Desktop Support Engineer

The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave (30+ days)

12% Stakeholder Pension Scheme

Paid overtime or TOIL for additional hours

Private Medical Insurance

Interest-free Season Ticket/Bicycle loan

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave

Annual training and development support

Death in Service benefit (6x salary)

Free Eye tests and chiropody

Job summary

A prestigious legal institution in Greater London is seeking an IT Support Technician. The role involves providing 1st and 2nd line support to internal users, maintaining IT infrastructure, and resolving technical issues. Candidates should have a minimum of 2 years' experience in IT support and proficiency in tools like Intune and VMWare. The position offers a hybrid working model and generous benefits including a 12% pension scheme and private medical insurance.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' hands-on experience in IT support.
• Professional, literate, and numerate with strong analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple IT projects and support duties.

Responsibilities

• Provide 2nd line support for c170 internal users.
• Maintain the IT support ticketing system.
• Investigate incidents and follow them to resolution.
• Support technical infrastructure and liaise with 3rd party suppliers.
• Create documentation and user guides for systems.

Skills

IT support environment experience

Intune, Defender for Endpoint, autopilot

Virtualisation Technologies - VMWare or Hyper-V

Networking knowledge (WAN, LAN, VLAN, WLAN)

Communication skills

Microsoft Server Certifications

SonicWALL experience

Microsoft 365 Certifications

Job description

Hours

40-hours per week, Mon-Fri, 09:00-17:00. Hybrid working: 4 days in the office and 1 day working from home depending on business needs.

Post Objectives

To provide technical assistance to all employees, maintain the technical infrastructure and work with the Head of IT and help deliver IT projects.

Main Duties

• To provide 2nd line support and 1st line as required to c170 internal users plus external members as necessary.
• To ensure the IT support ticketing system is properly maintained and calls, as well as users, are updated daily and actioned in accordance with agreed timescales.
• To pick up incidents, investigate the root cause and follow their life cycle through to resolution.
• To follow up on escalations/issues where required.
• To support with technical infrastructure issues and maintenance of server, storage, network and security functionality to ensure safe, reliable and continued service.
• To liaise with 3rd party suppliers regarding application support matters.
• To perform daily checks & a variety of support tasks within the support team.
• To create and keep updated documentation and processes for system implementations as well as user guides.
• To provide guidance and knowledge to colleagues who need support and assistance.
• To build, repair and update virtual and physical machines, as needed.

Person Specifications

Skills/knowledge required:

• A minimum of 2 years' successful hands-on experience working in an IT support environment
• Intune, Defender for Endpoint, autopilot
• Virtualisation Technologies - VMWare or Hyper-V
• Networking knowledge (WAN, LAN, VLAN, WLAN)
• Willing to work occasionally out of hours when it is required.
• Professional, highly literate and numerate with excellent analytical skills
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and customer service skills
• Ability to manage time across multiple complex IT projects and daily support duties
• Well-developed interpersonal skills required to establish and maintain effective working relationships and to work well in a team.
• Ability to be flexible, use own initiative, solve problems, and prioritise a busy workload with competing priorities with minimum supervision.
• Able to demonstrate honesty and integrity in everything you do.
• Meraki Experience / Certifications
• Microsoft Server Certifications
• SonicWALL experience
• Microsoft 365 Certifications

What’s in it for you?

There are lots of great reasons to work at Lincoln's Inn, including:

• A 40 hour working week including paid breaks
• Generous annual leave entitlement; 30+ days including closure periods over Christmas, Easter
• A non-contributory 12% Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Hybrid working, this role will require at least 4 days onsite, central London
• Paid overtime or TOIL given for additional hours worked
• Private Medical Insurance
• Interest-free Season Ticket/Bicycle loan
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity and Shared Parental Leave
• Great annual training and continual development support
• Bicycle stands and shower facilities
• Death in Service benefit; 6 x your annual salary
• Free Eye tests and free chiropody
• Access to a confidential Employment Assistance Programme
• Plenty of social events, such as staff parties, quiz nights etc.

The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is committed to ensuring both its members and staff members are treated with dignity and respect throughout their careers. We promote values of trust, transparency, and respect for all through robust policies and procedures