Overview of the role

We are recruiting an experienced 3rd Line IT Engineer to join our busy Service Desk. We currently have a team of four knowledgeable engineers who all support each other to get the best resolution for our customers. We are looking for someone who wants to come join an outgoing service desk and help support the more junior engineers. We fully support our colleagues with training and progression plans and opportunities, ensuring you have the tools you need to progress your career.  There is an on-call expectation with this role of once a month.

Benefits of working for Tailor Made Technologies:

Join a Trusted Partner for Transformative Managed Technology​

Experts in Managed IT, Cyber Security and Communications solutions, Tailor Made Technologies (TMT) is on a mission to help small and medium-sized enterprises leverage business technology to achieve their goals.​

Partnership-focused with a deep and deliberate understanding of customers’ strategic goals, our in-house teams tailor our services to suit every client’s unique requirements and drive business growth.​

Through comprehensive offerings, broad technical knowledge and excellent customer service, we ensure your business-critical IT and Communications systems work seamlessly in the background, unleashing you to fulfil your targets.

We provide… 

Duties and responsibilities of our 3rd Line IT Service Desk Engineer:

  • Advanced Technical Support: Provide expert-level technical support to address complex issues escalated from lower tiers (1st and 2nd line support). This may involve troubleshooting hardware, software, and network-related problems.
  • Incident Management: Take ownership of escalated incidents, ensuring they are resolved efficiently and effectively within agreed-upon service level agreements.
  • Problem Management: Identify underlying root causes of recurring incidents and implement long-term solutions to prevent their recurrence. Conduct thorough root cause analysis and document findings for future reference.
  • Change Management: Assess and implement changes to IT systems and infrastructure, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
  • Technical Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation.
  • Customer Support: Interface with external vendors and third-party service providers to resolve technical issues and procure necessary hardware or software.
  • Training and Mentoring: Provide guidance and support to junior engineers and support staff.
  • On Call: There is an expectation to be on call once a month.

Your previous experience:

  • Microsoft Windows desktop and server configuration and support experience
  • Microsoft Exchange On Prem and Online configuration and support experience
  • Terminal server environment configuration and support experience (Citrix, AVD, RDS)
  • Active Directory configuration and administration
  • Strong knowledge and understanding of Group Policy
  • Strong general networking skills (CLI, Subnetting, NAT)
  • Good understanding of DNS
  • Router configuration and support experience (Cisco, HP, Draytek)
  • Firewall configuration and support experience (Watchguard, SonicWALL)
  • HP ProLiant & Dell PowerEdge Server Hardware support experience
  • VMware & Hyper V support experience (VCP an advantage)
  • Storage technologies (NAS, NetApps, Synology)
  • Strong understanding of Office 365
  • Strong understanding of Microsoft Azure
  • Strong understanding of Microsoft Intune
  • Strong understanding of SSL Certificates7

Essential Skills:

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Organisational skills
  • Results driven with a proven track record
  • Team player
  • Self-motivated and proactive
  • Ability to be resilient and to work under pressure

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