2nd Line Support Engineer

OverviewBechtle are Europe\''s leading IT solution as service provider.
Responsibilities
Provide 2nd line technical support for all customers
Ensure customer incidents are resolved as quickly as possible (on and off-site)
Take responsibility and exceed department Service Level Agreements
Work closely with 1st and 2nd line technical support and other field engineers to ensure a high level of communications is maintained
Provide technical guidance to the helpdesk team and field engineers
Ensure that customer and office solutions equipment/goods are installed to appropriate standards and industry best practice
Provide occasional support of managed services operations, including involvement of weekend tasks
Provide assistance to service team for technical design, implementation and support of customer incidents and projects
Undertake customer audits and create appropriate documentation
Create and maintain suitable customer infrastructure / service documentation
Assist with the planning of internal and customer project work
Accountable for the change control process and the upkeep of digital records
Ensure that each service incident or installation is tested as per the client’s sign off process and that this information is stored correctly
Undertake tasks identified by service helpdesk, service team leader or technical manager
Seek and highlight additional opportunities whilst reviewing customers infrastructures
Job Requirements
Excellent customer communication skills
Can work on own intuitive.
Good written skills on job reporting and documentation.
What we offer
Hybrid Working (3 days in / up to 2 days remote if required, after probation which is 3 months)
Salary £30,000 - £35,000 Depending on experience
Location - close to the centre of Northampton with a modern, up to date living space
Top of the range technology in office and for home working (laptops, screens, latest iPhone, etc)
Subsidised health care/medical benefits
Annual Leave - 25-30* days plus B.H’s + optional 2 weeks unpaid. *Increases with time spent o Progression Plan - training and mentor programme.
Experience
Minimum 2 years’ experience in a role of supporting servers, networks, printers, PC’s and applications.
Proven experience of enterprise / mainstream technologies and applications primarily focused on Microsoft front/backend products as well as anti-virus and backup platforms and operations.
Experience with other enterprise / mainstream technologies and applications such as Citrix, VMware and Cisco are desirable.
Relevant experience of managing, maintaining, and supporting peripheral equipment including routers, switches, hubs, UPS’s, printers etc o Industry recognised accreditations such as MCP, MCSA, MCSE, CCA, CCNA are highly desirable.
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