Desktop & Deployment Engineer

Job title: Desktop & Deployment Engineer
Location: Portsmouth
Duration: 12-18 months initially – 180 eligible work days over the first 12 months.
Day rate: £140-170 per day (Outside IR35)
Start date: ASAP, but can allow for 4 weeks notice
Standard hours: Monday to Friday, 8am-4pm
Role: We are assisting a successful IT consultancy with some key desktop projects in Portsmouth.
As Desktop & Deployment Engineer, you will be completing the refresh of smartphones, laptops and desktops, engaging with users on a daily basis.
We are looking to recruit an individual who possesses a good attitude and work ethic, so both junior and experienced candidates should apply.
Full training will be provided.

Duties

• Collection and unboxing of laptops, desktops and smartphones.
• Preparation of laptop and desktops builds e.g. Asset label printing, Finding correct MAC addresses.
• Laptop and desktop builds.
• Input of device details into the system as per requirements, putting devices on the build benches and building them off a USB stick.
• Once built, checking for all relevant applications.
• Deployment and device upgrades for laptops, desktops & smartphones, adding relevant applications to users new laptops and transferring all data.
• Updating the asset registry
• Assigning new devices and removing old devices.
• Wiping/removing drives, removing assets from all relevant systems and updating the returns process.

Requirements

• Possess IT knowledge, such as Desktop & Deployment experience or an IT apprenticeship / IT training courses (e.g. CompTIA)
• Personable, reliable, hard-working and honest
• Excellent customer service skills, comfortable supporting users face-to-face
• Driving Licence is a nice to have

This growing company offers a superb range of opportunities for individuals seeking to progress in their professional journey, in both technical and leadership roles, so please apply for further details.