2nd Line IT Support Engineer
🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Southampton
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
IT Support & Infrastructure
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SKILLS
VLANs
Routing and Switching
Firewall Configuration
VPN
Windows Server
Active Directory
Monitoring Tools
IT Security Best Practices
FULL DESCRIPTION
2nd Line IT Support Engineer
Company: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
Location: Southampton (Hybrid)
Salary: Competitive
Job Type: Full-time, Mid-Senior level
Key Duties
Technical Support
- Act as an escalation point for incidents and service requests.
- Diagnose and resolve technical issues escalated by the Service Desk.
- Perform troubleshooting across customer environments to identify and resolve underlying issues.
- Carry out root cause analysis and implement preventative actions where recurring problems are identified.
- Manage escalated support tickets through Connectwise, ensuring accurate documentation and time logging.
- Provide remote and occasional on-site technical support where required.
Project Delivery
- Participate in the delivery of infrastructure and system deployment projects.
- Support planning, testing and implementation activities for infrastructure upgrades and migrations.
- Carry out project tasks including system configuration, deployments and customer onboarding activities.
- Work with internal teams and suppliers to ensure projects are delivered successfully.
Networking and Connectivity
- Troubleshoot networking issues affecting customer infrastructure and services.
- Investigate problems involving switching, routing, wireless connectivity and firewall configuration.
- Assist with configuration and support of managed firewall platforms including VPN connectivity and security policies.
- Use diagnostic tools and monitoring systems to identify network performance issues.
Telecoms Support
- Assist with troubleshooting of hosted VoIP services where infrastructure or network issues impact performance.
- Investigate connectivity or configuration issues affecting voice services when required.
- Collaborate with telecoms specialists when deeper product-level investigation is needed.
Documentation
- Maintain accurate technical documentation including configuration records, network diagrams and operational procedures.
- Ensure customer environments are properly documented within internal systems.
- Document troubleshooting procedures and resolutions to support team knowledge sharing.
Technical Skills Required
- Strong knowledge of networking concepts including VLANs, switching, routing and wireless infrastructure.
- Experience configuring and troubleshooting firewall platforms and VPN connectivity.
- Solid experience supporting Windows operating systems, Windows Server and Active Directory environments.
- Experience using monitoring tools and diagnostic utilities to investigate technical issues.
- Understanding of IT security best practices including patching, access control and endpoint protection.
Benefits
- 23 days holiday rising to 28, plus bank holidays
- Pension Scheme
- Healthcare Cashplan
- Voucher and discount hub
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free Parking
- Ability to work from home
Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to respond to each candidate individually. If you do not receive any communication from [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] within 14 days, please assume that your application has not been successful.
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