Senior 3rd Line IT Engineer - Windows, VMware & Networking

VIQU IT Recruitment; Fareham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus

Job summary

VIQU IT Recruitment is recruiting for a 3rd Line Support Engineer to join an established IT team in Fareham on a 12-month contract. You will provide BAU support across a secure, highly available Windows Server, VMware and networking environment, handling complex incidents and rapid problem resolution.

The role is onsite five days a week, focusing on 3rd line troubleshooting, infrastructure administration, disaster recovery, and continuous service improvement, with strong emphasis on root cause

Qualifications

• Must have Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS and DHCP experience.
• Strong VMware vSphere/ESXi and vCenter knowledge.
• Networking expertise: TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, switching, VPNs and firewalls.
• Experience supporting on-premises and virtualised infrastructure.
• Infrastructure monitoring, backup and disaster recovery experience.
• Proven 3rd line troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• PowerShell or scripting/automation experience.
• Azure or AWS experience desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide 3rd line BAU support and resolve complex infrastructure incidents.
• Administer and maintain Windows Server, Active Directory and VMware environments.
• Troubleshoot server, virtualization and network issues.
• Support LAN/WAN, VLANs, routing, switching, VPNs and firewalls.
• Monitor infrastructure and support backup, patching and disaster recovery.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement technical fixes.
• Maintain infrastructure documentation and support continual service improvement.

Skills

Windows Server

Active Directory

Networking (TCP/IP)

VMware vSphere/ESXi

PowerShell scripting

Backup and DR

Troubleshooting / RCA

On-site support

Tools

VMware vCenter

Azure/AWS (desirable)

Job description

VIQU IT Recruitment is recruiting for a 3rd Line Support Engineer to join an established IT team in Fareham on a 12-month contract. You will provide BAU support across a secure, highly available Windows Server, VMware and networking environment, handling complex incidents and rapid problem resolution.

The role is onsite five days a week, focusing on 3rd line troubleshooting, infrastructure administration, disaster recovery, and continuous service improvement, with strong emphasis on root cause