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Looking for Support Engineer jobs in Southampton? Explore the latest IT support engineer vacancies in Southampton on Haystack. Whether you’re an experienced support engineer or just starting your tech career, find roles that match your skills with competitive salaries and great companies in the Southampton area. Start your job search today and take the next step in your IT support career!
IT Support Technician
Trusted Technology Partnership
Ringwood
Hybrid
Graduate - Junior
£24,000
RECENTLY POSTED
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

Location: Ringwood, Hampshire, + Hybrid Home Working

Salary: £25,077 + Profit Share + Benefits

Hours: 37.5 hours per week; Full-Time

The Role

You will be taking calls from customers and helping to resolve their IT issues; you will be the first point of contact for our customers. This is a fantastic career opportunity for someone wanting to start a career in IT Support. You will be resolving incidents using your own initiative, knowledge and problem-solving skills, using remote support tools to remotely solve and fix issues, keeping customers up to date throughout the incident life cycle.

Skills & Experience

To succeed in this role, you will require a strong enthusiasm for IT, a willingness to develop skills in troubleshooting and problem-solving, and the ability to deliver exceptional customer service.

This role is subject to a clear standard DBS check being received.

The Package:

  • Ongoing training and support
  • Role-specific training is available through Microsoft Learn
  • Company Profit Share (first £3,600 is tax free)
  • 22 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
  • Birthday as additional paid leave
  • Additional paid leave (dependent on company performance)
  • Company sick pay policy
  • Pension Scheme
  • Private Medical Insurance including dental
  • Free Parking
  • Hybrid Working
  • Progression opportunities
  • Fresh fruit, the occasional pizza and a posh coffee machine!

Trusted Technology Partnership

Trusted Technology Partnership is specialist provider of IT Infrastructure and Support Services for over 25 years.

We are an Employee Ownership Trust, a growing company and a recent winner of the South Coast Tech Awards, Leadership Team of the Year 2023.

Our core services include support desk, on-site engineering, project management and delivery, storage and logistics, and technical consultancy.

We encourage our colleagues to progress, including into other teams and departments.

Join our friendly company with a great team and positive company culture. We offer hybrid working at home and in our purpose-built office.

Support Analyst
Spectrum IT Recruitment
Winchester
Hybrid
Junior - Mid
£28,000 - £33,000
RECENTLY POSTED

IT Support Engineer required to support internal users across 1st & 2nd line. The company are looking for a skilled IT Support Engineer to support their head office and satellite sites with a range of IT issues.

This would be an excellent opportunity for an experienced 1st line engineer looking to step up to 2nd line or an established 2nd line support engineer looking for room to grow and take on more responsibility in a dynamic and technically challenging environment. The company are going through a period of growth and transformation which is expected to continue into 2026 and this role would offer plenty of training and progression opportunities.

The position offers scope for progression, training opportunities, an excellent company culture and a starting salary up to £33,000 based on experience.

Skill Requirements

Active Directory
Windows Server
Windows 11
Office 365 supportNice to have’s

Exposure to network support
Azure knowledge (commercial or through online courses)The company are working to a hybrid approach so you will be in the office twice a week and from home the rest.

If you are looking to be part of a fast-moving, interesting business, at a time of growth then please apply to this advert or email your CV direct to

All candidates applying must be eligible to work in the UK without restrictions and able to commute to the Winchester area twice a week.

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy

ESEL Installer
TXP
Multiple locations
In office
Graduate - Junior
£180/day - £220/day
RECENTLY POSTED
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE
  • Pay rate: Up to £200/night (outside IR35 Dependent on specific project scope)
  • Location: UK-wide
  • Working hours: Primarily night shifts

Join our growing dynamic team of ESEL installers!

Are you ready to launch a hands-on career working with the latest innovation in retail technology? TXP is offering an exciting opportunity to be trained on the installation of Electronic Shelf Labels (ESELs), joining a team installing these across Tier 1 retail stores nationwide. No experience? No problem - we’ll give you all the training you need to succeed!

If you enjoy fixing things, love working with your hands, and looking for a new challenge in 2026, this could be the perfect fit for you.

About the Role

As a retail installer/retail merchandiser, you’ll be supporting the rollout of Electronic Shelf Edge Labels (ESELs) across retail stores nationwide. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a cutting-edge retail technology project, ensuring installations are completed accurately and efficiently while delivering an excellent customer experience.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Travel to retail sites across the UK to install ESEL systems.
  • Follow detailed installation plans and scripts for precise setup.
  • Conduct site surveys and verify installation accuracy.
  • Maintain high standards of quality and compliance throughout the process.
  • Represent the company professionally and provide outstanding customer service.

Training

We’ll fully support you from day one with hands-on experience, and on-the-job training, as well as providing supporting documentation for you to keep for future reference. We will also have an experienced Team Leader on site for extra training and support if needed.

What You’ll Need

We’re looking for people who are:

  • Passionate about customer service
  • Interested in hands-on problem-solving
  • Hold a full UK driving licence, have a reliable vehicle and a willingness to travel
  • Able to work night shifts and adapt to flexible schedules
  • No previous experience is required - just a great attitude and a willingness to learn!

What’s In It for You?

Pay: Up to £200/night (outside IR35 subject to project scope) + travel allowance

Training: Full training and on-boarding provided

Consistent work: Flexible shifts available throughout 2026

Opportunity to work on a high-profile retail technology project.

Ready to Apply?

Apply today and be part of a team that’s transforming the retail experience across the UK!

Digital Radio Engineer (DMR)
Meridian Business Support
Eastleigh
In office
Mid
£40,000
RECENTLY POSTED
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

Job Title: Digital Radio Engineer (DMR)
Location: Oldham / Northern Region
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Recruiter: Meridian Business Support

Overview

Meridian Business Support is recruiting for an experienced and motivated DMR Radio Engineer to join a growing technical team working across the Northern region (Supporting their Head Office in Hampshire).
This role supports a diverse customer base, providing delivery, installation, maintenance, and technical support for communication, security, and technology systems.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys hands-on technical work, varied environments, and involvement in high-profile events and projects.

What Youll Do

  • Install, commission & maintain equipment
  • Provide remote & onsite technical support
  • Complete surveys, reports & documentation
  • Support events (some weekend work)
  • Join a 24/7 call-out rota

What Youll Need

  • Strong technical mindset & customer focus
  • Valid UK driving licence
  • Basic IT networking knowledge (desirable)
  • Ability to work to tight deadlines
  • Essential: Strong working knowledge of Motorola Digital Mobile Radio (DMR)
  • Desirable: Experience with Hytera, Icom, Kirisun and/or Caltta radio systems.
  • Flexible with travel & occasional overnight stays

Salary & Benefits

  • £35,000£40,000 DOE
  • Company van + fuel card
  • Overtime available
  • Overnight allowance when working away from home
  • Laptop, phone & uniform
  • Pension, Death in Service, 23 days holiday

How to Apply - apply here or contact Emma at Meridian Business Support

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Meridian Business Support is acting as an employment business on behalf of our client.

3rd Line IT Service Desk Engineer
GET STAFFED ONLINE RECRUITMENT LIMITED
Hampshire
In office
Mid - Senior
Private salary
RECENTLY POSTED

Whiteley

Full-Time, Permanent

Are you an experienced IT professional looking for your next challenge? Our client is on the lookout for a talented 3rd Line IT Engineer to join their growing vibrant and collaborative Service Desk team. You’ll be working alongside a close-knit group of four skilled Engineers who are passionate about delivering exceptional support and solving problems together and independently.

As a member of their team, you’ll have the opportunity to mentor and guide Junior Engineers, helping them grow while making a real impact on the team’s success. They’re all about fostering a supportive environment, and they fully invest in your growth with tailored training, progression plans, and plenty of opportunities to advance your career.

While you’ll be part of a fast-paced, customer-focused environment, they’re committed to giving you the tools and support you need to thrive. As part of the role, there is an on-call rotation once a month.

If you’re ready to bring your expertise to a place that values your growth and development, they’d love to hear from you!

Benefits of working for Our Client:

  • A competitive salary.
  • Training opportunities set out with a clear training structure.
  • Progressive working environment with access to voice your opinions to decision makers.
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
  • Your birthday off.
  • Flexi health plan cover and access to a range of Health Benefits.
  • IT Purchasing Scheme.
  • Company Pension.
  • An active Social Committee who plans monthly competitions and events.
  • A brilliant breakout room with free breakfast and a pool table.

Join a Trusted Partner for Transformative Managed Technology.

Experts in Managed IT, Cyber Security and Communications solutions, our client is on a mission to help small and medium-sized enterprises leverage business technology to achieve their goals.

Partnership-focused with a deep and deliberate understanding of customers’ strategic goals, their in-house teams tailor their services to suit every client’s unique requirement and drive business growth.

Through comprehensive offerings, broad technical knowledge and excellent customer service, they ensure your business-critical IT and Communications systems work seamlessly in the background, unleashing you to fulfil your targets.

Duties and Responsibilities of Our Client’s 3rd Line IT Service Desk Engineer:

  • Advanced Technical Support: Provide expert-level technical support to address complex issues escalated from lower tiers (1st and 2nd line support). This may involve troubleshooting hardware, software, and network-related problems.
  • Incident Management: Take ownership of escalated incidents, ensuring they are resolved efficiently and effectively within agreed-upon service level agreements.
  • Problem Management: Identify underlying root causes of recurring incidents and implement long-term solutions to prevent their recurrence. Conduct thorough root cause analysis and document findings for future reference.
  • Change Management: Assess and implement changes to IT systems and infrastructure, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
  • Technical Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation.
  • Customer Support: Interface with external vendors and third-party service providers to resolve technical issues and procure necessary hardware or software.
  • Training and Mentoring: Provide guidance and support to Junior Engineers and support staff.
  • On Call: There is an expectation to be on call once a month.

Your Previous Experience:

  • Microsoft Windows desktop and server configuration and support experience.
  • Microsoft Exchange On Prem and Online configuration and support experience.
  • Terminal server environment configuration and support experience (Citrix, AVD, RDS).
  • Active Directory configuration and administration.
  • Strong knowledge and understanding of Group Policy.
  • Strong general networking skills (CLI, Subnetting, NAT).
  • Good understanding of DNS.
  • Router configuration and support experience (Cisco, HP, Draytek).
  • Firewall configuration and support experience (Watchguard, SonicWALL).
  • HP ProLiant and Dell PowerEdge Server Hardware support experience.
  • VMware and Hyper V support experience (VCP an advantage).
  • Storage technologies (NAS, NetApps, Synology).
  • Strong understanding of Office 365.
  • Strong understanding of Microsoft Azure.
  • Strong understanding of Microsoft Intune.
  • Strong understanding of SSL Certificates.

Essential Skills:

  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Organisational skills.
  • Results driven with a proven track record.
  • Team player.
  • Self-motivated and proactive.
  • Ability to be resilient and to work under pressure.

Apply today.

IT Service Manager
GET STAFFED ONLINE RECRUITMENT LIMITED
Ringwood
Hybrid
Mid - Senior
£30,000 - £33,000
RECENTLY POSTED

Position: Service Manager

Location: Ringwood, Hampshire + Hybrid home working

Salary: £30 – £33k DOE + Benefits + Company Profit Share

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

The Role

As a Service Manager, you will be part of an established service management team responsible for the day to day operation of business as usual support services. This includes allocating tasks, maintaining contractual KPI commitments, producing customer reports, and serving as an escalation point for both internal and external stakeholders. In addition, you will analyse operational data and metrics contributing to the problem management process to identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities for service improvement.

You will also hold line management responsibilities, supporting and developing a team of Support Desk Engineers to ensure daily operations run effectively and organisational objectives are achieved.

Duties Include:

  • Maintain oversight of incident, requests and problem lifecycles, including service level management.
  • Interpret data, identifying meaningful trends, uncover problems and highlight opportunities for improvement.
  • Line management responsibilities for support desk colleagues.
  • Management of major incidents tickets, ensuring tickets are aligned to the existing processes and lifecycle.
  • Responsible for the management of customer escalations.
  • Ownership of priority 1 and 2 tickets, following defined processes and ensuring priority tickets are managed through to resolution.

Skills and Experience:

  • Experience and knowledge of utilising ITIL v3/v4 best practice.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
  • Ability to prioritise workload, balancing multiple demands while maintaining service quality.
  • Willingness to learn and succeed.
  • Experience managing SLAs and KPIs to ensure consistent, high quality service delivery.

The role is subject to a standard clear DBS being received. Some travel to customer sites may be involved, so you must have a full UK driving license.

The Package:

  • Company Profit Share (first £3,600 is tax free).
  • 22 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service.
  • Birthday as additional paid leave.
  • Additional paid leave (dependent on company performance).
  • Company sick pay policy.
  • Pension Scheme.
  • Private Medical Insurance including Dental.
  • Free Parking.
  • Hybrid Working.
  • Progression opportunities.
  • Fresh fruit, the occasional pizza and a posh coffee machine!

Our Client

Our client has been a specialist IT Infrastructure and Support Services provider for over 25 years.

They are an Employee Ownership Trust – a growing company. They are proud winners of Best Place to Work award and overall winner of the Ringwood Business Awards 2024.

Their core services include support desk, on-site engineering, project management and delivery, storage and logistics, and technical consultancy.

They encourage progression within their organisation for their colleagues, offering opportunities in other teams and departments.

Join their friendly company, where a great team and a positive culture await you.

Test Engineer
Orion Electrotech Manufacturing
Fareham
In office
Junior - Mid
£40,000
RECENTLY POSTED
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

Position: Test Engineer
Location: Fareham
Type: Full-Time
£40-45k

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Test Engineer to join our production team. This role plays a vital part in ensuring high-quality output by carrying out complex production testing and in-depth diagnostics on both new builds and returned assemblies.

If you enjoy problem-solving, working with electronics, and ensuring products meet strict quality standards, this role could be a great fit for you.


Key Responsibilities of the Test Engineer

  • Perform PCBA testing in line with provided work instructions and test procedures.
  • Diagnose faults down to component level on assemblies that fail testing.
  • Verify completed work for compliance before releasing to the next stage.
  • Accurately record job history and maintain route card information.
  • Proactively highlight issues that may impact delivery timelines or quality.
  • Follow all Health & Safety, quality, housekeeping, and environmental procedures.
  • Liaise closely with Engineering, Production, and other internal departments as required.

Qualifications & Requirements of the Test Engineer

  • Strong knowledge of IPC-A-610 and IPC J-STD-001 standards.
  • Ability to read and interpret complex drawings, schematics, and work instructions.
  • Understanding of ESD controls.
  • Awareness of AS9100 and ISO9001 quality standards.

Skills & Attributes of the Test Engineer

  • Excellent communication skills written, verbal, and IT-based.
  • Confident using PCs and tablets in a production environment.
  • Motivated with strong time-management skills.
  • Calm, methodical, and able to work well under pressure.

Apply now for the Test Engineer role!

Audio Visual Commissioning Engineer, AV, VC, Control Rooms
AV Jobs
Stockbridge
Hybrid
Mid - Senior
£50,000
RECENTLY POSTED
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

The Opportunity

As an Audio Visual Commissioning Engineer at this award winning integrator, you will be responsible for ensuring that audio-visual solutions are flawlessly integrated, thoroughly tested, and fine-tuned to meet clients’ unique requirements.

You will collaborate closely with design, installation, and project management teams to ensure that every AV system is fully optimized, dependable, and user-friendly. Work will be both a mixture of in-house and works on customers’ premises.

Key Responsibilities:

System Commissioning:
Execute comprehensive system commissioning and testing to setup and verify the functionality and performance of audio-visual systems, including video conference systems (MTR, Zoom Rooms, etc.), control systems, displays, audio equipment, room booking systems, digital signage and more.
DSP Programming:
Program and optimise DSP units to achieve the desired audio quality, ensuring proper signal routing, equalization, noise reduction, and delay management. (eg QSC, Biamp, Extron, etc)
Quality Assurance:
Perform testing and quality assurance checks to guarantee that the AV systems meet the highest industry standards and deliver the required performance.
Team Collaboration:
Work closely with project managers, designers, and installation teams to ensure a smooth transition from system installation to commissioning. Collaborate directly with clients to understand their specific needs and address any concerns or inquiries to ensure their complete satisfaction.
Troubleshooting:
Diagnose and resolve technical issues related to AV systems to minimize downtime and ensure that systems consistently operate at their peak.
Documentation:
Maintain detailed records of system configurations, IP and MAC addresses, commissioning procedures, etc to support system programming, operation and maintenance.

The role is a Hybrid one but you will mainly be on site in the South of England, so location would ideally be West of London. An excellent salary doe/neg. circa £50k p.a. plus car or car allowance and excellent benefits. *

Your skills and experience

  • Proven experience in commissioning and optimising audio-visual systems, including, but not limited to, audio DSP, UC systems, digital signage solutions, LED and videowall setup.
  • Strong Network skills and familiarity with networking concepts and protocols relevant to AV systems. (Dante, AVoIP, Multicast, etc)
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex AV issues.
  • Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment.
  • Meticulous attention to detail and a high standard of work quality.
  • Full UK driving licence is essential for site visits.
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with customers and IT departments

The Organisation

Our client is a leading provider of audio-visual solutions and technology integration services for a diverse range of clients across various industries. They specialise in designing, implementing, and maintaining cutting-edge audio-visual systems that enhance communication and collaboration.

* Benefits include -

  • Company vehicle (or car allowance) and fuel allowance.
  • Hybrid Working Environment
  • Stakeholders Pension Scheme
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Collaborative and supportive work environment.
  • Access to the latest audio-visual technologies and tools.

The Recruiters

AV Jobs are the No. 1 Audio Visual Recruiters in the UK working with clients and candidates to ensure a successful job fit every time.

2nd Line Engineer
Sterling Bridge Limited
Southampton
Hybrid
Junior - Mid
£35,000
RECENTLY POSTED
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

Role: 2nd Line EngineerLocation: Southampton (Hybrid)Salary: £32,000 - £36,000

Cutting-Edge MSP | Cloud-First Environment | Fast Progression to 3rd Line & Infrastructure

Were working with one of Southamptons most forward-thinking MSPs, known for their technical excellence, innovation, and investment in people. Theyre now looking for a 2nd Line Engineer to join their talented team and become part of a company that builds careers not just jobs.

Youll be supporting a wide range of clients, technologies, and projects, with direct exposure to Microsoft 365, Azure, Intune, networking, and virtualisation. From day one, youll be surrounded by senior engineers who will help you develop toward 3rd Line, Infrastructure, or Cloud roles through hands-on project work, mentoring, and structured certifications.

This is the perfect opportunity for a driven, technically curious engineer who wants to level up fast in a company where your growth actually matters.

Required Skills:

  • Strong experience with Windows Server, Microsoft 365 & Active Directory
  • Knowledge of networking fundamentals DNS, DHCP, VPNs, firewalls
  • Exposure to virtualisation (Hyper-V / VMware)
  • Experience with Azure or cloud services (desirable)
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
  • MSP experience is ideal, but not essential for the right candidate

Exclusive Benefits:

  • £32,000 - £36,000 Salary
  • Hybrid Working flexible around Southampton HQ
  • Structured progression plan into 3rd Line or Infrastructure Engineering
  • Paid certifications & cloud training Azure, Microsoft, Security & more
  • Private Medical Cover & Sick Pay
  • 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
  • Regular Social Events & Team Nights
  • Work with a supportive, ambitious technical team in a cloud-first environment

If youre a young, hungry, and technically sharp engineer ready to accelerate your career in one of Southamptons most exciting MSPs, click APPLY NOW and attach your FULL CV and contact details for immediate consideration Ill be in touch ASAP.

Field Engineer Water industry
Nuvola Resourcing Ltd
Southampton
Hybrid
Junior - Mid
£50,000
RECENTLY POSTED
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

Field Engineer (Water / Sensor Technology)

Southampton, Onsite & WFH | Permanent | Competitive salary + bens

Im supporting a Southampton-based water technology business with the hire of a Field Engineer. This is a genuinely strong opportunity for someone with water industry experience who wants stability, variety, and a role where people are actually treated like adults. This team has hadno attrition in the last 3 years. Theyre busy, but theyre happy.

Why people join (and stay)

  • Hands-on engineering work. Real installs, maintenance, troubleshooting.
  • A supportive leadership team that plans work properly and listens.
  • Sensible travel expectations that are discussed upfront.
  • Long-term security with a growing, ISO-accredited business in the water space.
  • Competitive pay, pension, and flexibility where possible.

A clear and honest view on travel

I want to be very transparent, as this often gets misunderstood.

  • International travel: typicallyno more than once per month, with aroundone weeks notice.
  • UK site travel: more frequent, usually13 days per week.
  • Overnight stays: relatively rare, aroundtwice per month.
  • Travel patterns are reviewed regularly and adjusted with individual needs in mind.

This is not a role where youre constantly away or thrown into last-minute travel. The company takes a pragmatic, human approach.

The kind of background that fits well:

  • Field, service, or hands-on engineering experience
  • Exposure to thewater industryis strongly preferred
  • Comfortable working independently and dealing with customers on site
  • Practical, organised, and solutions-focused

The work itself:

Youll be installing, maintaining, repairing, and supporting sensor systems in real-world water and environmental settings, working closely with internal technical teams and customers.

If youre a water industry Field Engineer who wants a role that’s stable, well run, and respectful of your time, this is definitely worth applying to.

End User Services Service Operations Specialist
Leidos
Fareham
Hybrid
Junior - Mid
£29,500 - £34,700
RECENTLY POSTED
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

Description

End User Services Service Operations Specialist

Location: Whiteley

Clearance Requirements: Able to obtain or currently hold UK SC Clearance is required for this position.

We are looking for a detail-oriented IT Business professional with a background in IT support or service operations, who is comfortable working across technical support, service processes, and operational improvement activities.

You will be self-motivated and able to work autonomously, reporting to the End User Services Manager and supporting BAU operations while contributing to service improvement initiatives. You will be comfortable engaging directly with customers and colleagues, applying a structured and analytical approach to operational and technical challenges.

The preferred candidate will demonstrate effective application of ITSM tooling (e.g. Remedy) to support End User Services operations, including the handling of IT service requests, maintenance of operational service records, and coordination of standard fulfilment activities.

The role provides technical, logistical, and service operations exposure, supporting Business as Usual End User Services activity alongside service improvement and project transition work. Duties include providing remote and on-site support, with an expectation of limited travel between customer sites in South Hampshire.

The role supports the effective operation and continual improvement of End User Services by contributing to service catalogue accuracy, process documentation, and operational consistency, helping ensure services are delivered in line with agreed definitions, KPIs, and customer expectations.

Essential Skills & Experience

  • Experience working in an End User Services or IT support environment
  • Working knowledge of ITSM tools such as Remedy, including request handling and operational record maintenance alongside light asset management.
  • Understanding of Windows-based end user environments
  • Experience supporting joiner, mover, and leaver processes
  • Strong organisational and documentation skills
  • Familiarity with ITIL-aligned service management practices
  • Ability to manage and prioritise workload across BAU and improvement activities
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt qualification, or demonstrable experience applying Lean principles to support service improvement and operational efficiency.

Desirable Skills & Experience

  • Experience contributing to service catalogue maintenance or request model documentation
  • Exposure to mobile device provisioning and operational support
  • Experience supporting service transition or improvement activities
  • Awareness of change controls

Clearance Requirements: Able to obtain or current UK SC Clearance is required for this position.

What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.
We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:

•    Contributory Pension Scheme
•    Private Medical Insurance
•    33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
•    Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)

•    Flexi-Time Working

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture.  We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone.  If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

Leidos UK & EUROPE – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world.  You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team.  We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years.  Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.

If you’re looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We’re not hiring followers. We’re recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We’re already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

£29,500.00-£34,700.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That’s why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Securing Your Data

Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com.

If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

Generator Engineer
Neos Recruitment Limited
Multiple locations
In office
Junior - Mid
£50,000
RECENTLY POSTED
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

Generator Engineer – London

Location: London & Surrounding Areas

Salary: Competitive (Dependent on Experience)

NEOS Engineering is recruiting on behalf of our client for an experienced Generator Engineer to join their expanding team in London. This is an exciting opportunity to work across a variety of sites maintaining, servicing, and repairing generators up to 2000kVA, ensuring reliable and efficient power supply for critical operations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Service, maintain, and repair diesel generators up to 2000kVA
  • Diagnose mechanical, electrical, and control system faults
  • Conduct planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive repairs
  • Commission and decommission generator systems
  • Perform load bank testing and equipment performance checks
  • Complete accurate service reports and documentation
  • Ensure full compliance with health and safety procedures
  • Provide technical advice and professional support to clients on-site

Requirements

  • Proven experience with diesel generators up to 2000kVA
  • Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills
  • Knowledge of engine control systems and generator management
  • Familiarity with major engine brands (Perkins, Cummins, MTU, Volvo) is advantageous
  • Full UK driving licence
  • Excellent communication and customer service skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Desirable:

  • Manufacturer-specific training or accreditation
  • Load bank testing and commissioning experience
  • Electrical qualifications or NVQ in Engineering
  • Experience in critical power, data centres, or standby power environments

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and package
  • Company vehicle and tools
  • Overtime opportunities
  • Manufacturer and technical training
  • Career progression within a growing company
  • Pension and holiday allowance
3rd Line IT Service Desk Engineer
Tailor Made Technologies
Whiteley
In office
Mid - Senior
Private salary

Whiteley

Full-Time, Permanent

Are you an experienced IT professional looking for your next challenge We re on the lookout for a talented 3rd Line IT Engineer to join our growing vibrant and collaborative Service Desk team. You ll be working alongside a close-knit group of four skilled Engineers who are passionate about delivering exceptional support and solving problems together and independently.

As a member of our team, you ll have the opportunity to mentor and guide Junior Engineers, helping them grow while making a real impact on the team s success. We re all about fostering a supportive environment, and we fully invest in your growth with tailored training, progression plans, and plenty of opportunities to advance your career.

While you ll be part of a fast-paced, customer-focused environment, we re committed to giving you the tools and support you need to thrive. As part of the role, there is an on-call rotation once a month.

If you re ready to bring your expertise to a place that values your growth and development, we d love to hear from you!

Benefits of working for Tailor Made Technologies:

  • A competitive salary.
  • Training opportunities set out with a clear training structure.
  • Progressive working environment with access to voice your opinions to decision makers.
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
  • Your birthday off.
  • Flexi health plan cover and access to a range of Health Benefits.
  • IT Purchasing Scheme.
  • Company Pension.
  • An active Social Committee who plans monthly competitions and events.
  • A brilliant breakout room with free breakfast and a pool table.

Join a Trusted Partner for Transformative Managed Technology.

Experts in Managed IT, Cyber Security and Communications solutions, Tailor Made Technologies (TMT) is on a mission to help small and medium-sized enterprises leverage business technology to achieve their goals.

Partnership-focused with a deep and deliberate understanding of customers strategic goals, our in-house teams tailor our services to suit every client s unique requirement and drive business growth.

Through comprehensive offerings, broad technical knowledge and excellent customer service, we ensure your business-critical IT and Communications systems work seamlessly in the background, unleashing you to fulfil your targets.

Duties and Responsibilities of our 3rd Line IT Service Desk Engineer:

  • Advanced Technical Support: Provide expert-level technical support to address complex issues escalated from lower tiers (1st and 2nd line support). This may involve troubleshooting hardware, software, and network-related problems.
  • Incident Management: Take ownership of escalated incidents, ensuring they are resolved efficiently and effectively within agreed-upon service level agreements.
  • Problem Management: Identify underlying root causes of recurring incidents and implement long-term solutions to prevent their recurrence. Conduct thorough root cause analysis and document findings for future reference.
  • Change Management: Assess and implement changes to IT systems and infrastructure, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
  • Technical Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation.
  • Customer Support: Interface with external vendors and third-party service providers to resolve technical issues and procure necessary hardware or software.
  • Training and Mentoring: Provide guidance and support to Junior Engineers and support staff.
  • On Call: There is an expectation to be on call once a month.

Your Previous Experience:

  • Microsoft Windows desktop and server configuration and support experience.
  • Microsoft Exchange On Prem and Online configuration and support experience.
  • Terminal server environment configuration and support experience (Citrix, AVD, RDS).
  • Active Directory configuration and administration.
  • Strong knowledge and understanding of Group Policy.
  • Strong general networking skills (CLI, Subnetting, NAT).
  • Good understanding of DNS.
  • Router configuration and support experience (Cisco, HP, Draytek).
  • Firewall configuration and support experience (Watchguard, SonicWALL).
  • HP ProLiant and Dell PowerEdge Server Hardware support experience.
  • VMware and Hyper V support experience (VCP an advantage).
  • Storage technologies (NAS, NetApps, Synology).
  • Strong understanding of Office 365.
  • Strong understanding of Microsoft Azure.
  • Strong understanding of Microsoft Intune.
  • Strong understanding of SSL Certificates.

Essential Skills:

  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Organisational skills.
  • Results driven with a proven track record.
  • Team player.
  • Self-motivated and proactive.
  • Ability to be resilient and to work under pressure.

Apply today.

2nd Line Support
Spectrum IT Recruitment
Hampshire
Hybrid
Junior - Mid
£28,000 - £32,000

We are looking for an experienced 2nd Line Support Engineer to join a thriving MSP in a time of growth. They offer a genuinely fun and friendly working environment, with opportunities for progression. You are not just a number within this company.

The role is mostly on-site in Hampshire and is commutable from Portsmouth, Fareham, Southampton.

In this position you will provide 2nd Line IT Support to my clients’ growing customer base. The ideal candidate will come from an outsourced or MSP environment.

Requirements:

  • 2nd Line support experience - preferably within an MSP environment
  • Remote & customer facing support
  • Windows Server (Apply online only)
  • Active Directory, Exchange
  • Hyper V
  • Networking
  • O365 and Azure
  • VoIP experience is desirable
  • ITIL Framework knowledge
  • Full driving license

Your communications skills, both written and verbal, must also be exemplary. You will be working in a fast-paced environment so your organisational skills must also be strong along with the ability to prioritise your workload where required.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a company that would be able to offer further training and development along with a career path and the opportunity to grow.

Please note, as there may be some instances where you must visit customer sites - a driving license is essential.

Please apply to this advert, or email your CV direct to (url removed)

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Service Desk Analyst
Carbon 60
Fareham
In office
Junior - Mid
£28,000 - £35,000

JOB ADVERT - Service Desk Analyst

Job Title: Service Desk Analyst (ITIL 4)
Location: Portsdown Technology Park
Security Clearance: SC (or ability to obtain)

We are looking for a customer-focused Service Desk Analyst to join our IT Service Management function supporting a secure MOD private cloud environment. This role is ideal for individuals with experience in Service Desk Analyst/Service Operations who are looking to grow their capabilities within an ITIL 4-aligned setting. Working as part of a dedicated service team, you will provide first-line technical support, ensure incidents and service requests are handled efficiently and escalated to the relevant team, and contribute to the continuous improvement of our digital services.

Key responsibilities

  • Act as the first point of contact for users, providing high-quality customer support.
  • Log, prioritise and categorise incidents and requests using Jira Service Management.
  • Perform initial investigation and diagnosis, resolving issues where possible.
  • Escalate incidents to resolver groups following defined workflows.
  • Maintain accurate and clear records of all interactions.
  • Use and improve knowledge articles in Confluence.
  • Support major incident communication and coordination.
  • Contribute to service improvement initiatives.
  • Work in alignment with ITIL 4 practices and ISO 20000 processes.
  • Triaging/management of major incidents using the knowledge base.

Essential

  • Experience in a Service Desk Analyst position.
  • Working knowledge of ITIL processes (Incident, Request, Service Desk).
  • Experience with Jira Service Management or similar ITSM tooling.
  • Experience using Confluence
  • Excellent communication and customer-service skills.
  • Strong problem-solving and triage ability in line with 1st and 2nd line support.
  • Eligibility and willingness to obtain SC clearance.
  • Ticket, troubleshooting and service management experience
  • Working with/within a knowledge management platform.

Desirable

  • MoD, Defence or wider UK Government experience
  • ITIL 4 Foundation
  • Confluence and Jira familiarity
  • Understanding of continuous improvement
  • Experience working in a high-secure environment

Role Specifics

  • 8am - 4pm, on-site
  • Base location - Portsmouth
  • Contract, fixed-term perm available if preferred.

This is an excellent opportunity to grow your career within a structured, secure, and modern IT service environment.

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

1st Line Support Technician
Spectrum IT Recruitment
Fareham
Hybrid
Graduate - Junior
£26,000
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

Fareham (Hybrid)

Up to 26,000

Are you passionate about technology and eager to build a career in IT? Or are you already a 1st Line Support Technician looking for a company that invests in your development? Look no further!

Our client, one of the UK’s leading cloud solutions providers and a Microsoft Gold Partner is searching for driven individuals to join their expanding team. This award-winning organisation is committed to helping you achieve your full potential with:

  • 1st-class training and ongoing mentorship.
  • Clear career progression and future growth opportunities.
  • Hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology.
  • Opportunities to gain Microsoft certifications.
  • Continuous training to enhance your skills and knowledge.

Required Education:

  • BTEC Level 3 in IT or equivalent (e.g., Apprenticeship).
  • OR CompTIA A+ and MTA’s in infrastructure.
  • OR ICT Degree.
  • OR 12 months of experience in a similar role.

Skillset:

  • Full valid UK driver’s license - occasional travel to other sites
  • Competent PC user with strong Microsoft skills.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365.
  • Aptitude for technical troubleshooting.
  • Clear and strong communication skills.
  • Ability to analyse and investigate issues.

To apply for this position, please email your CV to (url removed) or simply click Apply now!

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Technical Support Engineer (Aftersales)
Workshop Recruitment
Waterlooville
Hybrid
Junior - Mid
£45,000 - £50,000
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

We re recruiting for a technically skilled Technical Support Engineer to join a growing aftersales and service support function based in Portsmouth. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with an electro-mechanical background and experience supporting heat pumps systems who enjoys fault finding, technical problem solving and supporting engineers, installers, and customers. You will play a key role in delivering high-quality technical support, ensuring equipment performance, supporting commissioning activities and contributing to ongoing product and service improvements.

As Technical Support Engineer, you ll provide remote technical assistance to customers and field service engineers, supporting installation, commissioning, servicing, and fault resolution across a range of heat pumps as well as heating, cooling and air handling equipment. You will also support warranty investigations, product testing, and technical training delivery.

Main Duties

  • Provide telephone and email technical support to customers and service engineers
  • Diagnose faults and support troubleshooting of heating, cooling, and air handling systems
  • Test and fault-find returned warranty items
  • Configure and set parameters on spare parts prior to dispatch
  • Support commissioning activities and communicate technical requirements to engineers
  • Produce technical documentation and training materials
  • Deliver product and aftersales training to customers and partners
  • Assist with quality and compliance activities (ISO 9001:2015)
  • Attend site visits when required to support technical investigations

Skills & Knowledge

  • Electro-mechanical technical background (HNC/HND or equivalent preferred)
  • Experience supporting heat pumps, HVAC, or air handling systems
  • Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills
  • Ability to read wiring diagrams, schematics, and technical manuals
  • Competent testing electrical components and equipment
  • Confident communicator phone, email, and technical reporting
  • Self-motivated with a proactive approach to learning and product knowledge
  • Full UK driving licence

Salary & Benefits

  • £45-50K salary depending on experience
  • Company pension
  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays
  • Training and development support
  • Stable, supportive engineering environment
  • Opportunity to work with advanced heating and cooling technologies
IT Service Manager
Trusted Technology Partnership
Ringwood
Hybrid
Mid - Senior
£30,000 - £33,000

Position: Service Manager

Location: Ringwood, Hampshire + Hybrid home working

Salary: £30 £33k DOE + Benefits + Company Profit Share

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

The Role

As a Service Manager, you will be part of an established service management team responsible for the day to day operation of our business as usual support services. This includes allocating tasks, maintaining contractual KPI commitments, producing customer reports, and serving as an escalation point for both internal and external stakeholders. In addition, you will analyse operational data and metrics contributing to the problem management process to identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities for service improvement.

You will also hold line management responsibilities, supporting and developing a team of Support Desk Engineers to ensure daily operations run effectively and organisational objectives are achieved.

Duties Include:

  • Maintain oversight of incident, requests and problem lifecycles, including service level management.
  • Interpret data, identifying meaningful trends, uncover problems and highlight opportunities for improvement.
  • Line management responsibilities for support desk colleagues.
  • Management of major incidents tickets, ensuring tickets are aligned to the existing processes and lifecycle.
  • Responsible for the management of customer escalations.
  • Ownership of priority 1 and 2 tickets, following defined processes and ensuring priority tickets are managed through to resolution.

Skills and Experience:

  • Experience and knowledge of utilising ITIL v3/v4 best practice.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
  • Ability to prioritise workload, balancing multiple demands while maintaining service quality.
  • Willingness to learn and succeed.
  • Experience managing SLAs and KPIs to ensure consistent, high quality service delivery.

The role is subject to a standard clear DBS being received. Some travel to customer sites may be involved, so you must have a full UK driving license.

The Package:

  • Company Profit Share (first £3,600 is tax free).
  • 22 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service.
  • Birthday as additional paid leave.
  • Additional paid leave (dependent on company performance).
  • Company sick pay policy.
  • Pension Scheme.
  • Private Medical Insurance including Dental.
  • Free Parking.
  • Hybrid Working.
  • Progression opportunities.
  • Fresh fruit, the occasional pizza and a posh coffee machine!

Trusted Technology Partnership

Trusted Technology Partnership has been a specialist IT Infrastructure and Support Services provider for over 25 years.

We are an Employee Ownership Trust a growing company. We are proud winners of Best Place to Work award and overall winner of the Ringwood Business Awards 2024.

Our core services include support desk, on-site engineering, project management and delivery, storage and logistics, and technical consultancy.

We encourage progression within Trusted Technology Partnership for our colleagues, offering opportunities in other teams and departments.

Join our friendly company, where a great team and a positive culture await you.

Environmental Test Engineer
Gi Group
Fareham
Hybrid
Junior - Mid
Private salary
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

Fareham (Hampshire)

Our client based in Hampshire has a brand-new fantastic opportunity to join their growing Environmental Testing Team. In this role you will work hands-on with cutting-edge test equipment, collaborate directly with customers from a wide range of industries, and turn complex test data into clear, meaningful reports. If you enjoy precision, problem-solving and making things better, faster and smarter, this is for you.

What you’ll be doing

Carrying out mechanical and environmental testing to agreed standards, regulations and test plans

Working closely with customers during attended testing

Recording results using electronic logbooks and producing high-quality test reports

Supporting customers with test specifications, execution and result interpretation

Collaborating with test supervisors to deliver work accurately and on time

Helping develop and refine test plans, methods and documentation

Driving continuous improvement, efficiency and smarter ways of working

What we’re looking for

Essential

Experience working in a test laboratory environment

Highly desirable

Hands-on experience with mechanical testing, including vibration shaker equipment

Experience delivering climatic testing services

Knowledge of laboratory quality systems and operating procedures

You’ll also bring

A motivated, practical and curious mindset

Flexibility to work overtime, shifts or on customer sites when needed

Strong numerical, analytical and organisational skills

Confidence using IT tools such as Excel, Word and Outlook

The ability to work independently or as part of a team to tight deadlines

Clear communication skills and a genuine commitment to great customer experience

What’s in it for you

Competitive salary

33+ days holiday (including public holidays)

Pension and life assurance

Salary exchange options (holiday trading, cycle to work, pensions)

Incentives and comprehensive wellbeing support

Hybrid or home-working options (role-dependent)

Additional benefits may include company car/car allowance and private medical insurance

Should you require any support or assistance, please contact your local Gi Group office.

Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited are proud founding members of Menopause in business, pledge members for Neurodiversity in business, Disability committed members, Silver status pledge members for the Armed Forces Covenant, and Bronze trail blazers for Racial Equality matters.

Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited group of companies includes Gi Recruitment Limited, Draefern Limited, Gi Group Recruitment Ltd, INTOO (UK) Limited, Marks Sattin (UK) Limited, TACK TMI UK Limited, Grafton Professional Staffing Limited, Encore Personnel Services, Gi Group Ireland Limited and Kelly Services (UK) Ltd. Gi Group Ireland Limited are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role.

We are committed to protecting the privacy of all our candidates and clients. If you choose to apply, your information will be processed in accordance with the Gi Group Privacy Statement. To view a copy and to help you understand how we collect, use and process your personal data please visit the Privacy page on our Gi Group website.

Senior Service Desk Engineer
Spectrum IT Recruitment
Southampton
Hybrid
Senior
£40,000
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

Provide exemplary IT technical support to our internal colleagues whilst demonstrating excellent customer service. Additionally, the role holder will be responsible for all 1st line analysts operating in the region and therefore the ability to manage and inspire your team to deliver exemplary 1st line support services is key.

While the service offer is consistent across all our geographies, presence and accessibility are key. Understanding the challenges and opportunities that our colleagues experience will allow us to bespoke our approach to delivering technical support.

Whilst not limited to this, the type of technical activities to be undertaken could be anything from assisting with the installation, monitoring, maintenance, support, security, integrity and optimisation of IT hardware, software, and communication systems within agreed service levels.

Key duties and responsibilities

  • Encompass line manager responsibilities for a group of 1st line support analysts based in the South region. The role holder will therefore be expected to manage, inspire and develop a group of individuals to successfully deliver high quality regional 1st line support services, ensuring quality customer experience is maintained.
  • Key to the delivery of support is the troubleshooting and resolution of 1st line technical issues, hardware and application support queries and requests. Only escalating to senior members of the Service Desk and third parties when a thorough triage and recreation of the issue has been undertaken. This role acts as a gatekeeper to ensure only necessary escalations occur and encouraging an “always learning” approach to minimise unnecessary delays to ticket resolution.
  • A proactive, not only reactive service that seeks to minimise the impact of technical issues by stopping them before they occur.
  • Independently curious, evolving skills to respond to the ever-changing challenges associated with a rapidly changing IT offer. This means taking responsibility to understand the technology offer, how to support and ensuring the colleague experience is seamless.
  • Thorough understanding of the elements of technology delivered across the organisation. Including (but not limited to) the preparation of endpoints, their life cycle support and subsequent decommissioning (agnostic of technology type).
  • Incumbents of this role will be required to travel within the local geography to support specific issues and field-based colleagues.
  • Critically the role holder will have empathy and patience, considering the user experience in every interaction.
  • Carry out additional duties commensurate to the role.
  • Substantive experience in a 1st Line support.
  • Experience or enthusiasm and desire to manage a group of talented individuals.
  • Proactive approach to minimising failure demand in service, learning from tickets and demonstrably reducing repeat issues.

Technical Skill Set

  • Effective troubleshooting skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve hardware and software issues or recreating to enable appropriate escalation.
  • Experience of Operating Systems, basic networking, software installation and configuration, remote support skills and IT administrative tasks.
  • Proactive nature and the ability to act upon initiative and effectively manage the workload with the ability to prioritise and work under pressure and to tight deadlines with a keen eye for detail.
  • Highly effective interpersonal skills: flexible and committed, enthusiastic, takes ownership, promotes sharing of ideas and supports team members with their duties as required.
  • Possess initiative, excellent organisational and communication skills with the ability to work independently. Self-motivated and enthusiastic with a solution focused, positive ‘can do, will do’ attitude, putting the customer at the heart of every interaction.
  • Always curious with a willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and processes.
  • Azure
  • Windows/O365/Entra/Active Directory
  • VMWare
  • Networking Principles

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Test Engineer
Asarum Ltd
Southampton
In office
Junior - Mid
£40,000 - £50,000

We are currently seeking a Permanent Test Engineer to join an innovative scientific company based in the South of England. This role primarily involves testing and fault-finding on electronic products, particularly PCBAs and assemblies, ensuring they meet strict specifications. The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting production tests, repairing faulty units down to component level, and maintaining detailed test documentation. Additionally, the Test Engineer will contribute to the development of testing processes, fixtures, and procedures, supporting continuous improvement initiatives. Collaborating closely with Production, Engineering, and Service teams, the candidate will also assist with technical documentation, including test reports and work instructions. Occasionally, travel to customer sites within the UK and internationally may be required to support installation, testing, or fault investigation. The role offers a dynamic environment where technical insight and meticulous testing are essential to the company’s success in providing cutting-edge ion beam systems and analytical equipment to leading research and industrial clients.

  • HNC / HND / Degree (or equivalent) in Electronics Engineering or related field
  • Practical experience in electronics product testing and familiarity with test equipment
  • Strong fault-finding skills, capable of repairing PCBA down to component level
  • Experience with troubleshooting electronic assemblies and working with firmware/loading firmware
  • Ability to produce accurate test records and ensure configuration control
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
  • Good communication skills, both written and verbal, to explain technical issues clearly
  • Willingness to work independently and manage workloads to meet deadlines
  • Desirable: experience with high-voltage testing, ISO 9001:2015, and scientific or analytical equipment

Joining as a Test Engineer offers a very competitive salary, 25 days holiday, pension scheme, and the opportunity to work alongside some of the most advanced scientific equipment researchers worldwide. The company fosters a collaborative, innovative environment where technical expertise and proactive problem-solving are valued. This position provides a platform for professional growth within a cutting-edge technology company dedicated to innovation in nano scale imaging, material analysis, and more. If you are passionate about electronics testing and enjoy working in a challenging and rewarding setting, this role provides an excellent opportunity to develop your career at the forefront of scientific research and development.

Frequently asked questions
Southampton offers a variety of Support Engineer roles including IT support, technical support, desktop support, and customer support engineer positions across industries such as technology, healthcare, and finance.
Key skills often required include strong problem-solving abilities, experience with hardware and software troubleshooting, knowledge of networking fundamentals, proficiency in Windows and Linux systems, and excellent communication skills.
Yes, many employers in Southampton now offer remote or hybrid working options for Support Engineer roles, though some positions may require occasional onsite presence depending on the company’s policies.
To boost your chances, tailor your CV to highlight relevant technical skills and support experience, obtain industry certifications such as CompTIA A+ or Microsoft Certified Professional, and actively apply to roles through specialized IT job boards like Haystack.
The average salary for Support Engineers in Southampton typically ranges from £25,000 to £40,000 per year, depending on experience level, specific skills, and the employer.