Windows Engineer

Windows Engineer Location: Stevenage Rate: £67.57 - £74.32 per hour Umbrella Contract Length: 12 Months (Extension Possible) Clearance: Active DV Clearance Required Working Pattern: 100% Onsite We are currently…

Pay rate £70 – £75/hour
Contract type Contract
Posted 9 October 2026

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Windows Engineer

Location: Stevenage
Rate: £67.57 - £74.32 per hour Umbrella
Contract Length: 12 Months (Extension Possible)
Clearance: Active DV Clearance Required
Working Pattern: 100% Onsite
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Windows Engineer to join a leading organisation operating within a highly secure and complex technical environment.
This is an excellent opportunity to work within a critical infrastructure team, supporting and maintaining restricted Windows environments, providing expert technical support and contributing to the ongoing stability, security and performance of key systems.

Key Responsibilities

Provide BAU support, administration and configuration management across Windows infrastructure and workplace environments.
Plan and coordinate maintenance and patching activities.
Implement changes within Windows environments while minimising operational disruption.
Manage and maintain asset inventories, documentation and technical knowledge bases.
Resolve incidents and service requests in line with agreed SLAs.
Act as Tier 2 / Tier 3 support for complex Windows-related issues.
Support incident response, investigation, remediation and root cause analysis activities.
Monitor system performance, security and backups.
Respond proactively to monitoring alerts and system health issues.
Ensure compliance with security policies and best practices.
Work with internal stakeholders and third-party suppliers to maintain service excellence.

Essential Skills & Experience

Active DV Clearance.
Strong Windows Engineering experience across both infrastructure and workplace environments.
Hands-on expertise with Windows Server and Windows Operating Systems.
Experience supporting desktop applications.
Strong knowledge of virtualisation technologies, including VDI environments.
Experience with storage solutions.
Active Directory and Access Management expertise.

Interested?

If you don't tick every box, we'd still love to hear from you. Please Apply and we will be in touch.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Vertage Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

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