Deployed on-Site Lead Engineer - Fareham, Hampshire

Currently seeking a DV cleared Lead Engineer, to be based on site in Fareham, Hampshire, for a contract duration of 8 to 10 months.

DUE TO THEN ATURE OF THE ROLE AND THE TIME SCALE AND REQUIREMENTS ISSUED BY THE CLIENT, CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN ASKED TO HOLD CURRENT DV (DEVELOPED VETTING) SECURITY CLEARNACE FOR THIS ROLE.

Full job description attachedc for your consideration:

JOB DESCRIPTION INCLUDING DAY TO DAY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This support encompasses a pro-active and reactive approach to delivering solutions and processes, with maximum effect & efficiency to the team, and the customer.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

- Management, monitoring and administration of the Live environment
- Control upgrade and patches and new installation with consultation with training manager
- Lead and Direct technical escalation point for the Con II.
- Managing the day to day running of the HMS Collingwood
- Produce documentation, work procedures and processes for supporting the Training environment
- Act as point of contact for technical escalations. 
- Investigate, diagnose and resolve issues affecting the availability of training service, including root-cause analysis
- Ensure incidents are managed effectively using relevant toolsets
- Act as point of contact within the team for other support teams
- Ensure that all SLAs are adhered to in accordance with the contractual agreements
- Adhere to change management procedures as defined by ITIL processes
- Provide service improvement initiatives, alongside the work undertaken by system architects
- Attend/Conduct Meetings/Briefings as required. 
- Establish and maintain existing relationships with the extended ATLAS customer organizations and customer to ensure that performance and relationship issues are fully communicated and understood. 

REQUIRED SKILLS:

Essential:

- Must be self-motivated and determined
- Ability to work under pressure in a highly visible environment
- Flexible with work times, in order that any major problems are resolved in a timely manner
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Ability to communicate effectively with both internal/external customers
- Willingness to learn and develop skills
- Strong troubleshooting skills and good attention to detail
- In-depth working knowledge of Windows Server platforms (predominantly Windows Server 2003)
- Virtualisation (VMware)
- Active Directory/User Account management

Desirable:

- Unix (Solaris 10)
- Microsoft Exchange and LCS Messaging Support
- San Storage Management (NetApps)
- In-depth working knowledge of Desktop   Infrastructure.
- ITIL Foundation
- SQL Server Administration
- SharePoint Implementation and administration
- HP Radia software delivery tools
- Defence IT background including knowledge of the operational environment in which DII is deployed
- Experience/knowledge of Scripting language(s) and Windows Command Line utilities