Senior IT Engineer

3 days a week on site in L1 Liverpool & Merseyside & 2 days remote - Must drive/ own a car - EDUCATION sector experience essential - 12 month FTC with a view to go permanent after the year - up to £40,000 + commission.

Server, Infrastructure, Networking, Cyber Security, M365, Helpdesk, Apple Devices.

An IT firm are looking for a IT Engineer (Support) with current or very recent experience within the Educational sector (Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, Academies, Universities or Colleges) to work in a hybrid model across Liverpool and Merseyside.

Contracted onsite support - minimum 3 days per week

Deliver contracted onsite IT support across the school client base - minimum three days per week on client sites as part of contracted service commitments. Primary contracted base is Liverpool City Centre (L1) with regular travel across Liverpool and Merseyside

Remaining two days per week spent on remote support, reactive client visits, and project delivery.

Skills & Tech

Minimum 4 years hands-on experience in a senior IT support or systems engineer role within education.

Ability to diagnose and resolve server failures independently - OS, hardware, RAID, and virtualisation

Strong Active Directory and Group Policy experience - real-world deployment and troubleshooting, not just basic administration

Hands-on cyber security experience - incident response, endpoint protection, web filtering, and Cyber Essentials

Confident with Microsoft 365 administration across the full suite

Solid networking knowledge - VLANs, managed switches, wireless, firewalls, and routing

Experience with MDM platforms - Mosyle, Jamf, Intune, or equivalent

Able to work completely independently - you do not need supervision to resolve complex technical problems

Full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle - client sites are spread across Liverpool and Merseyside

Strong communication skills - you can explain a complex technical issue to a headteacher clearly and calmly

Server, Infrastructure, Networking, Cyber Security, M365, Helpdesk, Apple Devices.

*Rates depend on experience and client requirements