Senior IT Technician - WGSB - Watford - £27,608 Closed 23rd May 2022

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Job Description:

 

Full time, 37 hours per week, term time plus 5 weeks, Grade H8, actual salary £27,608 per annum

 

About Us:

 

Watford Grammar School for Boys is a high achieving school with Academy status. We are committed to developing and investing in our IT infrastructure and ensuring that systems and structures enhance the education of our students. All students in years 8-13 bring a digital device into school every day. As well as other benefits and wellbeing initiatives, our Admissions Policy prioritises children of staff.

 

About you:

 

We are looking for an individual with upwards of 5 years’ experience working in IT support, with experience of providing 1st, 2nd and 3rd line support. We are looking for a someone who can take ownership of problems but also is a team player who is able to provide support to students, teaching staff, fellow IT staff. The successful candidate should show excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate easily, clearly, and politely with end-users with various levels of IT literacy.

 

Essential attributes:

 

· Excellent technical and problem-solving skills

· Flexible and dynamic approach to work

· Highly motivated and willing to take ownership of problems

· Proactive, approachable and supportive, able to support and develop junior members of staff

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills

· Show a passion for IT and to stay up to date with emerging technologies

 

Desirable knowledge and experience:

· Active Directory, Group Policy, DHCP, DNS, WSUS, RDS, and network printing solutions

· Virtualisation technologies (We have Hyper-V)

· Microsoft 365

· Google Suite

· Windows server and desktop operating systems

· Server backup technologies (We have VEEAM and DPM)

· Configuring network switches, routers, and wi-fi systems

· Maintaining IT Security, Watchguard Firewall, Sophos Anti Virus

 

To Apply:

 

Further information is available on our website at https://www.watfordboys.org/48/jobvacancies. Completed application forms to Ian Cooksey, Headmaster, [email protected]. The school is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS Check. The closing date for applications is 9am Monday 23rd May 2022.

 

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Edited May 24, 2022 by alexani9