We’re Hiring – Technical Support Advisor 2nd Line Telco
Salary – up to £29,000 (DOE)
Location – Based out of either Shoreham, Exeter or Manchester
Hybrid working- 3 days in the office 2 wfh
About Us:
Established in 2003, Focus Group is one of the UK's fastest-growing tech providers, empowering over 30,000 businesses nationwide. With over 1,4000 employees and a $1bn valuation, we are a dynamic force in the industry.
Job Purpose:
Working as a Technical Support Advisor 2nd Line Telco, you'll provide a first-class service to Focus Group customers through handling of 2nd line service queries as part of our Product Services team. You'll provide advanced technical support and issue resolution.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for cases functionally escalated from 1st line, ensuring these are assigned and progressed in priority order.
- Be available for overflow calls from the 1st line team and as a minimum, to meet any agreed personal call targets.
- To diagnose, log, action and follow through to resolution cases, including escalations whilst keeping the customer informed of progress.
- Be able to identify when a case cannot be fixed remotely and route straight into Field Allocation for a site visit.
- Troubleshoot hardware and software problems.
- Configure applications and systems.
- Ensure cases are kept up to date, ensuring any outstanding cases are managed in line with agreed demarcations.
- Report issues to suppliers, chasing and doing all that is possible to ensure cases are resolved in a timely manner and that the customer is kept informed.
- Cases are managed in line with agreed SLAs and are functionally escalated to 3rd line, with sufficient SLA remaining.
Skills & Experience:
- Experience in a customer facing technical support role, supporting telecoms or connectivity.
- Accreditations in cloud-based phone solutions including Horizon, LG, Wildix, EvolveIP.
- Good understanding of on-pre phone systems including a basic knowledge of configuration.
- Skilled in using technical expertise to solve customer issues. Able to effectively gather relevant information and communicate technical resolutions and updates to customers.
- Experience of utilising ITIL methodology, regarding incident, change and request management.
- Solid understanding of ITSM/CSM Case (ticket) management systems.
- Able to assess when it’s appropriate to escalate an issue to 3rd line in order to ensure a good customer experience.
Benefits
Don't worry if you don't meet every requirement-your passion and potential matter to us! If you’re excited about driving business growth and transforming how companies use technology, we want to hear from you.
At Focus Group, we celebrate diversity and foster a culture where everyone can thrive. If you need assistance applying or require reasonable adjustments, reach out directly - we’re here to help.
Ready to make a real impact? Apply now!
Skills Required
- Experience in a customer-facing technical support role supporting telecoms or connectivity
- Accreditations in cloud-based phone solutions (Horizon, LG, Wildix, EvolveIP)
- Good understanding of on-premises phone systems and basic configuration knowledge
- Skilled in diagnosing technical issues, gathering information, and communicating resolutions to customers
- Experience utilising ITIL methodology for incident, change and request management
- Solid understanding of ITSM/CSM case (ticket) management systems
- Ability to assess when to escalate issues to 3rd line to preserve customer experience
What We Do
Welcome to Focus Group. Established in 2003, we’re proud to be one of the UK’s leading independent providers of essential business technology. Here to take care of all your telecoms, IT and connectivity services. This means everything in one place, one point of contact and one bill to cover everything you need. SME or global enterprise business; public sector, service sector or charity…whatever your size, shape or service, we’ll take the time to get to know your business and deliver the technology to fit the bill. Our teams are experts in their field; passionate about finding the right solutions for you and committed to ensuring your business runs like clockwork. We’re by your side to keep your business phone system at the top of its game, your IT optimised, your data secure, your teams connected and your customers happy. At all times. Leaving you free to focus all your energy on the important stuff. Like growing your business. Telecoms | Mobile | Connectivity | IT solutions | Cyber security | Energy Let’s connect. Let’s grow.
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