2nd Line Support Engineer

at  BCN Group

Job title: 2nd Line Support Consultant
Reports to: Operations Manager
Location: Role can be worked from our Manchester or Leeds office (Minimum of 1-day per week on-site)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours, 9am to 5.30pm, 60-minute lunch
Salary: £28,000 - £35,000 DOE + benefits

PERSON, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Microsoft Windows server (2012, 2016 and 2019)
• O365 and its complimentary addons (OneDrive, Teams, Flow, Planner, Delve etc)
• Strong troubleshooting experience with one or more of the following:
• Azure
• HyperV/VmWare
• InTune/MDM
• Exchange
• SQL Server
• Sharepoint
• Storage (SANs & NAS)
• Antivirus (particularly ESET & Sophos)
• Firewall fundamentals (WatchGuard/SonicWall)
• Networking fundamentals (managed switching, VLAN’s)
• Excellent general hardware/software troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Advanced virtualisation troubleshooting (HyperV/VmWare)
• Advanced firewall troubleshooting (WatchGuard/Sonicwall)
• Advanced networking skills
• Advanced InTune/MDM skills
• Storage troubleshooting (SANs & NAS)
• Advanced Exchange troubleshooting
• Advanced SQL Server troubleshooting

Our ideal person will be an experienced Support Consultant ideally from a Managed Service Provider background. You will assist in developing the support team’s technical knowledge and be able to communicate clearly and regularly with both the customer and the account manager on progress made on issues raised. A passion for IT and providing outstanding customer service is essential.

• Providing 2nd line technical support for hardware and software issues.
• Ensuring all calls are logged into the helpdesk system and having ownership that all progress notes are added to all calls.
• Managing the timely resolution of open calls and call actions across all customers.
• Take ownership of incidents assigned to you and manage them through to resolution.
• Ensure that any technical or operational issues on a service ticket are escalated efficiently.
• Ability to research ideas and concepts in order to source suitable technical solutions or resolve problems
• ‘Hands-on’ problem-solving approach; solving problems within strict SLA timeframes
• Provide on-site support for customers as and when required
• Delivering exceptional customer service and demonstrating the ability and desire to go ‘above and beyond’ for our customers

BCN Group have an opportunity for an experienced 2nd Line Support Consultant to join our service desk team. The role will act as an escalation point for 1st line engineers, you will be responsible for providing email and telephone based technical support to our vast client base, resolving a wide range of technical customer issues and escalating support requests where necessary to ensure that queries are resolved in line with agreed SLAs.

Our ideal person will be an experienced Support Consultant ideally from a Managed Service Provider background. You will assist in developing the support team’s technical knowledge and be able to communicate clearly and regularly with both the customer and the account manager on progress made on issues raised. A passion for IT and providing outstanding customer service is essential.

• Providing 2nd line technical support for hardware and software issues.
• Ensuring all calls are logged into the helpdesk system and having ownership that all progress notes are added to all calls.
• Managing the timely resolution of open calls and call actions across all customers.
• Take ownership of incidents assigned to you and manage them through to resolution.
• Ensure that any technical or operational issues on a service ticket are escalated efficiently.
• Ability to research ideas and concepts in order to source suitable technical solutions or resolve problems
• ‘Hands-on’ problem-solving approach; solving problems within strict SLA timeframes
• Provide on-site support for customers as and when required
• Delivering exceptional customer service and demonstrating the ability and desire to go ‘above and beyond’ for our customers.