Location : Ashford
Job Description: Senior IT Technician
Job Type: Full time/Permanent (office based)
Salary: Dependent on experience

We are looking for a Senior IT Technician to join our Ashford based manufacturing client.

As a Senior IT Technician, you will be responsible for managing and maintaining the IT infrastructure, systems, and applications that support manufacturing operations.

Duties include:

• Multi-site Active Directory Administration.
• VMWare & Veeam Maintenance & Monitoring.
• Office 365 Administration.
• SAN & NAS Administration.
• Level 2 & 3 switches.
• Router & Firewall Configuration & Maintenance.
• Administration & Maintenance of Multi-site Telephone System.
• Troubleshooting software and network issues when they arise.
• Liaising with 3rd parties when necessary.
• Network & Cyber Security.
• Install, configure, upgrade and maintain business critical systems and IT assets, such as laptops, network equipment, servers, printers, mobile phones and enterprise applications.
• Manage the administration of all Business critical systems.
• Monitor and manage Business critical assets and system performance to ensure high-availability, data integrity and business continuity.
• Collate and maintain System Documentation.
• Provide on-premise and remote 1st and 2nd line IT Support for all users across the multiple business sites
• Review, manage, update and maintain the accuracy of IT assets and critical systems information within the business assets and systems registry database
• Work closely with the IT Manager to support and enhance the organisation
• Implement, monitor and manage the business access control and acceptable use policies and procedures.
• Monitor and manage IT and network assets' end point security
• Implement, monitor and manage the business back-up and business continuity policies and controls.
  
  

Experience required:

• C#, ASP.Net or VB Net, SQL, Visual Studio, HTML, CSS, jQuery/JavaScript.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes is preferred but not essential
• Previous experience in a similar role is essential
• Work well under pressure and independently if required.