Information Technology Support Engineer

IT Support Engineer Formula 1 - Factory Based Track support Northampton - 100% based on site Ongoing contract This amazing long-term contract role for an IT Support Engineer is a unique opportunity to showcase your expertise and skills with a world leading motorsport business, based in Brixworth, Northamptonshire. You will be a key member within the team and the person that secures this position will be crucial to the success of the team on its F1 and Advanced Engineering projects. The role is based 100% on site in Brixworth and will be responsible for factory based F1 track support. This role will include some factory-based track support of race weekends outside of normal working hours - There will be at least 10-15 weekends a year, and also an additional number of weekday late/night shift work. We're looking for a candidate who has good experience in 1st and 2nd line IT support and who may be able improve reliability and availability across the IT application and infrastructure landscape. Ideally, we're looking for a candidate with good knowledge and experience in: Enterprise application, middleware and infrastructure technologies Database support, administration and optimisation Capacity, performance and availability monitoring Security, vulnerability and malware threat prevention Therefor we need you to: Be skilled at…· Troubleshooting, problem solving and root cause analysis · Prioritisation and self-management · Support and optimization of in-house and bespoke applications · Adapting to change, learning quickly in a fast paced environment Demonstrate knowledge of… Enterprise application, middleware and infrastructure technologies (Vmware, DHCP, DNS, AD, DFS, GPO, M365, Entra AD, MDM) Database support, administration and optimisation (SQL) Capacity, performance and availability monitoring (SCOM) Security, vulnerability and malware threat prevention Strong networking knowledge. (LAN, WAN, WLAN) Success in this role will be if you… Step back and see the big picture and get involved in a ‘technical hands on way’, using your strong, current and broad ranging technical background to guide your instinct Actively encourage teamwork and knowledge sharing Deliver on operational and project based tasks, against demanding Service Level Agreements and challenging deadlines Deliver quality without compromising performance Be a strong point of escalation; seeing solutions that others can’t, and crucially, be keen to do so as quickly and efficiently as possible so that we can achieve our collective goals The roles require the ability to deliver on both operational and project activities, against deadlines and SLAs. Thus flexibility is essential in this position What you will get: Outstanding contract rate of pay Opportunity to join a multiple F1 championship winning engineering business with state of the art facilities including onsite subsidised restaurant, gym and parking Easy access to site Applications: Please apply with updated CV and details of current rate/salary and notice period. If you are shortlisted, you will be contacted prior to submission. However please contact Michael Sorfleet by email if you have any questions. Please note, these positions CANNOT support sponsorship If this role is not for you, but you know some who may be interested, please forward this email on to them. We do offer a referral scheme. Arden White is an equal opportunities employer. If you have any specific requirements or require assistance or reasonable adjustments to be made for you during the selection process due to disability or long-term health condition, we will do our best to assist you.