Junior Technical Specialist

Job description

Junior Technical Specialist Application Deadline: 5 June 2026: Department: Technical Services: Employment Type: Full Time: Location: Wigan & Leigh College: Reporting To: John Donnellan: Compensation: £29,016 - £31,699 / year Description: Full-time, Permanent: From support tickets to infrastructure. Ready for the next step? At Wigan & Leigh College, technology underpins almost everything we do. It helps students learn, teachers teach, and college teams do their best work. As a Junior Technical Specialist, you’ll help monitor, maintain and improve the systems that keep the college running. You’ll support our network, servers, virtual desktop infrastructure, software deployment, print systems and telephony. You’ll also work closely with our Desktop Support Team, helping with escalated tickets and supporting project work. This role would suit someone who already has a foundation in IT support and wants to develop deeper technical skills across infrastructure, systems and security. You won’t be expected to know everything on day one. You’ll need curiosity, good problem-solving skills, attention to detail and the confidence to keep learning. What you'll do: - Help monitor and maintain th...