We're looking for a skilled and proactive IT 2nd Line Support Technician to join our friendly and forward-thinking IT team.
This is an exciting opportunity to work across a modern IT environment, providing advanced technical support and helping to deliver projects that enhance the digital experience for staff and students. From Microsoft 365 and Intune to cloud services, network infrastructure and device management, you'll play a key role in ensuring our systems remain reliable, secure and fit for the future.
You'll be the escalation point for complex technical issues, supporting a wide range of technologies including Microsoft 365, Intune, Windows Server, Active Directory, Entra ID, networking technologies and endpoint management solutions. You'll also contribute to IT projects, cybersecurity initiatives and continuous service improvement across the College Group.
What We're Looking For
- Proven experience in a 2nd Line IT Support role, with strong troubleshooting skills across hardware, software and cloud-based services.
- Experience with Microsoft 365, Intune/Endpoint Manager, Windows Server, Active Directory/Entra ID and endpoint management technologies.
- Knowledge of networking technologies including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP and enterprise network infrastructure.
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach with excellent organisational and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and customer service skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with staff and students.
If this sounds like you and you will enjoy working in a forward thinking, friendly, fast paced, changing environment with state of the art facilities, we would love to hear from you. In return, we offer a competitive salary, as well as staff benefits such a choice of two excellent pension schemes, a brilliant holiday package, free onsite parking and access to our fully equipped gym along with discounted in house Spa and Salon treatments.
- Applications will however be shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before this closing date. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. As much as we would love to respond to all applicants, due to the sheer volume of applications we receive we are unable to respond to all unsuccessful candidates.
Please refer to the attached Job Description, Person Specification and Competency Framework and apply using the button below.
Orbital South Colleges Group are committed to Equal Opportunities, encouraging applications from all sectors of the community to reflect our diverse student population. We are also committed to PREVENT and Safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Both College Campus’ are smoke-free zones.
As part of our pre-employment checks, successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS, references will be taken and evidence of all qualifications and awards will also be required before commencement of employment. Failure to do so may lead to offers being withdrawn.
Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK as we do not sponsor work permits, and work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.
