On-Site IT Support Engineer (Windows, VMware, Service Desk) for NATO with security clearance

A small site, a five-person IT team, and a wide set of systems that all have to keep working.

A multinational defence organisation in the south-west of England needs a hands-on technician who is happy
to look after servers, networks and users in the same week.

What you would be doing

• Running several VMware vCenter and ESXi hosts, plus the Windows servers behind AD, DNS and DHCP

• Basic care of switches and firewalls, a cross-domain diode and a GPS time server

• Installing and patching server and client software, including SharePoint and SQL Server

• Looking after a bespoke server application and its database, and a messaging tool

• Renewing certificates, managing encrypted drives and loading keys onto crypto devices

• Helping with VEEAM backups, virtual desktops, thin clients and print servers

• Supporting the local service desk, escorting visiting engineers and testing new systems

• Keeping the documentation for your systems up to date

What you would bring

• Extensive Windows Server administration

• Intermediate network maintenance and configuration

• Advanced workstation administration and solid service desk experience

• Comfort juggling several systems at once and reacting quickly to users

• Vocational IT training, or secondary education in IT system administration with five years of experience

• Nice to have: ITIL Foundation, VEEAM, Horizon View, Trellix ePO, PKI certificate renewal, and time in a mixed military and civilian setting

Why this one is worth a look

No corner of the estate is someone else's problem here, and that is exactly what makes it interesting.