3rd Line / Third Line Service Desk Engineer – Service Desk Team Lead

ECS Computers Ltd; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Job summary

ECS Computers Ltd in King's Lynn is seeking a Tier 3 Engineer and service desk team lead to strengthen our IT team. You will provide hands-on technical support, mentor engineers, and help ensure SLAs are met while enhancing day-to-day operations.

The role covers cloud and on-prem systems including Azure, Entra ID, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, VMWare/Hyper-V, Exchange, and network services. Weekend on-call rotation and career development opportunities are included.

Qualifications

• Experience deploying and administering Azure IaaS, Entra ID, SharePoint and Microsoft 365.
• Experience with virtualization including VMware and Hyper-V.
• Strong knowledge of Windows Server, Active Directory, networking, VLANs.
• Experience with Exchange, Microsoft 365, Entra ID and Intune.
• Experience with WatchGuard or similar security devices is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance tasks for infrastructure systems such as backups, patch management and monitoring.
• On-site support for servers, networking and end user devices.
• Installation and maintenance of new equipment such as servers and desktops.
• Planning and installation of cloud systems like 365 and Azure.
• Managing outages and notifying stakeholders.
• Disaster recovery and documentation maintenance.
• Covering and supporting Tier 2 engineers with knowledge and training.
• Assist with system security implementations.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Project management

Customer service

Communication

Tools

Azure IaaS

Entra ID

SharePoint

Microsoft 365

VMware

Hyper-V

Windows Server

Active Directory

Networking

VLAN

Exchange

Intune

WatchGuard

N-Central

UTM firewalls

RMM

Job description

Pay: From £40,500.00 per year depending on experience

Job Description:

Are you an enthusiastic, self-starter looking for a new challenge? Do you want to join a team of motivated IT engineers who are dedicated to making people’s lives easier? If you’ve answered yes to both questions, then we’d like to hear from you!

We’re looking for a Tier 3 Engineer who is committed to developing their IT skills and would like to take on an increasing level of responsibility of the day to day running of a busy service desk. You’ll work as part of a growing team that focuses on making users life’s easier through simple advice and excellent service and be tasked with making sure SLAs are met and tickets are completed efficiently.

As the Service Desk Team Lead, you'll be expected to lead by example, creating a positive, accountable and customer-focused culture within the service desk. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll spend the majority of your time providing technical support while also supporting the day-to-day running of the team.

You’ll mentor and coach engineers, helping them develop their technical knowledge, confidence and customer service skills through regular feedback and knowledge sharing. You'll assist with workload planning, ensure tickets are progressing in line with our service standards, identify opportunities to improve processes and help maintain high levels of customer satisfaction.

Working closely with management, you'll help monitor team performance, contribute to continual service improvement initiatives, and support recruitment, onboarding and performance management where required.

Most importantly, you'll foster a collaborative environment where engineers feel supported, standards remain high, and customers receive a consistently excellent service.

ECS Computers is a managed service provider that supply local businesses (both SME & Corporate) with a range of IT support and services.

Job Requirements

• Technical experience in deployment and administration of Cloud services such as Azure IaaS, Entra ID, SharePoint and Microsoft 365.
• Technical experience in deployment and administration of Virtualization services as related to VMWare and Hyper-V.
• Technical experience in Windows Server and Desktop infrastructure, Active Directory services, Networking, VLAN configuration and troubleshooting.
• Team leadership, shift lead or duty manager experience in an IT department or MSP - with ticket dispatch and scheduling work.
• Technical experience in email messaging with focus on Exchange, 365, and migration to 365.
• Technical experience in Microsoft 365 such as Entra ID, Exchange, Intune, SharePoint.
• Technical experience in Server Applications such MSSQL
• Experience in installing and troubleshooting VoIP communications.
• Remote & On-site Device and Networking Support (Windows and Mac).
• Strong problem-solving and teamwork skills.
• Ability to manage projects - delegating tasks and communicating with customers.
• Experience in using RMM systems.
• Technical experience in maintaining and installation of UTM firewalls and other security systems. WatchGuard experience preferred.
• ITIL experience would be preferred but not essential.
• Rotational weekend and weekday on-call work required - this is scheduled in advance.
• Project implementation including Server, Cloud and Cyber Security

Main Duties

• Maintenance tasks for infrastructure systems such as backups, patch management and monitoring.
• On-site support for servers, networking and end user devices.
• Installation and maintenance tasks of new equipment such as servers, networking equipment and desktops.
• Planning and installation of cloud systems such as 365, Azure and other cloud-based systems.
• Managing and resolving site outages and keeping key stakeholders notified of processes and changes during the event.
• Disaster recovery.
• VMWare & Hyper-V installation and support.
• Ensuring documentation is well noted and maintained.
• Patch management.
• Covering and supporting Tier 2 engineers with knowledge and training and customer support.
• Experience with Watchguard products, Halo and Nable N-Central are a big plus!

Must be driven, keen and willing to learn

• Company pension

Ability to commute/relocate:

• King's Lynn PE30 5HA: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)