Junior Network and Infrastructure Engineer

Brook Street are currently working on behalf of our Global IT client to recruit a Junior Network and Infrastructure Engineer. This is a contract position, based in Reading.

Role Overview

You will be responsible for assisting customers by working within the main UKinnovation team to help manage the operations and support the development of technically innovative solutions. This will include assisting in the design and implementation of suitable design, development and test environments based on our client’s products and technologies for both their consultancy and support teams.

As a candidate for this position you will be able to demonstrate:

* Support and implementation of infrastructure for software solutions. Solutions should ideally cover web sites, databases, messaging, or other similar solutions.
* Good knowledge of TCP/IP based networks, network protocols, DNS and other name resolution techniques.
* Provisioning servers, workstations, networks and storage hardware.
* Management of infrastructure environments including virtualisation technologies.
* Knowledge of network security design fundamentals.
* Web development and/or scripting skills (such as WMI Scripting using VBScript or Jscript)

Key Responsibilities:

* Provide management and operations support of core systems.
* Work within a small core team to understand the infrastructure requirements and then to assist in setting up appropriate environments for use by the team.
* Perform technical troubleshooting to a detailed level.
* Communicate with customers and stakeholders from multiple departments via email, phone and in-person.
* Solve technical problems, providing satisfactory and professional services.
* Take an active role in challenging and suggesting enhancements on existing processes and workflow.
* Develop personal knowledge on products and technologies related to the team scope.
* Help support the early sales cycle through the harvesting, management and reuse of existing solutions.

As a Brook Street contractor you will be entitled to 25 days holiday per annum, 8 days paid Bank Holidays, discounted gym membership, use of the onsite health facility, access to online learning and training, free parking and an excellent subsidised restaurant. In addition, subject to qualification criteria, you will have the potential opportunity to earn bonus.

Salary: Up to £36,000

Location: Reading

For more information on this role or to apply, please send your up to date CV to Charlotte West on charlotte.west. A covering letter will also be required detailing why you feel you are a suitable candidate for this role

Shortlisting Deadline: Friday 05/07/13 10.00am