2nd Line Support Engineer

We are now looking for a 2nd Line Support Engineer to handle escalations from the Service Desk Team. You will be collaborating with third parties to resolve issues, standardise, and automate processes, and formalising procedures for efficient service delivery.

What you'll do:

• Be responsible for 2nd Line support, both in person and remotely via MS Teams, telephone, and remote access tools.
• Identify areas for improvement within Service Delivery via automation and standardisation.
• Assist in planning, executing, and seeing Technology Service projects through to completion.
• Produce clear and precise documentation, including training materials, for multiple systems.
• Take ownership of technical problems and see through to resolution even when passed to third parties.
• Liaise with other members of the team for support and escalation, providing adequate and accurate information to discuss and review escalated calls.
• Install, maintain, and support new applications.
• Review services, application delivery, and patching processes.
• Administer backup and restore operations.
• Collaborate with various business and technical teams to enhance overall service delivery.

What you'll already have:

• Excellent customer service and communication skills, with the ability to explain technical issues to non-technical customers.
• Extended administration and troubleshooting experience of the following systems: Azure/Active Directory, Group Policy, MS Exchange, SharePoint, Office 365, VMWare vSphere, and Horizon View Client.
• Automation through use of PowerShell, coding and APIs, including read, write, and debug skills.
• Knowledge and interest in automation software i.e., Jenkins, AdTempus etc.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, evident via work experience or technical qualifications.
• An active knowledge of information technology, and a passion for keeping up to date with the latest technologies.
• Desire to learn new skills and progress professionally.
• Ability to work under own initiative as well as part of a team.
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new systems and technologies, ensuring minimal disruption to service delivery and maintaining high levels of productivity.
• Experience in troubleshooting desktop and system problems, diagnosing, and resolving hardware/software issues. Proficiency in Windows Server and Windows 10/11.
• Incident and problem management experience, provide effective solutions and workarounds to incidents and problems.
• Capability to prioritize and manage multiple open cases and small projects simultaneously.
• Solid understanding of network infrastructure and protocols. Experience with network troubleshooting tools.
• Experience with backup and recovery solutions and strategies.
• Basic knowledge of database management systems (SQL, MySQL).
• Strong experience with cloud services, including cloud migration projects.
• Knowledge of ITIL best practices and experience in an ITIL-based environment.

About us:

AJ Bell is one of the fastest-growing investment platform businesses in the UK offering an award-winning range of solutions that caters for everyone, from professional financial advisers, to DIY investors with little to no experience. We have over 503,000 customers using our award-winning platform propositions to manage assets totalling more than £80.3 billion. Our customers trust us with their investments, and by continuously striving to make investing easier, we aim to help even more people take control of their financial futures.

Having listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2018, AJ Bell is now a FTSE 250 company.

Headquartered in Manchester with offices in central London and Bristol, we now have over 1,400 employees and have been named one of the UK's 'Best 100 Companies to Work For’ for six consecutive years.

Our perks and benefits:

• Stating salary of £29-32k DOE
• Starting holiday entitlement of 25 days, increasing up to 31 days with length of service
• Holiday buy and sell scheme
• A choice of pension schemes with matched contributions up to 6%
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Annual free share awards scheme
• Buy As You Earn (BAYE) Scheme
• Health Cash Plan – provided by Medicash
• Discounted private healthcare scheme and dental plan
• Free gym membership, with an on-site gym providing a wide range of free classes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Bike loan scheme
• Sick pay+ pledge
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
• Discounted nursery fees at Kids Planet on Exchange Quay
• Loans for travel season tickets
• Death in service scheme
• Dedicated time for proof-of-concepts and assessing new tech
• Support to attend conferences, events, and meet-ups
• Paid time off for volunteer work
• Charitable giving opportunities through salary sacrifice
• Calendar of social events, including monthly payday drinks, annual Christmas party, summer party and much more
• Parking at Exchange Quay
• Personal development programmes built around you and your career goals, including access to personal skills workshops
• Ongoing technical training
• Professional qualification support
• Talent management programmes
• Peer recognition scheme, with rewards including restaurant and shopping vouchers or time off
• Monthly leadership breakfasts and lunches
• Casual dress code
• Access to a range of benefits from our sponsorship deals

Hybrid working:

At AJ Bell, our people are the heart of our culture. We believe in building strong connections by working together. That's why we offer a hybrid working model, where you’ll spend a minimum of 50% of your working time per month in the office. For new team members, an initial period will be full-time in the office to help you immerse yourself in our business and build valuable relationships with your colleagues.

AJ Bell is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and all employees are empowered to bring their whole self to work.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, religion, physical and mental disability, marital status and any other characteristics protected by the Equality Act 2010. All decisions to hire are based on qualifications, merit and business need.

If you like the sound of the above, or just want to know more about the company and the role, we'd love to speak to you.