasks.
* Contributes to design for specific deliverables and assists in the development of technical solutions.
* Participates as part of a team and maintains good relationships with team members, internal DXC Teams and customers.
* Uses knowledge tools and re- uses information for the benefit of projects, and of professional development.
Education And Experience Required
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent work experience. professional-level certification(s) in work field. Typically 5-10 years of relevant experience.
Essential Knowledge And Skills Required
* Windows Server 2003 to 2022
* Active Directory
* DNS
* DHCP
* Group Policy
* Windows PKI
* DFS
* VMware vSphere and ESXi
* Veritas Clustering
* Microsoft Clustering
* Great customer service
* Good understanding of networks and Domain Structure
Desirable Skills And Knowledge/certifications
* Any Microsoft / Citrix / VMWare certification
* Wider understanding of client or midrange OSes, networking and security
* Powershell scripting
* McAfee ePO
* Hyper V
* HP BladeSystem, or similar blade servers / blade chassis and interconnect technologies
* HP Cloud Service Automation, or similar self-service cloud management technology
* HP Server Automation, or similar system configuration / software deployment technology
* Symantec Datacentre Security, or similar security policy enforcement product
What We Will Do For You
* Competitive compensation
* Pension scheme
* DXC Select - Our comprehensive benefits package (includes private health/medical insurance,, gym membership and more)
* Perks at Work (discounts on technology, groceries, travel and more)
* DXC incentives (recognition tools, employee lunches, regular social events etc)
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Information Technology
* Industries
Software Development
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