Enterprise Service Desk Engineer

Zen Internet Ltd; Rochdale; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance by 2x

Annual leave 25 days (30 with service)

Private Medical Healthcare

Healthcare Cash Plan

Birthday day off

Car salary sacrifice

Continuous learning and development

Flexible and Hybrid working

Free onsite parking

Coaching & mentoring

Onsite Contemplation/Prayer room

Onsite Electric Car Charging

Flexible critical illness cover

Salary sacrifice pension 3% employee,

Six monthly salary reviews

Subsidised Nursery fees

Subsidised Onsite Restaurant

Superfast broadband

Job summary

Zen is seeking a dynamic Enterprise Service Desk professional to join a team known for delivering excellent service. You will troubleshoot complex networking and security issues, work closely with peers and senior managers, and guide customers through change management while maintaining robust incident management.

You will handle incidents via phone and email, log and prioritise tickets, collaborate with subject matter experts, and contribute to process improvements while embracing flexible,

Qualifications

• Experience in operational management of complex networks.
• Ability to diagnose, troubleshoot and advise on best practices.
• Experience with IP networking, VPNs and security technologies.

Responsibilities

• Handle incidents and change requests with timely updates to customers.
• Log, prioritise and own incidents; liaise with vendors as needed.
• Escalate to senior engineers as required and improve processes.
• Lead customers through change management and document runbooks.
• Perform estate management like firmware updates and patching.
• Collaborate with SMEs and specialized teams to share knowledge.

Skills

IPVPN

WAN

Cisco SD-WAN

Fortigate

CCNA/NSE4

Documentation

Runbooks

Customer service

Incident management

On-call support

Tools

Zabbix

PRTG

Job description

Here at Zen, we are committed to creating an environment where people come first. Whether that is staff, customers or suppliers, our teams are motivated to deliver the absolute best service.We are seeking a dynamic and customer-focused individual to join our Enterprise Service Desk and to be part of a team with a reputation for delivering excellent service.

You will have experience of working in a close team, collaborating and consulting with your peers, stakeholders and customers up to and including senior managers.

You will be responsible for assisting customers in the operational management of their environment, diagnosing, and troubleshooting issues, advising of best practices, and leading on changes using your skills and experience to ensure robust solution management.

If you are passionate about delivering service excellence, troubleshooting complex technical issues, and to be involved in latest networking and security technologies, we want to hear from you.

Dealing with incoming incidents and change requests in a professional, courteous manner over the phone and via email, resolving at first point of contact and within agreed service levels.

Correctly logging and prioritising incoming tickets, owning incidents, and ensuring that the customer is kept informed at all stages. Liaising with 3rd party suppliers and vendors as required to facilitate resolution of cases.

Efficient workload management, understanding how and when to escalated to senior engineers within the support team.

Identify areas where internal processes can be improved on or changed to provide a better experience to internal and external stakeholders.

Leading and advising customers through change management, ensuring best practices are adhered to. Using your knowledge to identify better, more efficient ways for our Enterprise customers to achieve their results.

Conducting estate management activities such as firmware updates, patching etc. Reviewing the estate to highlight devices and solutions that are EOL or due to become.

Work closely with SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) and specialised teams to proactively identify activities to help build up on technology exposure and experience.

Maintain and develop own knowledge and skills to stay relevant in the ever-evolving world of Managed Networks. Document and share knowledge and best practice with colleagues.

Identify and elevate problems or service risks (where appropriate) into the engineering/architecture teams, engaging key stakeholders throughout.

Monitoring the estate pro-actively, using key metrics to identify issues before they become problematic, and using your skills to resolve.

Conduct audit activities on behalf of customers, ensuring their service remains optimal at all times.

Operate in accordance with our policies, procedures, and processes.

You will be part of the service desk on-call rota and also be required to carry periodic out-of-hours work.

Working knowledge and experience in IPVPN, WAN (Ethernet, FTTx) technologies and a genuine interest to learn and develop knowledge of this part of the market.Exposure and experience with Cisco SD-WAN is desirable. Proven experience working with managed firewalls (Ideally Fortigate) and Cisco routers in an MSP environment. Certified to either CCNA/NSE4 standard would be advantageous. Ability to produce detailed documentation in the form of runbooks, process guides and customer topologies .
Familiar with monitoring tools such as Zabbix or PRTG. Will be able to configure/adapt alarms and metrics where necessary.

A genuine passion for delivering excellent service within a people first culture.

Self-motivated, authentic, and approachable.

Willingness to listen, take on board feedback, share challenges, accept mistakes, and learn from them.

A willingness to embrace change and able to recognise when and how to adapt.

Takes control of own learning journey, making sure to stay relevant with the needs of our business and our customers.

Capable of decision making in high pressure situations, with a strong focus on customer experience, and business requirements

Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, able to accurately and efficiently capture, decisions, discussions and key information.

A track record of building relationships with peers and key stakeholders within customer and supplier organisations.

Proven experience in comparable role within an ISP or Managed/Professional Services business

You will be required to take part in an on-call rota after an appropriate embedding period and occasional overtime/work outside of business hours will be required.

We’re building an inclusive work environment

At Zen, your individuality matters. Your gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, background, and everything else that makes you who you are, we value it all. We want you to feel seen, respected, and supported from the very start of your journey with us.

Our Values shape how we work and who we are. We celebrate diversity and build strong communities where everyone belongs. We put people and the planet before profit, and we’re ambitious about the future, always learning, innovating, and striving to deliver award-winning service. Together, this means you’ll find opportunities not just to grow your career, but to make a meaningful impact.

We’re always open to conversations about part-time or flexible working, or reasonable adjustments, and we’ll support you wherever we can. Please feel comfortable sharing your preferences during the recruitment process.

FAO Recruitment agencies & organisations: Please note that we do not need agency support to fill this role. We have a small, but great, pool of agencies on our PSL and will contact one of those if we need to.

• 2 x Life Assurance Cover, with option to flex upwards
• 25 days Annual leave, rising to 30 days with length of service, with the option to purchase up to 5 more.
• Access to private Medical Healthcare and a Healthcare Cash Plan
• An extra day off for your birthday
• Car salary sacrifice scheme
• Continuous learning and development
• Discounted Mobile plans
• Flexible and Hybrid working
• Free onsite parking
• Internal coaching and mentoring opportunities
• Onsite Contemplation and Prayer room
• Onsite Electric Car Charging points
• Optional flexible critical illness cover
• People-friendly policies
• Recognition awards where we celebrate the most awesome people
• Salary sacrifice Pension- minimum of 3% Employee contributions for a 5% Employer contribution
• Six monthly salary reviews
• Subsidised Nursery fees
• Subsidised Onsite Restaurant
• Superfast Free Reliable Broadband
• Travel Loan and Ride2Work Schemes
• Two days’ paid leave per year for voluntary work

About Zen

At Zen, we’re redefining what it means to be a business, not just through what we do, but how we do it. We believe there’s a better way of doing business.

As the UK’s largest independently owned telecommunications and technology provider, we put people and planet before profit. We’re here for the long term, never for sale and driven by our purpose:Do right for people and planet.Being a certified B Corp is just one way we demonstrate our commitment to social and environmental responsibility. From award-winning services and industry-leading customer support to our focus on sustainability and community. Everything we do is guided by our core values, and yours.

At Zen, we know that our strength lies in our people. That’s why we celebrate individuality and diversity, creating a workplace where everyone belongs. We bring together our Zen values and personal values to build a supportive, open, and inclusive environment. Together, we grow, both as professionals and as people. We’re proud to be recognised as aGreat Place to Workacross multiple categories: Large Organisation, Wellbeing, Women, Development, and Technology, a reflection of the inclusive, empowering, and future-focused culture we’ve created.

We’re ambitious. We embrace innovation and welcome change. We challenge ourselves to think differently, improve constantly, and lead by example. We see every challenge is an opportunity. Every voice matters. And every success fuels a much bigger purpose.

So, if you're looking for a job where your values matter, where you can help build a future where business is a force for good, join us and help make a difference. Whether you're just starting out or bringing years of experience, your work at Zen will have real impact on our people, customers, communities, and the planet.