IT Systems Development Engineer
The Sixth Form College Colchester, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1SN27 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st September 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter
Closing date
18 August 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
17 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- IT support
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £38,420.00 - £45,670.00 Annually (Actual)
IT Systems Development Engineer job summary
IT Systems Development Engineer
37 hours per week, full year - not term time only
Salary: £38,420 to £45,670 per annum (pay award pending) dependant on levels of knowledge, skills, relevant qualifications and experience
We are looking to appoint an IT Systems Development Engineer to join the small, busy IT Department at this large sixth form college.
Purpose of the Post
The post offers the opportunity for a suitably skilled and experienced individual to work closely with the Director of Systems and a team of colleagues, providing support and maintenance for the College network and IT systems, developing services and infrastructure for onsite and cloud systems to improve the efficiency and security of the College IT systems.
As a part of the well-integrated and supportive IT Support team, you will be integral to delivering the tools and infrastructure to enable your colleagues to provide an outstanding education for young people so you will see the impact of your work across the College in real time on a daily basis.
The College is a dynamic and exciting workplace. No two days will be the same, so the post suits someone with the flexibility, creativity and enthusiasm to meet the challenges that arise.
The ideal candidate will enjoy exploring technologies to their optimum performance and security. An individual looking for the freedom to tackle challenges with their own expression, while still meeting the requirements of security certifications, will excel in this role.
Ideally the successful candidate will take up post as soon as possible. Whilst an on-site presence will be required to meet College needs (i.e., holiday/absence cover) this post lends itself to the option of flexible/remote working.
Person Specification
Essential:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to prioritise your own workload
- Ability to work alone as well as part of a team
Familiarity with some of the following technologies:
- Windows Server administration
- Windows Active Directory
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Microsoft Azure
- DevOps tools
- Windows infrastructure services
- IIS
Knowledge and experience of at least one of the following languages:
- PowerShell
- Windows batch scripting
- VBScript - or another relevant language
Experience of any of the following would be helpful:
- SQL Server administration
- VDI (VMware Horizon View)
- MySQL/Postgres Server administration
- Backup Technologies (Veeam)
- RADIUS
- Microsoft Hyper-V
- Linux Server administration (Ubuntu)
- Network switch management
- Print Management (Papercut)VMWare ESX/VSphere
Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintenance of the College identity systems
- Maintenance and configuration of hypervisor and virtual machines
- Assist with the introduction of new software products as adopted by the College
- Configuration of systems to meet College and awarding bodies requirements for security
- Maintain and test the College backup infrastructure to ensure it is performing without issues and is sufficient to meet the requirements of the College
- Ensure that fault and change requests are recorded on the College help desk and are dealt with in a realistic time frame
- Support the Data Protection Officer in ensuring the College is legally compliant with UK GDPR regulations
Responsible to: Director of IT Services
Special conditions / Points to note
- The purpose of the job description is to indicate the general level of duties and responsibility of the post. The detailed duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character or level of responsibility entailed
- All duties must be carried out in accordance with relevant Health and Safety legislation and good practice.
- The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
- The post holder is required to work in accordance with both organisational and personal responsibilities for data protection as outlined in College policy documents.
If you wish to discuss further before completing your application, please contact us at humanresources@colchsfc.ac.uk leaving your contact details and we will give you a call.
Closing Date: Monday 18th August 2025, 12 noon
Applications will be assessed as they are received and interviews may take place at any time thereafter, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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- School type
- Academy, ages 16 to 99
- Education phase
- Sixth_form_or_college
- School size
- No information available
- Age range
- 16 to 99
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- School website
- The Sixth Form College Colchester website
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