Job summary

You will be actively involved in the delivery of technical support services to users, system owners and project managers ensuring the effective installation, operation and maintenance of the forcewide server and backup infrastructure estate.

Key skills required for this role

Active Directory , Linux , Microsoft Server

Important

Server and Backup Engineer

Job description

My client is one of the largest Police Forces in the UK and is based in the North of England who are currently in the process of expanding their Digital Policing Team.
As a result, they are currently seeking a Server and Backup Engineer to be actively involved in the delivery of technical support services to users, system owners and project managers.
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the delivery of an effective incident management process, liaising with system users to understand their technical issues and implementing solutions and workarounds for them
• Support lifecycle management tasks and activities, checking, patching and running update jobs on the server and backup environments
• To be involved in project activity, liaising with project managers to understand and deliver their specific server and backup needs associated with their project deliverables

REQUIREMENTS

• Demonstrable experience of working in a 2nd line support role in an operational environment, supporting and maintaining server, backup and data centres
• Demonstrable experience of administration and support of Active Directory
• Demonstrable experience of administering and supporting Server Operating systems, specifically Microsoft Server and/or Linux
• Demonstrable experience of administering and supporting backup and recovery platforms (ideally NetBackup)

This is a hybrid role with Office (Ponteland) and homeworking with a salary of up to £36,075