Group IT Systems Engineer

at  Sofa Brands International

WHO ARE SOFA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL?

Sofa Brands International is a market leader, with a turnover of close to £100m, and home to five unique sofa brands: Duresta, Parker Knoll, G Plan, Collins & Hayes, The Lounge Co.
Our range of contemporary and classic styles reflect the individual needs and lifestyles of our customers and can be found in 600 retail outlets across the UK. Sofa Brands International has a collective heritage of over 500 years experience in the industry. With a wealth of design, manufacturing, sales, and marketing talent, we are a force to be reckoned with when it comes to British-made, handcrafted furniture.
At the heart of the group lies great British design and craftsmanship. Every piece of furniture from SBIs six brands is made by hand in purpose-built factories in Nottinghamshire, Wiltshire and Worcestershire. The group excels in combining the best of traditional furniture making methods with cutting-edge techniques.
At Sofa Brands International, we work hard to offer the best in the industry and were the largest manufacturer of quality sofas in UK. Our employees are the lifeblood of SBI; the group currently employs 1,100 people.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Minimum two years experience working in an IT environment.
• Administration of Azure Active Directory, Exchange Online, O365 including Teams, OneDrive & SharePoint Online.
• Administration of Active Directory & Group Policy.
• Experience supporting a large number of users across multiple sites.
• Experience of:oMicrosoft Windows 7, 10 and Windows Server (2012, 2016, 2019, 2022).oGeneral desktop and office IT equipment troubleshooting.oSetting up IT Accounts & desktop & laptop builds.

Desirable

• Experience of manufacturing industry.
• Experience of ERP systems.
• Data Centre and Cloud based infrastructure.
• Firewall configuration
• Virtual Server configuration.

• WAN, network maintenance and configuration.Citrix.

EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS

• Relevant professional IT qualifications

We are seeking a keen IT professional looking to take the next step in their career as we continue to improve IT services and infrastructure across the organisation.

Largely focused on (but not limited to) Microsoft Enterprise Software and associated hardware and infrastructure, the role will directly assist in improving and expanding the use of IT systems to deliver positive business change, the core role purpose being:

• To provide a high-quality level of support and advice to users and troubleshooting a variety of IT related issues across multiple platforms.
• Creating and maintaining documentation to support IT related processes and procedures.
• Working on IT projects, providing technical input and carrying out project tasks.