System Support Specialist
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Job description
We are seeking a Senior Systems Support Engineer to support the operational delivery and maintenance of enterprise endpoint management and patching solutions across a large-scale corporate IT environment.
The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining endpoint management platforms, delivering software deployments, managing operating system builds, supporting security patching activities, and providing 2nd/3rd line technical support. The role also involves root cause analysis, technical project delivery, and ensuring compliance across end-user environments., * Ensure the availability and performance of endpoint management and software deployment platforms.
- Manage and maintain services including:
- Patch Management
- OS Provisioning
- Software Distribution
- Endpoint Configuration
- Develop and maintain operational processes relating to system builds, patch creation, software packaging, deployments, reporting, and security controls.
- Investigate and remediate security vulnerabilities across desktop and server estates within agreed timelines.
- Support security hardening and compliance activities across front-office platforms and applications.
- Assist in improving endpoint delivery strategies including:
- Application deployment
- Antivirus management
- Security patching
- Driver and firmware updates
- Operating system deployment
- Manage documentation relating to systems, processes, and operational procedures.
- Own the full lifecycle of patch deployment activities from testing through to production rollout.
- Support platform upgrades, migrations, and access control management.
- Participate in technical projects involving software deployment to bespoke hardware and devices.
- Escalate issues appropriately and contribute to incident resolution.
- Support training and knowledge transfer activities following technical changes.
- Work collaboratively with internal teams, stakeholders, and customers where required.
Requirements
Essential
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent commercial experience.
- Strong experience with enterprise patch management and endpoint management tools such as:
- Ivanti Endpoint Manager
- Microsoft SCCM
- ManageEngine
- NinjaOne
- or similar technologies
- Strong PowerShell scripting experience.
- Experience deploying and supporting Microsoft operating systems across desktop and server environments.
- Experience supporting multi-platform infrastructure environments.
- Proven experience managing patch testing and deployment environments.
- Strong understanding of Microsoft Windows desktop support.
- Experience supporting Linux/Unix desktop environments (e.g. Ubuntu).
- Experience working within ITIL environments including change and release management.
- Understanding of quality and service management standards such as ISO 9001 / ISO 20000.
- Strong networking fundamentals including TCP/IP.
- Experience with Microsoft Active Directory technologies including:
- DNS
- DHCP
- Group Policy
- WSUS
- DFS
- Experience with OS imaging and deployment technologies including PXE and system imaging solutions.
Desirable
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ITIL certification.
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Microsoft certifications.
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Experience managing services against strict SLAs.
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Experience with virtualisation technologies including:
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VMware
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Hyper-V
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Experience with additional scripting or development languages such as:
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Bash
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Powershell
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C++
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.NET
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Batch scripting