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24x7 Service Engineer (L2) (Networks)

24x7 Service Engineer (L2) (Networks)

Mindmatch ConsultingΚέιπ Τάουν, Δυτικό Ακρωτήρι, Νότια Αφρική
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Remote
Job description

Summary and purpose of the Job :

  • Provide investigation of customer incidents escalated to the team, quickly triage, and bring the case to resolution.
  • Become an extension of the customer’s IT team, ensuring the best customer experience, and deliver high levels of expertise.
  • Have the capability to make technical decisions and implement service restoration workarounds whilst root cause is established.
  • Understand the need to and know when to escalate to Senior Engineers to ensure that customer SLA’s are met.
  • Take direction from Senior Engineers as part of a virtual Incident Management team.
  • Work in conjunction with the Operations Engineers and 3rd Party Resolvers to provide incident resolution, problem management and root cause analysis.
  • Have the capability to perform trend analysis leading to the identification of reoccurring faults and resolve repeat faults under problem management.
  • To proactively identify serious issues and identify a course of action to minimise or eradicate the possibility of impacting our customer’s systems availability.
  • Service restoration must be at the forefront of incident resolution to meet contractual SLA’s & OLA’s.

If you want to further your career with a vibrant and fast-paced organisation, this is the role for you.

Responsibilities :

The extent of your duties will include but are not limited to :

  • Taking ownership of complex issues to resolution providing technical support via telephone, email, and remote access.
  • Overseeing remote monitoring escalation tickets
  • Research and identify solutions to complex software and hardware issues.
  • Create and improve documented processes which can be shared across teams driving an improvement in resolution times and first-time fixes.
  • Prioritise and manage several open tickets at one time, monitoring responses and any upcoming SLA events.
  • Follow up with clients to ensure their IT systems are fully functional after troubleshooting.
  • Ensuring customer processes and documentation are kept up to date.
  • Mentor and provide guidance to other team members
  • Stay current with emerging technologies and industry best practices to continually improve the IT environments.
  • Experience / skills required

  • A minimum of 3 years' experience in an IT Service environment
  • High level of technical experience gained in a hands-on-role
  • Excellent verbal & written English
  • Robust influencing and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels
  • Ability to prioritise and handle multiple assignments at any given time
  • Be flexible and able to commit the time required to get the job done in line with business needs
  • Highly organised with excellent time management skills and attention to detail
  • Desire to learn new products and technologies
  • Can-do attitude
  • In depth experience in configuration, troubleshooting and fault finding on :
  • Cisco, Juniper and Extreme Routing and Switching platforms to a L2 level
  • Security platforms including firewall experience
  • L2 Broadband Support including traffic shaping
  • Networking protocols (TCP / IP, DNS, DHCP and VLAN) and VPN Systems
  • The ability to work to ITIL standards and maintain documentation
  • Beneficial experience / skills

  • Management of complex networks / infrastructure
  • Knowledge of Network Analytical tools
  • Knowledge of Network Management Tools
  • The following certifications would be beneficial :

  • A diploma or degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • CCNA
  • JNCIA
  • Extreme Switching
  • Conditions and Benefits

  • Dynamic and supporting work environment with opportunities for career growth.
  • 48 working hours per 8-day period.
  • Competitive salary and benefits package
  • Medical package
  • Opportunities for professional development and certifications.
  • Friendly and inclusive work culture.
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