NOC Tier 2 Engineer

Intercity Technology; Bolton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions provider in Bolton is looking for a dedicated NOC Tier 2 Engineer. The role involves providing second-line services and remote support to our managed services customers. Candidates should have a degree in IT, relevant vendor accreditations, and excellent interpersonal skills. This position supports a 24/7 operation, ensuring customer satisfaction and service improvement.

Benefits

33 days holiday

Annual pay reviews

Company pension

Employee assistance programme

All-company bonus scheme

Qualifications

• At least one year’s background in running IT services or a degree in an element of IT.
• Required to study for and pass agreed vendor accreditation and other recognised technical certifications.
• Must be a British citizen.
• NPPV3 clearance is desired.

Responsibilities

• Remotely support and identify issues affecting customer systems.
• Work independently without constant supervision.
• Contribute to high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Provide professional support services to Intercity customers.
• Make recommendations on improvements to services.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Written communication skills

Verbal communication skills

Ability to multitask

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Degree in IT or relevant field

Vendor accreditation and technical certifications

Tools

Networking equipment (Routers, Switches, Firewalls)

Check Point

Juniper

Cisco

Extreme

Aruba

Exinda

Job description

About The Role

Join Our Team as a NOC Tier 2 Engineer! Intercity Technology is seeking a dedicated and customer-focused NOC Tier 2 Engineer to join our team in Bolton. Your role will encompass a range of second-line services, including remote support and issue diagnosis for our managed services customers. You will utilise Intercity’s system management toolsets and processes to execute your role effectively. Above all, you will provide a customer-sensitive and responsive service while adopting a systematic, disciplined, and analytical approach to handling faults and service requests. Maintaining customer confidence through a friendly presence and helpful attitude is paramount. This role will operate on a rota shift pattern that covers 24x7x365.

Key Responsibilities

• Customer Support: Remotely support and identify issues affecting customer systems and services, then perform 2nd line diagnosis with a view to resolution.
• Independent Work: Work without continuous supervision and provide professional support services to Intercity customers.
• Self-Education: Be able to self-educate and attain industry standard IT accreditations.
• Information Gathering: Use the internet and other sources of information to remain up to date with technical issues affecting the ICT sector.
• Client Liaison: Liaise with clients to analyse, review, identify, and develop relationships that meet/exceed customer needs.
• Customer Satisfaction: Contribute to the highest levels of prospect and customer satisfaction.
• Service Improvement: Make recommendations on improvements to Intercity services and service quality.

Due to changing customer demands, duties and responsibilities are likely to vary from time to time, and Intercity therefore reserves the right to amend job descriptions to reflect changing requirements.

Education and Qualifications

• At least one year’s background in running IT services or a degree in an element of IT.
• Required to study for and pass agreed vendor accreditation and other recognised technical certifications.
• Must be a British citizen.
• NPPV3 (Non-Police Personnel Vetting Version 3) clearance is desired.

Experience and Knowledge

• Experience in running IT services or recent graduate in an IT-related field.
• Be familiar with the primary functions of networking equipment, i.e. Routers, Switches, Firewalls and wide area communications.
• Awareness of some of the following vendor products; Check Point, Juniper, Cisco, Extreme, Aruba, Exinda.
• Previous customer service experience is desirable.

Competencies and Skills

• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, multitask, and respond to deadlines.

What We Offer

• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays), with entitlement increasing by one day for each full calendar year employed, up to a maximum of five days.
• Annual pay reviews.
• Holiday buy scheme.
• All-company bonus scheme.
• Death in service cover.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Company pension.
• Active social calendar.
• A strong focus on developing our people.

About Us

Intercity Technology provides reliable and secure technologies in communications, cloud, and managed services, with a big difference – Intercity is a technology solutions partner that isn’t all about tech. It’s about a great bunch of people combining their passion, expertise, and dedication to deliver extraordinary results for businesses.

Our vision is to be the best technology partner to work for and with – we are really proud of our achievements so far:

• ⭐ Customer Net Promoter Score of +92
• 🏅 Gold Award Investors in People Accreditation
• 🌟 3-star “World Class” Best Companies accreditation, and for 2022, 2023, and 2024:
  • The no. 1 best telecoms company to work for
  • 9th best mid-sized company in the UK to work for!
  • 7th best company in the West-Midlands to work for!
• 🏆 Platinum Eco Vadis rating

We select candidates with the right skills, experience, and values to join us and selection is based on a fair and equal process. We’re proud to be committed to equal opportunities and welcome all applications. As a specialist in secure technology solutions, all successful candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks, so we can ensure compliance with our ISO27001 (Information Security) and Cyber Essentials Plus certifications. We are committed to using any personal information you may give us in a secure and proper manner, for more information please see our privacy policy on our website.