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We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior IT Support Engineer to join our well-established client in Cambridge.
MFK Recruitment has successfully recruited 42 IT Professionals for this company in the past 5 years, with 31 still with the company!
They are a highly ambitious company, eager to have individuals join their team who are keen to progress and succeed. (Most of our candidates have advanced quickly!)
Role overview:
We’re seeking a Senior IT Support Engineer capable of engaging with local management and visiting clients’ sites. Expect about 1 day/week on client sites, 2 days/week on desk escalations, and 2 days/week on projects, with variations based on demand. The role requires a team player who can handle a dynamic workload.
Job Purpose:
To provide expert technical support for daily client issues and project delivery. Focus areas include resolving complex problems, system integration, and process improvements to meet client needs and enhance performance.
- Serve as escalation point for Level 1 & 2 engineers’ technical queries.
- Deliver project work as assigned by the Head of Project Management.
- Coordinate as a team and communicate effectively during high-risk outages or security incidents.
- While regular call answering isn’t expected, you may be placed in the 3rd tier phone queue during busy times.
- Proactive tasks include Firmware Upgrades, Process Development, Infrastructure Checks, and Project Delivery.
- Collaborate with other engineers to improve and innovate services.
- Potentially participate in a Change Advisory Board, managing change and risk on the service desk.
- Regular visits to client sites around Cambridge are required.
Qualifications & Experience:
- MSP experience or support in a customer-focused environment.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Active Directory and GPO management.
- Exchange administration experience.
- Proficiency with Microsoft technologies.
- Knowledge of networking concepts: TCP/IP, VLANs, firewalls, wireless configs.
- Over 5 years in a technical helpdesk role.
- Firewall experience: Fortigate, Cisco, SonicWall, Watchguard.
- Backup solutions: Azure, Veeam.
- Virtualisation: Hyper-V, VMware, AVD, RDS.
- Deep understanding of O365 and MFA.
- Ability to resolve complex networking queries.
Seniority level
- Mid-Senior level
Employment type
- Full-time
Job function
- Information Technology
Industries
- IT Services and IT Consulting
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