Windows Engineer (Stevenage)

Role : Wintel Engineer – Windows Server Support

Location : Stevenage (On-site)

Salary : £45,000 – £52,500 + bonus + benefits

Security Clearance : SC – Security Check (must be willing to undergo Developed Vetting clearance)

Interviews : One stage, remote

We are supporting a major consultancy on a high-priority programme, seeking up to three Wintel Engineers to join their infrastructure team based in Stevenage. This is a key technical support role, offering a blend of hands-on system administration, user support, and occasional project work.

The role is fully on-site to begin with, due to the sensitive nature of the work. However, hybrid flexibility may be introduced depending on project phases.

What’s in it for you?

• No on-call work — zero weekend or out-of-hours support
• Choice of shifts : 7am–3:30pm or 3pm–11pm
• Project exposure alongside BAU ticket resolution
• Strong career progression and certification support
• Competitive benefits package including pension, healthcare, and discretionary bonus
• Optional overtime for those who want to earn more

What you’ll be doing:

As a Wintel Engineer, you'll be responsible for providing advanced support across a large Windows-based environment, supporting both physical and virtual infrastructure. You’ll work alongside a collaborative team of 7 engineers, with four in Stevenage and others in Bristol and Bolton.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support and administration of Windows Server environments
• Management of Windows OS (primarily Windows 10/11)
• Maintenance and troubleshooting of Active Directory
• Working with VMware for virtualisation tasks
• Performing physical server builds, racking, and maintenance
• Responding to incidents and fulfilling service requests
• Contributing to ongoing service improvement and occasional project deployments
• Collaborating with wider teams and maintaining relationships with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Your background:

We’re looking for candidates with strong hands-on experience in enterprise IT support and Windows infrastructure.

Essential:

• Windows Server support & administration
• Desktop support for Windows 10/11
• Active Directory administration
• VMware support
• Backup tools (tool agnostic)
• Previous experience working on a service desk using tools such as ServiceNow, Jira, Freshdesk etc
• Experience with physical server builds (racking and cabling)

Desirable:

• Linux OS support/admin
• Scripting (PowerShell, Python, CLI)
• Networking fundamentals (DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, Cisco)
• Familiarity with tools like Exchange, SQL Server, Skype for Business

Security Clearance

Active SC clearance is preferred; however, candidates eligible for SC and willing to progress to Developed Vetting (DV) will be considered. SC clearance is currently taking approximately 5–7 weeks to complete.

If you're a hands-on infrastructure support professional looking for a secure, well-structured environment with plenty of progression opportunities and zero on-call stress, we’d love to hear from you.

Reference : AMC/JW/WES1