3rd Line Support Engineer
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Job description
As a Senior Support Engineer, you'll act as the final technical escalation point for complex incidents and problems. This is a true 3rd line role - you'll be responsible for deep technical investigation, root cause analysis and driving permanent fixes, not just quick workarounds.
You'll work across modern on-prem, virtualised and cloud environments, supporting customers with a broad range of technologies. You'll also play a key role in mentoring colleagues, improving service quality, and helping shape how we deliver support.
This role is based at our Solihull head office.
What You'll Be Doing
- Acting as the technical escalation point for 1st and 2nd line engineers
- Owning and resolving complex incidents and problems through to completion
- Providing expert support via tickets, telephone, email and remote access
- Performing in-depth troubleshooting across infrastructure, cloud and EUC platforms
- Carrying out root cause analysis and recommending long-term improvements
- Managing and prioritising multiple issues while working within SLA commitments
- Monitoring and responding to alerts generated by remote monitoring tools
- Maintaining accurate documentation, knowledge articles and customer records
- Identifying opportunities to reduce recurring incidents and improve service delivery
- Supporting continuous improvement initiatives across tools, processes and standards
Communicating clearly with customers, translating technical detail into business-friendly language
Requirements
Do you have experience in Windows?, You'll be an experienced support professional with a strong technical background and the confidence to take ownership of challenging issues.
Essential experience includes:
- Proven experience in a senior / 3rd line IT support role, ideally within an MSP environment
- Windows desktop and server operating systems
- Microsoft 365 administration (Exchange Online, Intune, Entra ID/Azure AD)
- Server administration (Active Directory, Group Policy, core infrastructure services)
- Networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs and VPN technologies
- Firewalls, switches and general network devices
- Virtualisation technologies (VMware, Hyper-V or similar)
- Microsoft Azure, including virtual desktops (AVD/WVD)
- Citrix environments
Desirable (but not essential):
- Experience with security tooling or security-focused troubleshooting
- Exposure to automation, scripting or infrastructure-as-code concepts
- Mentoring or coaching junior engineers