Standalone IT Support Engineer, M365 Admin, London, 45k

Castle Baynard

11 months ago

Applications closed

Standalone IT Support Engineer is required by an Interior Design Agency based in Central London and paying up to £45k following recent growth and a demand for there services. You will be joining this growing firm supporting around 50 users as they embark on some exciting and innovative projects to upgrade and update their IT Infrastructure as well as providing BAU Support.

This a standalone IT role responsible for the whole IT set up, you will report to the General Office Operations Manager, it is 50% BAU, you will be the IT "Go To" person for the whole company, you will advise on strategy security and future IT plans, this is a phenomenal role for someone who is looking for a stepping stone into IT Management, the job title is not IT Manager

Working in a Windows environment, the IT Desktop Engineer will be responsible for managing the daily BAU Support, setting up new users on the network, SQL Server maintenance along with other exciting projects they have planned in the pipelines.

Essential Experience

Strong experience working in a Windows environment supporting 1st -3rd Line problems

Microsoft 365
Azure
Autopilot
MS Teams
AutoCad
Active Directory,
Group Policy,
Exchange,
Intune,
SQL Servers,
Sharepoint
Network
Security Architecture,

Ideally you will have experience working in a media, marketing or design industry and have knowledge of image design software.

Should you match the above requirements, APPLY NOW

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