3rd Line IT Support Engineer - MSP
Location: Oxfordshire / Hybrid
Salary: £40,000-£45,000 + Annual Profit Share
Working Pattern: Hybrid, with a mix of home working and customer site visits
The Role
We're recruiting on behalf of an established Managed Service Provider in Oxfordshire looking for an experienced 3rd Line Engineer to join their team.
This is a varied, hands-on role where you'll deal with complex technical escalations, support customer infrastructure and get involved in projects and upgrades.
You'll split your time between working from home and visiting customer sites, so you'll need to be comfortable working independently and dealing directly with customers.
What You'll Be Doing
- Handling complex 2nd/3rd line support issues
- Supporting Microsoft 365, Azure/Entra ID, Windows Server and Active Directory
- Troubleshooting servers, networks and cloud environments
- Supporting firewalls, switches, VLANs and VPNs
- Working with VMware and/or Hyper-V
- Delivering infrastructure upgrades, migrations and projects
- Supporting backup, security and disaster recovery solutions
- Visiting customer sites when required
- Taking ownership of technical issues through to resolution
- Providing technical support and guidance to junior engineers
What We're Looking For
Ideally, you'll have:
- Previous experience working for an MSP
- Strong 3rd line / infrastructure support experience
- Good knowledge of Microsoft 365, Windows Server and Active Directory
- Experience with Azure / Entra ID
- Strong networking knowledge, including DNS, DHCP, VLANs, VPNs, switches and firewalls
- Experience with VMware and/or Hyper-V
- Experience delivering infrastructure upgrades or migrations
- Good customer-facing and communication skills
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of problems
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to visit customer sites
What's On Offer
- £40,000-£45,000 salary
- Annual profit share
- Hybrid working
- Mix of remote and customer-site work
- Varied 3rd line support and project work
- Opportunity to work across a range of customer environments and technologies
This would suit an experienced 3rd Line Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, Senior IT Support Engineer or Senior MSP Engineer looking for a varied role with a good mix of technical support, project work and customer interaction.