About the role;
As an Infrastructure Support Engineer you will be a strong problem solver with great communication skills who has experience resolving complex infrastructure issues and dealing with escalations. You will feel comfortable remotely diagnosing, troubleshooting and resolving tickets in relation to issues with customer infrastructure such as Networking issues, Firewall configuration and storage solutions along with proven experience in dealing with windows server infrastructure. The ability to work in a high paced environment is essential. To be successful in this role you will take pride in providing an exceptional customer experience whilst having the ability to think logically and solve problems as part of a team or as an individual. As well as infrastructure work there will be times when you will need to provide end user desktop, including but not limited to dealing with third parties for application support, VPN connectivity and general end user troubleshooting. Backup experience in varying technologies would be preferable but not essential. This is a hybrid role where you will be expected to attend the office a few times per week for regular team collaboration time. Who are we? TSG (Technology Services Group) are a Managed IT Services provider servicing businesses UK Wide. At TSG our people have a passion for delivering exceptional customer service, something which is proven in our consistent world class NPS score of +80. Our values are Team TSG, Service Excellence and Shared Growth, these sit at the core of our business helping us to achieve our mission. Why should I work for TSG? It is our people that make TSG what it is and a great place to work. We put a lot of work in to creating a trusted, open, fair culture and as a result, we have been named as one of the ‘UKs Top 50 Best Large Companies’ and one of the ‘Top 15 Technology Companies’ to work for. In addition, we have been awarded a 2 star accreditation for ‘Outstanding’ employee engagement. Here’s why;
1. Our open and honest culture where feedback is taken on-board and acted upon
2. The monthly wellbeing check-ins we complete with all staff and the support provided off the back of those where needed
3. Our social events. In addition to regular virtual quizzes and other ad hoc team building events, we launched the very first ‘TSG Festival’ in 2021, Team TSG’s feedback was so positive that we have decided to make it a yearly event
4. Two paid CSR days per annum that you can use towards giving something back
5. Our charity fundraising - TSG have raised over £20,000 in the last 2 years
6. Our responsibility as a business to the environment as we are working towards becoming a net carbon zero business
7. Flexible working policy
8. Relaxed dress policy
9. Excellent progression opportunities, training and support, including recognised qualifications
Job responsibilities will include, but are not limited to;
10. Ensuring customer tickets are responded to within SLA
11. Communicating with customers regularly with regards to their incident/change request
12. Diagnose and resolve incidents using TSGs remote access tools and verbal instructions
13. Updating TSGs ticketing system and technical information repository with detailed notes
14. Liaise with partners and third parties to aid in the resolution of incidents
15. Act as an escalation point for Service Desk Agents, Apprentices and more junior 2nd line engineers
16. Maintain a high-quality service to our customers
17. Assist with the mentoring and coaching Service Desk Agents, Apprentices and more junior 2nd line engineers
18. Assist in the creation of best practice, new user and leaver guides
Knowledge, Skills & Experience; Essential:
19. Full UK, clean driving licence
20. An excellent knowledge of a server and networked environment
21. Virtualisation experience
22. Strong desktop support experience
23. Understanding of Firewall, anti-virus and other security technologies
24. Experience with Microsoft Exchange and Office 365
25. Proven experience of 2nd line Azure tenant support. Examples to include EntraID changes, conditional access changes, AVD desktop policy changes, publishing new apps in Autopilot etc.
26. Confident and capable of managing small Azure projects from project kick-off to closure. Such as MFA configuration, conditional access policies, Intune device enrolment etc.
27. Good customer service skills and the ability to handle customers’ needs effectively in a variety of circumstances
28. Ability to tailor style of coaching and training based on individual’s needs
29. Ability to build relationships with the wider business
30. Excellent telephone manner.
31. A good understanding of firewall technologies
32. Excellent problem solving and analytical skills with a confident pro-active approach to work
33. Ability to work in a fast paced team environment as well as individually when required
34. Strong communication and knowledge sharing skills
35. Good attention to detail with the ability to maintain a consistent approach
Desirable:
36. A minimum of 3 years’ server and 5 years desktop experience is desirable
37. Experience working with Cloud based backup solutions
38. A good understanding of on-premise Backup technologies
39. Hosted telephony experience
40. Routing and Switching
41. Enterprise Anti-Virus software, Sophos, Microsoft Defender.
42. Knowledge on storage (SAN, NAS etc)
43. Microsoft Associate level certifications.
Benefits;
44. Company bonus scheme
45. 25 days annual leave + public holidays
46. Life assurance 4 x Salary
47. Contributory pension scheme at 4% matched
48. Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
49. Perkbox discounts
50. Paid CSR Days
51. Company sick pay
52. Income protection cover
53. Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
54. Home-based and hybrid opportunities
55. Long service benefits including increased annual leave accrued with service
56. Cycle to work scheme
57. Employee recognition scheme
If this sounds like the role for you, please apply today to be considered.