Service Desk Engineer

Six Degrees is a leading secure, integrated cloud services provider, where everyone is welcome. We believe success lies in harnessing a truly diverse and inclusive culture. Our business protects UK organisations with the goal of enabling them to operate effectively and securely in the cloud, by giving them secure platforms to innovate and grow. We support our customers on their digital transformation journey regardless of their maturity. Our vision is to be the UK’s number one provider of secure, integrated cloud services to the small to mid-size market.

About The Role

The Client Services (Service Desk) team respond to unplanned incidents, events and service interruptions as quickly as possible, while minimising the impact on our customers and restoring the service to its operational state. Our Service Desk are the main point of contact for affected end users during service outages or degradation. Our Service Desk Engineers are the first point of contact for customers to report issues and incidents relating to their service. The role is responsible for troubleshooting, diagnosing and resolving problems at the first point of contact as much as possible and/or escalating as required to other internal teams to investigate and resolve. You'll be the single point of contact for the customer, maintaining ownership of the original incident and providing timely updates whilst ensuring the fault is given the correct level of priority and attention. A focus of the role will be to provide incident analysis and support, resolving Incidents as appropriate within the specified guidelines. The Service Desk Engineer will take a proactive response for client communication during major incidents and provide updates as required by Service Delivery Management and Major Incident Managers.

Role Requirements

It is a demanding support role which calls for excellent customer service skills, the ability to articulate solutions clearly and confidently to end users and a high degree of technical knowledge across a broad range of technologies and products. Experience of working in a fast paced Service Desk supporting a wide range of services and products. Administering MS Windows Server, SQL Server, Exchange Server, Remote Desktop Services, Citrix, IIS, Active Directory and DNS would be beneficial. Candidates should be able to demonstrate a background in an end user/wintel environment.

What Makes Us Great

Six Degrees has been honoured as an ENEI Gold TIDE Winner. We take pride in fostering and sustaining an inclusive culture, which is essential for our entire business. This includes all aspects of recruitment and employment – our recruitment and selection processes are transparent and fair, and we will always consider any reasonable adjustments to the interview process or flexible working requirements. We are a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and oppose all forms of unlawful discrimination. Our commitment and objective are to create a truly equal, diverse and inclusive environment. At Six Degrees we’ve created a female-led networking program that enables women within our organisation to interact and exchange ideas, share their experiences, and utilise one-to-one support.

In return for the passion our people bring to everything they do, we want them to enjoy a range of benefits that enrich their lives. We are a Real Living Wage employer, and through our additional employee benefits we feel we’ve got something that will help everybody live their best life. We recognise the immense joy and significance of family leave for our employees, which is why Six Degrees provide an enhanced maternity and paternity leave package. We’re also keen to support people with flexible working, so everyone can have the personal time they need whilst still doing great work here at Six Degrees. We have some fantastic benefits on offer, with everyone being given Private Medical Insurance, Life Assurance, a matched pension scheme and 25 days holiday and as a happy birthday from Six Degrees, all employees get a day off for their Birthday. We also provide discounts on well-known brands, in restaurants, supermarkets, the list goes on! You can find out more about our benefits here.

Our recruitment process

At Six Degrees, we prioritise efficiency in our recruitment process, as we believe it is essential for you to connect with potential colleagues and have a positive candidate experience. We welcome applications from people who think differently, our business is proud to have a diverse range of individuals, and we offer a supportive and flexible environment tailored to different working styles. Our team thoroughly evaluate all applications, and if your qualifications align with our needs, our Talent Acquisition team will reach out to schedule a call. If all goes well, you will be invited to participate in an interview with your prospective line manager and team members, where you will discuss your suitability for the position and learn more about Six Degrees. For certain critical roles, we may conduct a second and final interview, which could include a task specific to the role. Following the completion of the assessment process, we look forward to welcoming you to the Six Degrees family!