Job Details: 2nd Line Support Technician
About Us
We’ve been on a mission to improve end user satisfaction since the day we were founded over 25 years ago. As champions of premium experience-led IT services, it is who we are. We constantly challenge old assumptions and inherited wisdom, and demonstrate there are other, better ways to do things.
Based in the UK, with offices globally (USA, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Kuala Lumpur, and Macedonia), we now provide a huge range of market-leading managed services, Microsoft-centric business software, and cloud solutions to over 300 ambitious mid-market organisations. In response to our customers’ changing needs and the growing threats we all face, we’ve massively strengthened our well-established cyber security capabilities.
Our mission is to unleash the potential of people through amazing IT experiences.
Our Values
At Acora, we’re proud to share the values we live by. They define our culture: they act as a promise to our customers and a constant challenge to ourselves, both as individuals and as a team, to be Game-Changers.
1. Be the best you can be
2. We do what we say
3. Together we win
Description
As 2nd Line Support Technician, you will be the go-to problem solver, tackling a diverse range of customer IT support cases within our service level agreements. Whether it’s over the phone, through remote assistance, or on-site at the customer offices, you’ll handle each challenge with efficiency and professionalism. The position entails assisting colleagues within the department across a range of technologies and serving as the escalation point to assume responsibility for and resolving long-standing, more complex issues.
As part of the role, we operate a shift schedule that provides flexibility and allows a balance of working in our office and from a remote location.
Key Responsibilities
1. Diagnose and resolve a variety of IT problems across an extensive range of technologies within our service level agreements.
2. Raise, update, and resolve case records using the IT Helpdesk system with detail and accuracy.
3. Resolve cases raised through our Proactive Monitoring system.
4. Be proactive with case follow-ups and ensure customer satisfaction according to our KPIs.
5. Achieve individual KPIs and contribute to the success of the department.
6. Attend customer premises when required, troubleshooting hardware problems within Servers or Network Infrastructure.
7. Attend ICT meetings with Account Managers to provide technical advice and guidance to customers.
8. Raise opportunities with Account Managers to drive forward customer infrastructure enhancements.
9. Administrate, configure, and manage customer backup systems.
10. Administrate, configure, and manage core network infrastructure of customer equipment.
11. Work with supplier support contacts to resolve complex technical issues.
12. Take ownership of cases escalated within the department that require enhanced technical knowledge.
13. Create and update Knowledge Base Articles to share knowledge between team members and the wider organisation.
14. Take an active part in the development of the department by suggesting improvements to working procedures.
Key Skills
1. Proven experience supporting, maintaining, and configuring Desktop Devices and Windows Server Environments.
2. Experience with Microsoft Server Operating Systems including setup, configuration, and support.
3. Experience with Office 365 platform including setup, configuration, and support.
4. Experience with 3CX phone systems including setup, configuration, and support.
5. Experience with RDS environments including configuration and support.
6. Experience with LANs, WANs & Internet Technologies.
Personal Specification
1. Excellent Customer Service skills.
2. Strong interpersonal skills.
3. Ability to manage each Customer as an individual.
4. Demonstrative ‘Can do’ attitude at all times.
5. Flexible and punctual.
6. Team Player.
7. Excellent communication skills.
8. Ability to work under pressure, using your own initiative and to tight deadlines in a target-driven environment.
9. Excellent multi-tasking skills.
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