This is a demanding position which calls for excellent customer service skills, the ability to articulate solutions clearly and confidently to end users and a high degree of technical knowledge across a broad range of technologies and products.
He/She must be able to:
Deal with incoming technical issues in a professional, courteous manner over the phone, via email and through the ticketing system,
Take ownership of issues and managing them in a logical and methodical manner
Correctly log incidents and faults, categorising and prioritising them in line with team procedures
Conduct full and thorough diagnostics with end users to enable first point of contact fault resolution
Ensuring all faults are progressed & cleared within the corresponding SLA – escalating to other internal and external teams as appropriate
Manage faults through their entire lifecycle from the first point of contact through to resolution, proactively keeping the customer informed of progress
Diagnose and resolve problems to the customers satisfaction
Maintain and develop own knowledge and skills to assist with first time fault resolution
Identify and escalate repeat issues or service risks into service management teams
Sharing knowledge with team colleagues
Manage a number of scheduled tasks for customers, designed to ensure that the customers systems remain operational
Requirements
Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Telecommunications or similar
discipline is mandatory,
Knowledge of Linux and Microsoft operating systems,
Minimum 3 years hands-on experience,
Knowledge of IP networking (Routing, Switching, VLANs, Spanning Tree),
Knowledge of security systems such as Firewalls, VPN, IDS/IPS, WAF is desirable,
Knowledge of SIEM solutions is desirable,
Strong analytical abilities and professional office experience needed,
Organized, responsive and highly thorough problem solver,
Have excellent team work and interpersonal communication skills,