Lead software engineer Work, Jobs in Hadleigh, Ess (with Salaries)

IT Second Line Engineer FTC 2 Years
Kent Fire and Rescue Service —Maidstone
- £37,478 - £42,104 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Windows
- Microsoft Office
- SharePoint
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
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Motorsport Calibration Senior Engineer
J&T Business Consulting —Basildon
- £95,000 a year
- Engineering
- Data analysis skills
- Master's degree
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Principal Manufacturing Engineer- Digital
Leonardo UK Ltd —Basildon
- £53,269 - £60,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- ERP systems
- Agile
- IT
- Flexible schedule
- Referral programme
AI Solutions Architect / Engineer
PHINIA —Gillingham
- Full-time
- Computer Science
- Engineering
- System design
Project Manager
MKE Engineering Group —Sittingbourne
- £50,000 - £60,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Word
- Civil engineering
- Microsoft Excel
14d
Facilities Manager
The Cornerstone Group —Gravesend
- £30,000 - £35,000 a year
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- Supervising experience
- Organisational skills
- Free parking
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PLC Project Engineer
South East Water —Snodland
- Up to £61,800 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Maintenance
- Programmable logic controllers
- Continuous improvement
- Annual leave
1d
Experienced .NET Engineer
Influential Software —Maidstone
- Full-time
- Microsoft Access
- Azure
- AWS
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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Electrical Manager
Array Electrics Limited —Hatfield Peverel
- £40,000 - £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Supervising experience
- Organisational skills
- Leadership
- Free parking
- Flexitime
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Service Engineer
Teledyne Technologies Inc. —West Malling
- Full-time
- Oracle
- Customer service
- English
14d
Graduate Structural Engineer (Building Structures)
Frankham —Sidcup
- Full-time
- Annual leave
- Work from home
Electrical Manager
Cream M&E Solutions —Chelmsford
- £40,000 - £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Supervising experience
- Organisational skills
- Leadership
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Project Engineer - Vacuum Tubes
Teledyne Technologies Inc. —Chelmsford
- Full-time
- AutoCAD
- Maintenance
- Assembly
Electrical Project Manager
Primech Building Services —Gillingham
- Full-time
- Project management
- First Aid Certification
- In-person
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Structural Engineer (Building Structures)
Frankham —Sidcup
- Full-time
- Annual leave
- Work from home
Lead Mechanical Engineer
Veolia ES Plastics UK Limited —Dagenham
- Up to £53,125 a year
- Maintenance
- Programmable logic controllers
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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9d
Senior Planner
Kier Group —Witham
- Part-time
- Contracts
- Flexible schedule
5d
Pressure Tester
Veriflo Limited —Dartford
- Weekend availability
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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Contracts Manager
Primech Building Services —Gillingham
- Management
- Engineering
- Microsoft Office
- Annual leave
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Software Ops / Product Implementation Lead
Boost inc —London
- Project management
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IT Second Line Engineer FTC 2 Years

Kent Fire and Rescue Service -
Maidstone

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Job details

Full-time | Fixed term contract
£37,478 - £42,104 a year
9 days ago

Benefits

Free parking
Health & wellbeing programme
Company pension
Work from home
Enhanced maternity leave
Sick pay
On-site parking

Qualifications

GCSE
Microsoft Exchange
Windows
Microsoft Office
IT support
SharePoint
IT
Communication skills
Help desk

Full job description

Job title: IT 2nd Line Engineer– FTC 2 Years

Location: Service Headquarters, Tovil, Maidstone, ME15 6XB – Hybrid working with minimum 3 days per week in the office(with travel countywide, based on needs)

Hours: 2 Year Contract - Full Time – 37 Hours per Week

Pension: Automatic membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme – career average pension scheme with 17.5% employer contribution

Holidays: In addition to entitlement to bank/ public holidays you will receive 31 days holiday

Base Salary: £37,478 - £42,104 per annum depending on experience

Reference: R001055

Closing Date: 28th July 2026

Being a part of Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Everyone is unique. Everyone has value. Everyone helps to make Kent Fire and Rescue Service a great place to work. We are one team. Together with our customers we are creating a safer future for Kent and Medway.

Being an IT Second Line Engineer

The Helpdesk are essential to KFRS, providing support to circa 1500 staff, from operational fire-fighters to senior managers, supporting approximately 57 KFRS locations across Kent, plus mobile workers and working from home.

This role will provide high level second line ITIL Compliant IT Helpdesk service to Kent Fire and Rescue, including user support and cover for other technical services.

They will act as a lead in “day to day” support for first line and second line colleagues, utilising their advanced knowledge in supported products such as Microsoft Operating Systems and Office. They will work on complex escalations from the first line, supporting as needed to ensure the Helpdesk is covered.

Working with a variety of staff across the organisation there will be no two days the same. As well as enjoying new challenges in your work, there will also be opportunities to expand your own learning.

What you’ll do:

Provide 2nd line support to internal staff helping to resolve incidents via ticket system and by giving telephone base support.
Escalating as appropriate and closing tickets when the user is satisfied.
Provide detailed advice and guidance to all users about systems, products and services available to them.
Supporting and maintaining the desktop operating systems and general maintenance of all IT related hardware and software.
Support occasional project work with the ability to research and take responsibility for the completion.
Where necessary, undertake the Technical Support role, including travelling to stations to resolve system and technical issues

What you’ll bring

IT qualification (e.g. GCSE/A level in IT, HNC/HND in Computer Sciences, Microsoft certification etc)
Good communication skills and empathy towards non-technical customers.
Previously worked in an IT Help Desk environment.
Experience supporting following systems desirable:
PCs and Laptops
MS Office, MS Exchange, MS Windows, MS 365
Intranet/Internet
Operational systems (e.g. Mobile data terminals)
Networks
Telephony etc.
SharePoint Online
Problem solving skills including problem identification and diagnosis.
Ability to learn new software/hardware in depth quickly, taking responsibility for own development and improvement.

How to apply

Please complete an online application and CV by midnight on 28th July 2026 via this link:

https://ce0013li.webitrent.com/ce0013li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/etrec179gf.open?WVID=88103581k3&LANG=USA&VACANCY_ID=793363CrLU

Interviews will take place on shortly after, dates to be confirmed.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy upon receiving a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this role, we recommend that you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We know that great minds don’t think alike, so we rely on diverse thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and backgrounds to create the best working environment that we can possibly offer.

Kent Fire and Rescue Service, its employees and volunteers, are committed to safeguarding, protecting and supporting children, young people and adults at risk. As part of our safer recruitment process, we will undertake pre-employment checks to verify your suitability for the role. These checks will include your references and a standard or enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Enhanced DBS check with barred lists are carried out for roles with direct and unsupervised access to children, young people and adults at risk. Risk assessments will be undertaken on any disclosures identified as part of the pre-employment checks.

As a Public Sector organisation with added responsibilities under the Equality Act, 2010 the candidate must demonstrate an understanding of what is meant by Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and how this fits in with their everyday work.

Pay: £37,478.00-£42,104.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension
Enhanced maternity leave
Free parking
Health & wellbeing programme
On-site parking
Sick pay
Work from home

Experience:

IT Support: 1 year (preferred)

Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Maidstone ME15 6XB

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