Cross Technology Managed Services Engineer (L1) at NTT Ltd.

• As a Cross Technology Managed Services Engineer (L1) at NTT DATA, you will be the first point of contact for our clients, ensuring their IT infrastructure and systems remain operational. You will proactively identify, investigate, and resolve technical incidents and problems, focusing on first-line support for standard and low-complexity incidents and service requests. Your aim? To ensure zero missed service level agreement conditions.
• Every day, you will monitor client infrastructure and solutions, identifying problems and errors before or as they occur. You will dive deep into first-line incidents assigned to you, pinpointing the root causes, and providing telephonic, ITSM ticket or chat support to our clients when they need it most. Maintenance activities, such as patching and configuration changes, will be part of your routine, ensuring the smooth operation of client systems.
• You will work across two or more technology domains, such as Cloud, Security, Networking, Applications, or Collaboration. Your day may include updating existing knowledge articles or creating new ones, seeking opportunities for work optimization, and supporting project work as needed. Additionally, you will contribute to disaster recovery functions and tests, ensuring our clients' DATA is safe and sound.
• Shift changes are made seamless with your careful handovers, ensuring service continuity. You will report and escalate incidents when necessary and strive for efficient, comprehensive resolutions of incidents and requests. With each interaction, you will aim to provide a positive client experience, placing their needs at the forefront of all you do.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitors client infrastructure and solutions.
• Identifies problems and errors prior to or when they occur.
• Routinely identifies common incidents and opportunities for avoidance as well as general opportunities for incident reduction.
• Investigates first line incidents assigned and identifies the root cause of incidents and problems.
• Provides telephonic or chat support to clients when required.
• Schedules maintenance activity windows for patching and configuration changes.
• Follows the required handover procedures for shift changes to ensure service continuity.
• Reports and escalates incidents where necessary.
• Ensures the efficient and comprehensive resolutions of incidents and requests.
• Updates existing knowledge articles or create new ones.
• Identifies opportunities for work optimization including opportunities for automation of work, request fulfilment, incident resolution, and other general process improvement opportunities.
• May also contribute to / support on project work as and when required.
• May work on implementing and delivering disaster recovery functions and tests.
• Performs any other related task as required.

Knowledge and Attributes:

• Ability to communicate and work across different cultures and social groups.
• Ability to plan activities and projects well in advance and takes into account possible changing circumstances.
• Ability to maintain a positive outlook at work.
• Ability to work well in a pressurized environment.
• Ability to work hard and put in longer hours when it is necessary.
• Ability to apply active listening techniques such as paraphrasing the message to confirm understanding, probing for further relevant information, and refraining from interrupting.
• Ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
• Ability to place clients at the forefront of all interactions, understanding their requirements, and creating a positive client experience throughout the total client journey.

Academic Qualifications and Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in IT/Computing (or demonstrated equivalent work experience)
• Certifications relevant to the services provided (certifications carry additional weightage on a candidate’s qualification for the role)
• Relevant certifications include which are considered desirable (but not limited to):
• CCNA or relevant level 1 Network Security
• Microsoft Certified, Azure Administrator Associate
• VMware certified Professional: DATA Centre Virtualization
• Google Cloud Platform (gcp)
• A+ and N+ advantageous.
• End User Computing experience

Required experience:

• 2-3 years experience with troubleshooting and providing the support required in security / network/ DATA center/ systems/ storage administration and monitoring Services within a medium to large ICT organization.
• Own Reliable Vehicle is a must for this role.
• Basic knowledge of management agents, redundancy concepts, and products within the supported technical domain (i.e. Security, Network, DATA Centre, Telephony, etc.).
• Basic knowledge of ITIL processes.