Service Desk Team Lead
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Our client, a growing Managed Service Provider, is looking to hire a Service Desk Team Lead to support and develop their expanding technical support function.
This role will operate as a senior escalation point across 1st, 2nd, and 3rd line support teams, helping to ensure high service standards, strong customer satisfaction, and efficient resolution of technical issues across a broad client base.
Working within a fast-paced MSP environment, you’ll play a key role in supporting businesses with a wide range of IT services including Microsoft 365, cloud technologies, infrastructure support, cyber security, virtualisation, and disaster recovery solutions. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys combining hands-on technical work with team leadership and service improvement.
What you’ll do
- Act as the primary escalation point for complex technical issues across 1st, 2nd, and 3rd line support
- Lead, mentor, and support service desk engineers across daily operations and technical development
- Monitor service desk performance and ticket queues to ensure SLA targets and customer expectations are consistently achieved
- Support incident management, root cause analysis, and problem resolution across multiple client environments
- Assist with the implementation and support of Microsoft 365, infrastructure, cloud, networking, and security solutions
- Work closely with project, infrastructure, and customer success teams to improve service delivery and operational efficiency
- Drive continuous improvement across support processes, documentation, and customer experience
You’ll collaborate with both technical and operational stakeholders to ensure a high-quality support service is delivered across a varied and growing customer base., * Join a growing MSP supporting a broad range of modern IT environments and technologies
- Hybrid working model with flexibility
- Opportunity to lead and shape service delivery processes
- Exposure to cloud, cyber security, and infrastructure projects
- Ongoing professional development and certification support
- Clear progression opportunities within a growing technical team
Requirements
- Previous experience in a Service Desk Team Lead, Senior Service Desk Engineer, or similar position
- Strong troubleshooting experience across Microsoft technologies, Windows environments, networking, and infrastructure support
- Experience operating within a Managed Service Provider environment
- Good understanding of Microsoft 365, cloud services, security best practices, and modern IT support environments
- Experience handling escalated incidents and managing competing priorities effectively
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
The ideal candidate will be technically strong, customer-focused, and comfortable working within a fast-paced, collaborative support environment.
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