3rd Line Support Engineer

Spectrum IT Recruitment
Redhill, UK
2 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
£47,000.0 - £52,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Microsoft Windows Active Directory Cloud Computing Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Hyper-V Virtual Private Networks (VPN) Microsoft Office Windows Servers Citrix Systems Remote Desktop Services Ruby TCP/IP
+3 more
Wide Area Networks Firewalls (Computer Science) Vmware

Job description

  • Take ownership of technically challenging issues escalated from 1st and 2nd line, investigating them through to resolution or a clear escalation path
  • Troubleshoot across Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS and DHCP
  • Troubleshoot across Microsoft 365, including Entra ID, Exchange Online, Teams and Conditional Access
  • Troubleshoot across Hyper-V and VMware environments
  • Troubleshoot across Citrix and Microsoft Remote Desktop Services
  • Troubleshoot across networking, VPNs, firewalls, WAN connectivity and TCP/IP
  • Troubleshoot across backup, recovery and business continuity
  • Troubleshoot across cloud infrastructure and security
  • Support planned maintenance, patching, configuration changes, infrastructure improvements, customer migrations and onboarding projects
  • Keep tickets moving and communicate clearly with customers and colleagues
  • Recognise when an issue needs escalating and make sure recurring problems are properly fixed
  • Support 1st and 2nd line engineers through technical guidance, knowledge sharing and useful documentation

Technologies:

  • Active Directory
  • Citrix
  • Cloud
  • Hyper-V
  • Support
  • LESS
  • Microsoft 365
  • Security
  • TCP/IP
  • VMware
  • Windows
  • Office 365
  • Ruby

Requirements

  • Strong experience supporting Microsoft and infrastructure environments
  • Ability to troubleshoot problems that cross multiple systems or suppliers
  • Experience working within an MSP, managed cloud services provider, or similarly multi-customer support environment
  • Experience operating at 3rd line or senior technical support level is preferred
  • Ability to take ownership of complex technical issues
  • Ability to troubleshoot logically when the answer is not immediately obvious
  • Ability to communicate technical information clearly to customers
  • Ability to stay organised when dealing with competing priorities
  • Ability to remain calm during outages and business-critical incidents
  • Ability to recognise when to escalate and provide useful technical evidence
  • Ability to share knowledge and help less experienced engineers develop

Benefits & conditions

We are a senior technical support function based in Nutfield, offering an office-based role with a salary of £47,000-£52,000. We focus on complex escalations, infrastructure improvement and occasional project work across a varied range of customer environments. Our package includes 22 days annual leave rising to 25 days, a 5% performance-based bonus, a company phone and laptop, in-house and external training, opportunities for technical development and career progression, and frequent team social events. The role is office-based five days a week, with occasional paid overtime where operational incidents, maintenance or project activity requires it.

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