IT Support Engineer III

Posted about 3 hours ago
Warrington, Cheshire, North West, England
£28000 - £33000 per annum
Warrington, Cheshire, North West, England
TechPermanent

IT Support Engineer III

Chroma is proud to be supporting a growing technology business that provides high quality managed services, infrastructure support, and technical project delivery to a diverse customer base. 

This is a mid/senior-level position for an engineer who loves solving problems, delivering exceptional customer service, and taking ownership of complex technical issues. You will be a technical point of escalation for colleagues, support customer environments across cloud and on-premise infrastructures, and play a hands-on role in the successful delivery of projects.

The Role
As a senior member of the support team, you will take responsibility for providing high standards of technical support and infrastructure delivery. The role covers server deployments (on-prem, Hyper-V and cloud), technical project work, infrastructure installs, and administration of back-end systems.
You will work closely with senior technical leadership while also acting as a go-to person for junior engineers. This is a role for someone who enjoys both supporting customers day-to-day and working on more advanced technical implementations.

Key Responsibilities Technical Delivery
  • Lead technical implementations for customer projects.
  • Deploy, maintain, and monitor remote and cloud-based systems.
  • Manage servers, infrastructure, backups, and security tooling.
  • Prepare and configure equipment for installation, both remotely and on-site.
  • Install and configure hardware, software, networks, M365 environments, and telephony solutions.
  • Undertake scheduled maintenance and infrastructure upgrades.
Support & Troubleshooting
  • Log, investigate, and resolve support tickets across phone, email, and case management systems.
  • Diagnose and resolve software, hardware, network, and infrastructure faults.
  • Manage SharePoint administration and deployment.
  • Support customers and junior engineers with clear, patient, and effective communication.
  • Provide remote support, with some on-site work where required.
Collaboration & Leadership
  • Mentor and coach junior engineers acting as an internal escalation point.
  • Share knowledge and support ongoing training programmes.
  • Manage equipment records, documentation, and asset processes.
  • Take part in an out-of-hours support rota for urgent issues (paid where applicable).
Skills and Experience 
Essential Technical Skills
  • Experience with Windows Server environments and administration.
  • Microsoft 365 administration and migrations.
  • SharePoint support and deployment.
  • Virtualisation technologies including VMware or Hyper-V.
  • Active Directory, Group Policy, Azure AD.
  • Backup technologies including cloud and disk-based solutions.
  • Knowledge of modern cyber security threats and best practices.
  • Networking fundamentals: DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, VPNs, VLANs, cabling, firewalls, switching.
  • VOIP and telephony systems.
  • Mobile Device Management.
  • General troubleshooting of infrastructure, users, and applications.
Desirable
  • Cyber Essentials tooling and implementations.
  • Azure, Intune, Cisco Meraki, Draytek, Ubiquiti Unifi.
  • SIP and 3CX administration.
  • MS 365 tenant migrations.
  • UPS and wireless infrastructure technologies.
What We Are Looking For We want someone who:
  • Always puts the customer at the heart of their work.
  • Communicates technical concepts clearly and simply.
  • Is proactive, organised, and detail-oriented.
  • Enjoys problem-solving and takes ownership of tasks.
  • Works well in a team, shares knowledge, and supports others.
  • Has a positive mindset and thrives in a fast-paced environment.
  • Is motivated to keep learning and developing.
A driving licence is helpful but not essential.