Support Engineer. Job in Watford Education & Training Jobs

West Herts College; Watford; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 28,000

Job description

Job Title: Support Engineer

Location: Watford

Salary: £27,056.89 per annum DOE

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

The Company:

We are a Further Education College with three specialist campuses located in Watford, Luton and Hemel Hempstead.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the IT team for a Support Engineer.

Working on infrastructure and deskside support, you will be providing support to both colleagues and students across all four campuses. The successful candidate is expected to rotate and support cover on all West Herts College Sites (Watford/Hemel/Luton).

You will take turns answering calls on the Service Desk on a rota basis, which may be offered on an ad-hoc basis from home.

The post holder will support users with PC, Mac, and mobile devices along with supporting systems and services used by colleagues and students.

Technical skills required:

• Knowledge of PC, Mac, and IOS/Android devices
• Multifunction printers
• Active Directory
• Networking
• A working knowledge of ITIL processes for Incident, Problem, and Change management
• Hardware Asset management
• Service desk applications

You will possess excellent organisational and problem-solving skills with a keen desire to help and support people. The ideal candidate will have experience providing excellent support services to a broad user base, the ability to 'get stuck in', and the attitude of wanting to improve services and solutions to teaching and learning services.

An in-depth knowledge of college systems isn't required as long as the candidate has the skills and ability to support in a fast-paced environment.

This is a great opportunity for someone to take their support skills and gain more experience while helping to deliver a new IT strategy for the college.

You'll have the full support of a dynamic team and opportunities to bring your ideas to the role. Training and development are at the heart of everything we do, so you'll be encouraged to upskill.

We have a free on-site gym, and you can access a wide range of discounts and benefits including a cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking, pension, generous holiday scheme, time off at Christmas, and early finishes on a Friday.

WHC Group is positive about disabled people. If you need help applying for this role, please contact the Human Resources department.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 20th April 2025.

Candidates with experience in roles such as Senior IT Technical Support, IT Systems Engineer, IT Systems Technician, Senior IT Engineer, Systems Administrator, Systems Support, 2nd and 3rd Line Support Engineer, Senior Network Support, Server Support Technician, Helpdesk Support, Senior IT Service Desk Technician, Software Engineer, Senior Helpdesk Support Technician, SQL, Oracle, and Fault Desk Engineer may also be considered for this role.