3Rd Line Engineer 24 / 7

Bluecube Technology Solutions - An Ekco Company; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud solution provider is seeking a 3rd Line Engineer for their 24/7 Service Desk in Cape Town. You will act as a subject matter expert, responsible for designing and supporting advanced solutions. The role includes working on complex issues, automation, and enhancing customer experience. Candidates must have extensive experience with Microsoft technologies and strong problem-solving skills. This is a shift-based position, requiring flexible hours including nights and bank holidays.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in remotely supporting our technologies.
• Customer centric with great people skills.
• Proactive and positive approach to problem solving and client interaction.

Responsibilities

• Receive incoming calls from customers and provide support.
• Act as the final point of escalation for incidents and requests.
• Lead root cause analysis and Problem Management activities.
• Review customer solutions to identify potential improvements.
• Drive the creation and use of knowledge base articles.
• Provide technical mentoring and guidance to teams.

Skills

Microsoft administration and licensing

Microsoft AVD & Remote Desktop

Microsoft Active Directory & Entra ID

Microsoft Exchange & Exchange Online

Microsoft Intune & Group Policy

Microsoft SharePoint and OneDrive

Microsoft Teams

End-user Devices and Desktops

On-Premise Networking

VMware

Customer centric with great people skills

Proactive and positive approach to problem solving

Experience with PowerShell

Experience with ITSM and remote support tools

MD- or MS- or SC- or similar certification

Job description

3rd line Engineer 24 / 7

Bluecube Technology Solutions – An Ekco Company

Cape Town, South Africa

About Ekco

Founded in Ekco is now one of the fastest growing cloud solution providers in Europe! We specialise in enabling companies to progress along the path of cloud maturity, managing transformation and driving better outcomes from our clients' existing technology investments. In a few words, we take businesses to the cloud and back!

We have over highly talented and supportive colleagues (and counting) across a number of regional offices in the UK, Benelux, South Africa, Malaysia & Ireland.

About The Role

As a 3rd Line Engineer on the 24x7 Service Desk, you will be the subject matter expert of our Service Desk team. Working from our Cape Town office and reporting to the 24x7 Manager, you will be responsible for designing, implementing and supporting advanced solutions across our support technologies. This role acts as the final escalation point for complex issues, drives automation and governance, and contributes to strategic initiatives that enhance our support services and customer experience. This is a shift‑based position, with a 4‑days on, 4‑days off pattern and a requirement to work either days or nights, including bank/public holidays.

Key Responsibilities

• Receive incoming calls from our customers, raising tickets, providing support and guidance over the phone and via our ITSM tool (FreshService).
• Act as the point of contact and final point of escalation for incidents and requests related to our services, supporting the full lifecycle of the tickets through to resolution.
• Raise, implement, review and technically approve change requests utilizing the Change Management process, attending CAB when necessary.
• Lead root cause analysis and Problem Management activities working closely with the Problem Manager.
• Review customer solutions to identify potential improvements and cost efficiencies.
• Communicate clearly and professionally with customers, ensuring they are informed of progress and resolution, ensuring a high customer satisfaction.
• Managing and monitoring the team and your personal ticket queues, ensuring tickets are updated, progressed and resolved in a timely manner.
• Work hand in hand with other teams to facilitate smooth escalations and maintain momentum in resolution efforts.
• Drive the creation and use of knowledge base articles by documenting and sharing common workarounds and more complex fixes.
• Provide technical mentoring and guidance to the teams.

Essential Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience in remotely supporting our technologies, including:
• Microsoft administration and licensing
• Microsoft AVD & Remote Desktop
• Microsoft Active Directory & Entra ID
• Microsoft Exchange & Exchange Online
• Microsoft Intune & Group Policy
• Microsoft SharePoint and OneDrive
• Microsoft Teams
• End‑user Devices and Desktops
• On‑Premise Networking
• VMware
• Customer centric with great people skills
• Proactive and positive approach to problem solving and client interaction
• Experience with PowerShell
• Experience with ITSM and remote support tools
• MD- or MS- or SC- or similar certification

Desirable

• Experience of virtualised Microsoft environments
• ITIL Foundations certification
• MS- certification

Personal Qualities

• Resilient to change
• Takes pride in providing a high level of service
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure and handle difficult situations
• Impeccable time management skills with the ability to prioritise effectively