VIQU IT Recruitment
3rd Line Support Engineer
3rd Line Support Engineer at VIQU IT Recruitment, based in Fareham, South East England, paying £300 - £450 per day. This is a contract role with hybrid working.
- Pay
- £300 - £450 per day
- Hours and contract
- Contract · Hybrid
- Location
- Fareham, South East England
- Closing date
- Sector
- IT Support
About 27% above the going rate for it support
Reference 57401314
About the role
3rd Line Support Engineer – 12-Month Contract – Fareham
My longstanding customer is seeking an experienced 3rd Line Support Engineer to join an established IT team, providing BAU support across a secure and highly available infrastructure environment.
The role is heavily focused on 3rd line troubleshooting, infrastructure administration and operational support, covering Windows Server, VMware, networking and hybrid infrastructure.
Essential Technical Experience from the 3 Line Support Engineer:
- Strong Windows Server experience.
- Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS and DHCP.
- VMware vSphere, ESXi and vCenter.
- Networking knowledge – TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, switching, VPNs and firewalls.
- Experience supporting on-premises and virtualised infrastructure.
- Infrastructure monitoring, backup and disaster recovery.
- Strong 3rd line troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
- PowerShell or scripting/automation experience.
- Azure or AWS experience desirable, not essential.
Key Responsibilities of the 3 Line Support Engineer:
- Provide 3rd line BAU support and resolve complex infrastructure incidents.
- Administer and maintain Windows Server, Active Directory and VMware environments.
- Troubleshoot server, virtualisation and network issues.
- Support LAN/WAN, VLANs, routing, switching, VPNs and firewalls.
- Monitor infrastructure and support backup, patching and disaster recovery.
- Perform root cause analysis and implement technical fixes.
- Maintain infrastructure documentation and support continual service improvement.
The 3rd Line Support Engineer is required to be onsite 5 days a week in Fareham.
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Reference: 57401314 · Posted 6 days ago · Closes 10 Nov 2026 · Listed via VIQU IT Recruitment
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