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3rd Line IT Support Engineer
Oxford
United Kingdom
Hybrid
£35,000 - £45,000
JOB ID
3624884
Job Summary

Job Title: 3rd Line IT Support Engineer Location: Oxford (Hybrid) Salary: £35,000 - £45,000

The Company

We are partnering with one of the UK's leading managed IT service providers, recognised for delivering innovative cloud, cybersecurity, and managed services solutions to organisations across a wide range of industries.

With a strong reputation for technical excellence and customer service, the business continues to invest heavily in its people, technology, and internal development. This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative infrastructure team where you'll work on a broad range of enterprise technologies, support complex customer environments, and continue developing your technical expertise.

Roles & Responsibilities
  • Act as the senior escalation point for complex technical incidents and service requests.
  • Manage and resolve 3rd line support tickets, ensuring SLAs and customer expectations are consistently achieved.
  • Monitor, maintain, and optimise customer infrastructure across cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments.
  • Proactively respond to monitoring alerts, identifying and resolving issues before they impact customers.
  • Deliver infrastructure changes, upgrades, and technical improvements across client environments.
  • Support customer onboarding and offboarding activities.
  • Assist with project delivery and provide smooth handovers into the service team.
  • Produce and maintain accurate technical documentation and knowledge base articles.
  • Work closely with third-party vendors and technology partners to resolve complex issues.
  • Travel to customer sites when required to support installations, projects, and technical escalations.
  • Contribute to continuous service improvement initiatives and internal technical training.
  • Develop specialist expertise across technologies such as cloud infrastructure, networking, security, or backup solutions.
Your Skills & Experience
  • Minimum of 4 years' experience within an IT support, infrastructure, or managed services environment.
  • Strong experience supporting Microsoft Azure, including virtual machines, networking, backup, disaster recovery, Azure Virtual Desktop, and hybrid environments.
  • Experience administering Microsoft Server environments and virtualisation technologies including VMware and Hyper-V.
  • Strong understanding of Microsoft Entra ID, Intune, identity management, and cloud-based device management.
  • Experience supporting networking technologies including DNS, DHCP, VPNs, firewalls, wireless networking, and switching.
  • Knowledge of backup and disaster recovery platforms and best practices.
  • Experience working with Microsoft security technologies, endpoint protection, conditional access, RBAC, and threat protection.
  • Strong scripting and automation experience using PowerShell or similar technologies.
  • Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Outstanding communication skills with the ability to support both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Experience working independently while collaborating effectively within a technical team.
  • Full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle.

Desirable Experience

  • Certifications or experience with WatchGuard, Fortinet, Sophos, or Smoothwall firewalls.
  • Experience with Cisco, Aruba, Dell, UniFi, or Meraki networking technologies.
  • Knowledge of Apple Business Manager or Google Workspace.
  • Experience with Mimecast, Barracuda, Veeam, Datto, or Acronis.
  • Microsoft Azure or other relevant infrastructure certifications.
Company Benefits
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service.
  • Flexible working options and work-from-home incentives.
  • Bupa Cash Plan.
  • Discounted gym membership.
  • Cycle to Work scheme.
  • Electric vehicle scheme.
  • Paid charity day.
  • On-site parking.
  • Ongoing technical training and professional development.
  • Opportunity to specialise in modern cloud, infrastructure, networking, and security technologies.
  • Clear career progression within a growing managed services provider.
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3rd Line IT Support Engineer
Oxford
3rd-line-it-support-engineer
2026-06-30
2026-10-31
£35,000 - £45,000
Hybrid
Job Title: 3rd Line IT Support Engineer Location: Oxford (Hybrid) Salary: £35,000 - £45,000