3rd Line Support Engineer
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Location
Bristol
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Sector:
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Job type:
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Salary:
£42000 - £45000 per annum
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Contact:
Harleen Barmi
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Contact email:
h.barmi@finitas.co.uk
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Job ref:
BBBH168123_1761822236
3rd Line Support Engineer
Location: Bristol - Hybrid/Onsite
Salary: Up to £45,000
We're looking for an experienced 3rd Line Support Engineer to join a growing IT team and play a pivotal role in supporting, maintaining, and securing business-critical systems. Acting as an escalation point for 1st and 2nd line support, this role will give you the opportunity to work with a wide range of modern technologies while delivering projects that make a real impact.
What you'll be doing
- Acting as the go-to point for escalated incidents and complex service requests
- Managing and maintaining core infrastructure including servers, storage, networking, and cloud platforms
- Ensuring IT security best practices are followed, including patching, vulnerability remediation, and access management
- Administering backup and disaster recovery solutions such as Acronis and Azure Backup
- Overseeing Windows Server environments (2012-2022), Active Directory, Entra ID, DNS and DHCP
- Supporting and securing cloud environments (Azure and AWS)
- Administering Microsoft Exchange and Office 365
- Delivering IT projects from planning through to successful completion
- Maintaining clear documentation and contributing to internal knowledge sharing
What we're looking for
- Proven 3rd line / senior technical support experience
- Strong skills across Windows Server, Active Directory/Entra ID, Exchange/Office 365
- Hands-on knowledge of Azure and/or AWS cloud platforms
- Experience with VMware and Hyper-V virtualisation
- Familiarity with firewall management, VLAN creation, LAN/WAN troubleshooting
- Solid understanding of backup and disaster recovery solutions
- Awareness of compliance frameworks (Cyber Essentials Plus, PCI DSS, ISO, CoCo)
- Excellent problem-solving skills with a security-first mindset
If interested, please share your CV to arrange a call and discuss further!