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Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service,
ICT Senior Technician
PO1 - £39,152 - £41,771 per annum
Increasing to £46,469 - £49,577 with out of hours cover
37 hours per week
ICT Department, Hindlip Hall, Hindlip Park.
Ready to reboot your career in a role where your ICT skills help keep a vital emergency service online and on track?
The Role
A full-time opportunity has arisen in the ICT department, based at Service Headquarters, Hindlip Park.
The primary role of ICT Senior Technician is to support, develop and maintain the core HWFRS business critical systems, including but not limited to Fire Control mobilisation, Microsoft Office 365, Azure, Entra, Active Directory, Virtualisation Platforms VM Ware, Hyper V, System backups, File System Access, SharePoint Online, and network access perimeter and security.
As part of this role, you will be required to participate in the Out of Hours ICT Senior Technicians rota which is currently covering 1 in 5 weeks. This attracts an 18.69% per annum enhancement to the ICT Senior Technician’s salary. It is expected you would start out of hours cover once your initial training period had been completed.
The Person
The ideal applicant will be in possession of a degree in Computer Science or Information Systems Technology, Management of Information Systems, or significant proven experience within an enterprise business environment providing critical server/infrastructure 3rd line support.
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Working knowledge of cloud services and SaaS operating models would be highly desirable, along with industry qualifications, such as Microsoft, Cisco and ITIL.
Skills And Experience
- Experience in supporting a comprehensive range of ICT services
- Significant working knowledge of Microsoft architectures, ideally at Enterprise level
- Substantial working knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory
- Significant experience working with enterprise networks, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, VoIP, VPNs and enterprise firewall security
- Significant working knowledge of Microsoft Cloud services, such as Office 365 and Azure / Entra and Microsoft Exchange would be a distinct advantage
- Considerable working knowledge of Cisco networking device configuration and security including switches and routers in a corporate network environment
- Considerable working knowledge of server virtualization technologies, VMware and/or Microsoft Hyper-V or others.
- Organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads, meet deadlines and work under pressure
- The ability to play a major role in ICT technical projects
- The ability to identify technical problems and offer logical solutions
Additional Factors
The successful applicant will be subject to a NPPV Level 3 Vetting Check, as we are co-located on West Mercia Police premises. Possession of a current, valid driving licence is also required.
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About Us
Every day we're helping to save lives and keep the community safe - and not only by fighting fires. Behind the scenes at Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service, there are lots of other roles that people don't see, helping to provide vital functions to keep us an efficient and effective Fire and Rescue Service.
Reasons to Join Us
- 29 days annual leave entitlement increasing to 34 days after five years’ continuous service (plus bank holidays).
- Access to a local government pension scheme.
- Flexi-time scheme allowing you to have an element of flexibility over your working hours.
Closing Date and Interviews
The closing date for applications is 23:59 on Friday 28th August 2026.
Interviews to be held on Monday 7th September 2026.
Contact Information
For any further queries regarding the role, please contact Operational Support Manager Head of ICT Pete Chatwin on 07876 846482.
Safeguarding
Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.
Attached Documents
- ICT Senior Technician JD.pdf
- Support Staff Candidate Guidance Jan 2026.pdf
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