Digital Systems Engineer (Permanent)

Salary: £43,000 - £55,000

Location: Northern Ireland (Driving licence essential)

We're working with a well-established organisation in Northern Ireland to recruit a Digital Systems Engineer on a permanent basis. This is a senior, hands-on technical role where you'll act as a key escalation point and play a big part in improving system resilience, security and service performance across the business.

The role

As a Digital Systems Engineer, you'll:

• Act as a 3rd line escalation point for complex technical issues
• Support and improve on-prem, cloud and hybrid environments
• Lead root cause analysis and prevent recurring incidents
• Administer and optimise Microsoft Azure & M365 (Entra ID, Intune, Exchange, Teams, SharePoint)
• Embed security-by-design across systems and changes
• Support infrastructure upgrades, automation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Provide occasional on-site support across multiple locations

What we're looking for

Essential:

• Minimum 5 years' experience in a senior systems / 3rd line role
• Strong experience with Windows Server, Azure, M365 and VMware
• Solid networking knowledge (TCP/IP, VPNs, modern architectures)
• Experience responding to security and infrastructure alerts
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation and stakeholder skills
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across NI

Desirable:

• ITIL Foundation or similar
• PowerShell / automation experience
• ERP system support experience
• SharePoint or SQL Server experience

Why apply?

• Permanent role with a salary of £43k-£55k
• Opportunity to work in a senior, influential technical role
• Exposure to modern cloud, security and infrastructure projects
• Stable organisation with a strong focus on continuous improvement

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