Field Deployment Engineer

Frossell Recruitment
UK
3 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
2 years minimum
Compensation
£40,000.0 - £45,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Microsoft Windows Backup Devices System Configuration Data Migration IP Addressing Networking Basics Service Pack Computer Equipment Unified Endpoint Management

Job description

We’re recruiting on behalf of a leading name in medical diagnostics for a Field Deployment Engineer to join their Service team on a fixed-term contract basis. This is a fantastic opportunity for a hands-on IT support professional to step into a fast-paced, nationwide technology refresh programme, supporting critical diagnostic equipment used in laboratories and hospitals across the UK.

If you love variety, take pride in a clean deployment and want your technical skills to make a genuine difference to healthcare delivery, this role is for you.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Rolling out Windows OS upgrades, security patches, and system reimaging across customer sites nationwide
  • Replacing and commissioning IT hardware, from workstations to specialist Instrument Processing Units (IPUs)
  • Installing, configuring and validating analyser-specific software on critical diagnostic equipment
  • Managing data backup, migration and restoration to ensure zero disruption during upgrades
  • Working closely with Field Service Engineers, Technical Support and Product Management to deliver seamless, on-schedule deployments
  • Representing our client professionally on-site, building strong relationships with laboratory staff and customers

Requirements

  • A minimum of 2 years’ experience in 1st & 2nd Line IT Support or a similar technical role
  • Hands-on experience with OS deployment, imaging, configuration and troubleshooting
  • Confidence installing, replacing and commissioning PC hardware
  • Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (IP addressing, connectivity troubleshooting)
  • Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to engage directly with customers on-site
  • A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel extensively

Desirable:

  • A qualification in IT, Computing, Electronics or Engineering
  • Experience with Microsoft endpoint management and OS lifecycle tools
  • Experience supporting medical devices, lab automation or diagnostics equipment
  • Background in data migration and restoration projects, * travel
  • communication skills
  • 2nd line support
  • IP addressing
  • pc hardware installation
  • networking fundamentals
  • IT Support

Benefits & conditions

Holiday Entitlement 28 days plus (8 days bank holiday), Pension, Health Care Insurance (BUPA), Cash Plan (Simplyhealth), Income Protection Insurance, Educational Grant Scheme, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance 6 times the annual salary, Perkbox, Gym membership.

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