It Support & Infrastructure Engineer

Emplyfy; Reading; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £30,000-£40,000

40 days holiday

Job summary

Emplyfy in Reading, United Kingdom, is seeking an experienced IT engineer for a hands-on, customer-facing role within an international technology organisation. You will resolve technical issues, support IT environments remotely and on customer premises, and help maintain reliable systems.

The successful candidate has at least 5 years in a similar IT engineering role, with experience in Cyber Essentials, GDPR, Microsoft 365, Intune and RMM tools.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in a similar IT engineering role.
• Experience with Cyber Essentials and GDPR security standards.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 services and Intune.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance to customers and act as a trusted contact for support matters.
• Visit customer sites to investigate and resolve issues, perform installations and maintenance.
• Manage incidents and requests through the Service Desk system.
• Provide customers with updates and ensure tickets progress within SLAs.
• Escalate complex or high-priority issues to Management when appropriate.
• Organise daily workloads and prioritise urgent tasks.
• Monitor environments to ensure reliability and business alignment.
• Install, configure, test, maintain and repair IT hardware and software.
• Keep ticket information accurate and document work.
• Respond to major incidents remotely and on customer locations.

Skills

Cyber Essentials

GDPR

Microsoft 365

Intune

RMM

Network basics

Windows Server

Azure

Windows 10/11

Mac OS

Imaging

Customer support

Troubleshooting

Teamwork

Tools

Intune

Azure AD

Office 365

Job description

Are you an experienced IT professional looking for a hands-on role within an international technology organisation? Our client is an established Managed Service Provider delivering IT support and infrastructure services to a range of well-known businesses.

They are looking for a proactive and technically capable engineer who is comfortable working directly with customers, resolving technical issues and supporting IT environments both remotely and on customer premises.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance to customers and act as a trusted point of contact for support matters.

• Visit customer sites to investigate and resolve technical issues, perform installations and undertake planned maintenance.

• Manage incidents, requests and ongoing technical tasks through the Service Desk system.

• Provide customers with regular updates and ensure tickets are progressed within agreed SLAs.

• Escalate critical, complex or high-priority issues to Management when appropriate.

• Organise daily workloads and ensure urgent and important tasks are dealt with accordingly.

• Monitor customer environments and infrastructure to ensure systems remain reliable and meet business requirements.

• Install, configure, test, maintain and repair IT hardware, software and related systems.

• Maintain accurate ticket information and document technical work and outstanding actions.

• Respond to major incidents and priority issues both remotely and at customer locations.

Benefits

• £30,000 - £40,000 per annum, depending on experience.

• 40 days' paid holiday annually.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years' experience in a similar IT engineering role, with practical knowledge of:

• Cyber Essentials and GDPR security standards, including configuration and implementation (mandatory).

• Microsoft 365 services, including Email, SharePoint, Teams and OneDrive (mandatory).

• Microsoft Intune, RMM solutions and telephone platforms.

• Network infrastructure installation and support, including routers, switches, wireless APs, DHCP, DNS, TCP/IP, firewalls and VLANs.

• Working with external suppliers and service providers to resolve technical requirements.

• Applying appropriate IT procedures, controls and industry best practices.

• Windows Server 2016, 2019 and 2022, including Group Policy and security policies.

• Azure administration and implementation.

• Windows 10, Windows 11 and Mac operating systems.

• Building, imaging and configuring different customer environments.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and a professional customer-facing manner.

• The ability to analyse issues, troubleshoot effectively and work independently.

• A collaborative approach and the ability to contribute as part of a wider team.