3rd Line Engineer - MSP

PLANET RECRUITMENT SERVICES LTD
Abingdon, UK
12 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
4 years minimum
Compensation
£38,000.0 - £44,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Antivirus Softwares Audio Video Distribution Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Domain Name System (DNS) VMware ESX Servers Hyper-V Microsoft Servers Role-Based Access Control Remote Access Technology Server Virtualization
+11 more
Backup and Restore Scripting Computer Networking Systems Firewalls (Computer Science) Microsoft InTune Information Technology Fortinet Gsuite 3-tier Architectures Cisco Vmware

Job description

Come and work for one of the UK’s leading technology specialists, proudly recognised as a World Class Place to Work by Best Companies, a nationally respected benchmark for employee engagement and workplace excellence. We were also ranked as the #1 Technology Company to Work For in the UK, reflecting our culture, our people, and our commitment to being an employer of choice.

Primary Purpose:

The Tier 3 team are tasked with handling the senior escalation of cases raised to the Service Delivery department.

In addition, a successful applicant for the role of a Tier 3 engineer, in addition to being a highly skilled generalist, will be expected to pursue at least one line of specialisation within our supported baselines (Security, Backup & Disaster Recovery, Networking, Cloud Infrastructure etc.), * Manage incident and request tickets ensuring established SLA’s are met.

  • Being the first point of contact for escalations from Tier 2 engineers.
  • Ensure all support requests/alerts are logged and that the client remains updated throughout the lifecycle of the request.
  • Monitor and maintain client’s Infrastructure and systems.
  • Proactively respond to monitoring alerts and notifications.
  • Servicing tasks within client on/offboarding processes.
  • Ensuring that all role specific KPI’s and targets are met as an individual and as a part of the wider team objectives.
  • Providing a strong, coherent and proactive communication standard when engaging with internal departments.
  • Providing a strong, coherent and proactive communication standard when engaging with current and prospective clients.

Requirements

  • Experience with Microsoft Azure (Virtual Servers, Backup & Disaster Recovery, Networking, AVD, Hybrid deployments).
  • Experience with current generation security technologies and services (AV, firewalls, CA policies, RBAC, managed threat response, identity threat, mail & web filter systems).
  • Experience working with Backup & Disaster Recovery processes.
  • Experience with internal networking infrastructure and management (DHCP, DNS, NPS/RADIUS, managed/unmanaged switches, firewalls, wireless, VPN technologies).
  • Experience with cloud led identity/management/policy systems (Intune, Entra, ABM)
  • Experience with physical and hybrid hypervisor technologies (VMWare, Hyper-V)
  • Experience with Microsoft Server OS (management, maintenance, administrative tooling and deployment).
  • Excellent knowledge of scripting and RPA automations
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Excellent troubleshooting and problem resolution skills.
  • Excellent client service.
  • Strive to continuous improvement
  • Able to work independently under pressure
  • Minimum of 4 years’ IT experience in a corporate or services environment
  • Driving license and own transport essential

Desirable:

  • Experience or certification in any of the following technologies Watchguard, FortiGate, Sophos, Smoothwall firewalls
  • Sophos Anti-Virus
  • HPE/Aruba, Cisco, Dell, Unifi switching
  • VMWare ESXI & Microsoft Hyper-V
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Apple Business Manager
  • Google Workspace
  • Ubiquiti, Meraki wireless

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