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Job Title: SC Cleared On Prem AD/Azure support specialist Location: Aldermaston, Reading. Potential hybrid agreements Salary: £56,525p/a Working hours: standard office hours British national only, this is due to the nature of the work and the clearances required. We are looking for customer-focused and enthusiastic Azure and Active Directory Specialist to join the company. You should have a genuine interest in solving IT issues and empathetic to customer needs and requirements. Day to day tasks include expert management and troubleshooting of Azure, Dev environments and Active Directory services and issues within a complex locked down System structure. You should possess good written and verbal communication skills, be willing to collaborate with the wider IT support teams and help us develop a strong partnership with our customers' IT Leadership. The successful candidate will be responsible in supporting a strategic change to the service model and implementing design documents and processes along with new statements of work. This will require working closely with the Operations Manager and Account Project Lead to define and implement a more agile and collaborative structure which is capable of blending BAU support with short term projects and ad-hoc requests, where scoped and agreed. This will be achieved by following Agile and ITIL Continuous Service Improvement methodologies. ESSENTIALS SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS: 5 years plus Azure Active Directory experience (Essential) Working Knowledge and implementation experience of Azure Dev Ops and Dev Test Labs Azure Virtual Desktop knowledge and implementation experience (Nerdio) Azure Cloud Infrastructure Knowledge Infrastructure as a Code (knowledge and implementation experience) (IaC) CI/CD pipelines knowledge and understanding ARM templates / Bicep (knowledge and implementation experience) Microsoft Tiered Model Knowledge and how this impacts different tiered environments Azure Role & Functional based Security Delegation and Layers and Role Based Access Control Azure Networking Experience Azure Firewalls Experience Azure Security including Conditional Access Policies and Multi Factor Authentication and Privileged Identity Management Azure Virtual Machine Management Azure Storage Experience Azure Monitoring and log analytics Azure Enterprise and ADFS Application Provisioning Active Directory Connect / sync and Active Directory Federation Services Azure PowerShell scripting Microsoft Windows Server 2016, 2019 and 2022 experience Comfortable working with a Hybrid Joined Active Directory environment Group Policy Management and Conditional Access Policy Management Experience DNS, DHCP Experience Working knowledge and understand of PKI Services Scripting experience using BAT, PowerShell, C# and VB Scripts Awareness of Change and Release Management Strong communication skills both written and verbal Self-motivated with a positive attitude and comfortable working with ambiguity Create Operational guides and High-Level/ Low-Level Designs Good knowledge of MS Endpoint Management Good knowledge of Office 365 and Exchange Online DESIRABLE SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS: Infrastructure Support experience/ background inc patching, backups and restores, Windows/Linux AD Sync and AD Connect Experience beneficial Azure Containers Azure Kubernetes Azure Endpoint Management / Intune Good knowledge across SCCM; WSUS; SCOM 2019; AGPM; Lumensions. ITIL Foundation certified with a broad experience across Service Management disciplines and Agile delivery Benefits: Development through Training/Certification Put through DV clearance (including tax allowance) potential hybrid working (home and onsite) Joining a strong team with a wealth of knowledge and experience If you have the skill required, apply now!!! "In applying for this position, you consent to your personal data being shared with the specified employer and for your details to remain with GTS for as long as is necessary to process your application. See our Privacy Notice for full information Global Technology Solutions is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Contract type: Permanent/ Full time Location: Reading Salary: £30,000 - £36,000 Hours: 8.00am - 4.30pm Benefits: Competitive Role overview Turn IT on are looking for an experienced Senior ICT Consultant who has a real flair for technology mixed with a passion for providing exemplary service to our customers. Join our South East team supporting schools and Trust in multiple locations around Reading, Surrey and Berkshire. You will be responsible for maintaining all IT hardware and services across the schools' sites as well as helping the schools improve the standard of their ICT provisions and enable them to deliver effective teaching and learning through ICT solutions. You will facilitate communication between your school and turn IT on keeping them up to date with what services turn IT on can offer and manage the accounts of your customers. You will be skilled in maintaining school computer equipment, installing new and existing software across the network, provide technical support for users and resolve identified technical problems. You will also have good level of competency of common user applications and an excellent level of experience of using Microsoft Office365. You will be passionate about IT with a strong technical background, be self-motivated and enjoy providing excellent customer service. This role requires you to be a team player, have strong communication and organisation skills along with a courteous manner with the ability to explain technical issues in layman's terms to our customers. The ideal candidate will ideally have at least 2-3 years' experience in working in a school environment. School Experience is required for this role. Must have full UK driving licence and Car. Must have good working knowledge of Apple products and iPads configuration as well as a good working knowledge of the Windows environment and Networking. You should be able to work independently and have an aptitude for problem solving and a proactive approach to identifying ways to improve services provided by your team. Responsibilities include: Resolve and manage any technical issues that impacts the running of the school's function by providing robust technical solutions Installation or repair of computers with standardised applications and networking software, diagnosing, and solving problems that develop in their operations. Respond to a wide range of technical duties associated with the computer network and desktop services, primarily in connection with existing installations and upgrading of these installations. (Desktop computers, iPads, printers, telephones, scanners, projectors, pa equipment, AV lecterns and hardware) The role is offered on a full-time, full year basis and successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS and safeguarding checks. Benefits: In return, we are offering a salary of between £30,000 - £36,000 negotiable for the right person. Benefits include pension scheme, electric/hybrid car scheme, cycle/ebike scheme, eye care voucher scheme, mental health first aid, employee assistance programme and employee recognition scheme. The Transforming Learning Group provides a comprehensive range of hands-on ICT and computing support, MIS support, GDPR services and consultancy and training. turn IT on, School ICT Services and SalamanderSoft. Between the three brands we provide services to over 5,000 schools across England and employ nearly 350 staff members. We put schools and their needs first, taking care of all their technological needs so that they can get on with teaching and learning. turn IT on is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. Happy to talk flexible working' Your data matters' You may also have experience in the following: Digital Transformation Consultant, ICT Solutions Architect, Senior Technology Analyst, Lead IT Consultant, Senior IT Project Manager, Principal IT Advisor, Senior IT Systems Analyst, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) REF-214054