Senior IT Technician

Equals One Ltd; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Equals One Ltd is recruiting for a Senior IT Technician in Barnsley, with travel to customer sites. This full-time, permanent role blends high-level service desk support with hands-on delivery of infrastructure projects, deployments, and upgrades at client sites.

You'll provide 2nd and 3rd line support, plan end-to-end projects, manage Microsoft 365/Azure/Windows Server environments, and mentor junior engineers while building strong customer relationships. Driving licence required.

Qualifications

• Experience in MSP or customer-facing IT support.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365, Azure, and Windows Server.
• Experience with networking, firewalls, backup and disaster recovery.
• Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide 2nd and 3rd line IT support to customers via telephone, remote access, email and ticketing systems.
• Diagnose and resolve complex IT incidents; act as escalation point for 1st line technicians.
• Plan and deliver customer infrastructure projects end-to-end from scoping to handover.
• Install and support Microsoft 365, Azure, Windows Server, Hyper-V, networking, firewalls and cyber security solutions.
• Carry out site surveys, migrations, upgrades and technical assessments.
• Build strong customer relationships and act as a trusted technical advisor; mentor juniors.
• Champion best practices across the team.

Skills

MSP experience

Microsoft 365

Azure

Windows Server

Networking

Firewalls

Disaster recovery

Troubleshooting

Communication

Organisational skills

Driving licence

Tools

ConnectWise Manage

Asio

WatchGuard

HP

Job description

Senior IT Technician

Barnsley Based (with travel to customer sites) | Full-Time, Permanent | 37.5 hrs/week , £38,000 - £42,000 pa depending on experience

About the Role

Our client is looking for an experienced, customer-focused Senior IT Technician to join their team.This is a varied role that blends advanced service desk support with hands-on project delivery - you'll be the escalation point for complex technical issues while also planning and delivering infrastructure projects, system deployments, and technology upgrades directly at customer sites.

If you thrive on solving tricky problems, enjoy building genuine relationships with customers, and want a role where no two days look the same, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Be Doing

• Providing 2nd and 3rd line technical support across telephone, remote access, email, and ticketing systems
• Diagnosing and resolving complex IT incidents, acting as the go-to escalation point for 1st line technicians and apprentices
• Planning and delivering customer infrastructure projects end-to-end - from initial scoping through to handover
• Installing and supporting Microsoft 365, Azure, Windows Server, and Hyper-V environments, plus networking, firewalls, Wi-Fi, backup, and cyber security solutions
• Carrying out site surveys, migrations, upgrades, and technical assessments
• Building strong customer relationships and acting as a trusted technical advisor
• Mentoring junior engineers and apprentices, and championing best practice across the team

What We're Looking For

• Extensive experience in an MSP or customer-facing IT support environment
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft 365, Azure, and Windows Server
• Solid experience with networking, firewalls, backup, and disaster recovery
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and organisational skills
• A full UK driving licence

Nice to Have

• Microsoft certifications
• Experience with Watchguard, HP, Threatlocker or Huntress
• ITIL Foundation certification
• Familiarity with ConnectWise Manage / Asio

You Are

Customer-focused, highly organised, and comfortable juggling multiple priorities without losing sight of the details.

You take pride in doing things properly - from ticket notes to project documentation - and you enjoy sharing what you know with less experienced colleagues.

INDLS

Equals One is an advertising and recruitment agency working on behalf of our client to promote this vacancy.You may be contacted directly by the employer should they wish to progress your application.Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to provide specific feedback if your application is unsuccessful.