Port Elizabeth, ZAF
89 days ago
MS Collaboration Engineer Level 2
NTT is a leading global IT solutions and services organisation that brings together people, data and things to create a better and more sustainable future. In today’s ‘iNTTerconnected’ world, connections matter more now than ever. By bringing together talented people, world-class technology partners and emerging innovators, we help our clients solve some of the world’s most significant technological, business and societal challenges. With people at the heart of our success, NTT is committed to attracting and growing the best talent and providing an environment where everyone feels they can belong and their contribution matters. **Want to be a part of our team?** Provides technical support to field engineers, technicians, and product support personnel who are diagnosing, troubleshooting, repairing, and debugging complex electro/mechanical equipment, computer systems, complex software, or networked and/or wireless systems. Responds to situations where first-line product support has failed to isolate or fix problems in malfunctioning equipment or software. Reports design, reliability, and maintenance problems or bugs to design engineering/software engineering. May be involved in customer installation and training. Provides support to customers/users where the product is highly technical or sophisticated in nature. **Working at NTT** The Managed Service Engineer for Unified Collaboration is responsible for providing a service to clients by proactively identifying and resolving technical incidents and problems on Microsoft UC platforms, SBCs and interfaces to carrier networks. Through preemptive service incident and resolution activities, as well as product reviews, operational improvements, operational practices, and quality assurance this role will maintain a high level of service to clients. Their primary objective is to ensure zero missed service level agreement (SLA) conditions .The Managed Service Engineer is responsible for managing tickets of low to high complexity. **Key Roles and Responsibilities:** + Ensure that assigned Unified Collaboration infrastructure and/or vendor cloud platforms are configured, installed, tested, and operational + Perform necessary checks, apply monitoring tools and respond to alerts + Identify problems and errors prior to or when it occurs and log all such incidents in a timely manner with the required level of detail + Assist in analyzing, assigning, and escalating support calls + Investigate third line support calls assigned and identify the root cause of incidents and problems + Report and escalate issues to 3rd party vendors if necessary + Conduct a monthly random review of incidents and service requests, analyze and recommend improvement in quality + Provide continuous feedback to clients and affected parties and update all systems and/or portals as prescribed by NTT + Proactively identify opportunities for work optimization including opportunities for automation of work **Knowledge, Skills, 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** + Advanced diploma, degree, or relevant qualification in IT/Computing (or demonstrated equivalent work experience) + Microsoft Teams MS720/ MS-721 & MS700: Collaboration Communications Systems Engineer + Advantageous: Microsoft 365 Certified MS740: Teams Support Engineer Specialty, + Advantageous: Audiocodes ACA / ACP, Ribbon Communications **Required Experience:** + Demonstrated work experience in Unified Collaboration platforms, focused on Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business, along with Session Border Controllers, Gateways, and Telecom carrier network interface. + Demonstrated experience required in Engineering function within a medium to large ICT organization + Demonstrated experience of Managed Services + Demonstrated working knowledge of ITIL processes + Demonstrated experience working with vendors and/or 3rd parties **Skills Summary** Cisco Routers and Switches, Data Networking, IP Routing, Local Area Network (LAN), Routing Protocols, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), Wireless Networks **What will make you a good fit for the role?** **Remote Type** **:** **Equal Opportunity Employer** NTT is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to providing an environment free of unfair discrimination and harassment. We do not discriminate based on age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, veteran status, or other protected category **Join our growing global team and accelerate your career with us. Apply today.** **A career at NTT means:** + Being part of a **global pioneer –** where you gain exposure to our Fortune 500 clients and world-leading global technology partners and work with a network of over 40,000 smart and diverse colleagues across 57 countries, delivering services in over 200 countries. + Being at the forefront of **cutting-edge technology –** backed with a 150-year heritage of using technology for good. With 40% of the world’s internet traffic running on our network and where Emoji were first invented, you can be proud of the group’s many new ‘firsts’. + **Making a difference –** by doing meaningful work that helps to shape the future for our clients, and across industries and communities around the world. + Being **your best self –** in a progressive ‘Connected Working’ environment that promotes flexibility, connection and wellbeing. Where diversity and different perspectives are embraced to ensure equal opportunities for all. + Having ongoing opportunities to **own and develop your career –** with a personal and professional development plan and access to the broadest learning offerings in the industry.
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