Job Title: Junior Infrastructure Engineer
Location: Hulme, Manchester
Salary: £31,219 - £33,325 per annum depending on experience (SFCA Support Staff pay spine points 17 - 19)
Job Type: Permanent, Full time
Closing Date: 12th August 2024 at 12:00 midday
We are seeking a motivated and passionate IT professional to join our Cross-College IT department as a Junior Infrastructure Engineer. You will collaborate with our IT and software development teams to deliver improvements to our IT infrastructure through project work across our on-premises and public cloud (Azure and AWS) environments whilst receiving on-the-job training.
Key responsibilities include driving cloud adoption, automating processes (PowerShell, Bash, Ansible, Terraform, Git, GitLab CI/CD), architecting and managing robust and secure systems, supporting containerised application deployments, managing SaaS cloud services including Microsoft 365, Entra ID, and Intune, providing internal environment support to our IT and software development teams, contributing to the upkeep of comprehensive infrastructure documentation, and working alongside the IT support team to bring escalated end-user support tickets to a prompt and effective resolution.
You will deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot servers, endpoints, and applications running on both Linux and Windows as well as physical infrastructure including servers, switches, firewalls, web filters, and wireless APs. Some of these applications are developed in-house by the software development team.
The ideal candidate is self-motivating, with a strong technical foundation. You'll be working in a dynamic team where continuous learning is essential, and we seek an individual who can thrive in this environment, demonstrating problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to challenges.
You will expand your skill set across our diverse and growing technology stack with guidance from our Lead Infrastructure & DevOps Engineer and the wider IT teams. This role promotes professional and personal development; you'll be supporting the mission of the college and contributing to the success of our students by ensuring a continued excellent service provision.
About you:
You will be a motivated and passionate IT professional who will be able to work independently and collaborate with out IT and software development teams. You will be self-motivated and have strong technical knowledge which means that you will have a proactive approach to challenges.
About Us:
Loreto Sixth Form College has been awarded a second consecutive outstanding rating in all areas under the latest framework in our December 2022 inspection. Ofsted noted "Leaders place a very high priority on staff mental health and wellbeing including workload. For example, staff can access counselling services, chaplaincy support, and the employee assistance programme", Loreto strives for excellence in staff and students alike, ensuring "Students benefit from an inclusive learning environment that celebrates their individual contributions to the college."
Loreto Sixth Form College is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders including volunteers are subject to appropriate vetting procedures as outlined in Part 3 of DfE, Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 (Appendix 1), this includes a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced with barred list information check and any other relevant checks with statutory bodies.
Supporting Statement:
In your supporting statement we ask you to outline why you are interested in the role and how you feel you are suited to it with reference to the criteria in the person specification. This is part of the application process and therefore will be assessed. You must tell us how you meet the criteria listed.
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Candidates with the experience and relevant job titles of: VMWare, Microsoft Servers, Senior IT Technical Support, IT Systems Engineer, IT Systems Technician, Infrastructure Engineer, Senior IT Engineer, 3rd Line Support Engineer, Senior Network Support, Server Support Technician may also be considered for this role.