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3rd Line Support Team Leader

Exposed SolutionsCheshire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 21 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This role offers significant career growth and development opportunities as you lead a dynamic service desk team, leveraging your advanced technical and leadership skills. You'll thrive here if you have a strong MSP background and a passion for mentoring others while ensuring top-tier client support. Apply today to join a people-first organization with no ceilings for your personal development.

Quick Overview

Work Type
On Site
Schedule
Full Time
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Our clients are trusted partners for a variety of services such as connectivity, applications, hardware, security, and disaster planning. They are a people first business, and this shines through in everything they do.

You MUST be from an MSP background and used to the daily workload

Overview:

They are seeking a an experienced and comfortable MSP professional to lead the service desk on a day to day basis. The service desk is responsible for Incidents, Problems, Service & Change requests. They Manage, Monitor and Support all client services through the Service Desk, this is therefore a key role. You will need not only the technical skills to problem solve but also coach, lead and support the rest of the team with confidence.

They are an MSP in all the ways you will expect. There are no ceilings to this role or goals for personal development.

Responsibilities:

Perform server administration, Active Directory management, patching, and backup restoration.

Lead network troubleshooting and advanced firewall configurations, VPN, and ADVPN.

Handle VOIP deployments and advanced telephony configurations.

Implement security best practices, monitor endpoint protection, and respond to incidents.

Mentor and support junior team members, providing knowledge sharing and escalation guidance.

Produce high-quality documentation, change control compliance, and technical guides.

Skills & Experience:

3+ years in Managed Service environment delivering IT support / 3rd line

Strong Microsoft server, Azure, and endpoint management experience.

Advanced networking: firewalls, site-to-site VPNs, network topologies, ADVPN.

VOIP and telephony systems knowledge.

Security: phishing response, incident escalation, vulnerability management, Cyber Essentials

Holding of industry recognised certification such as: Microsoft, Fortinet, Comp TIA is advantageous

Benefits:

Free onsite parking

Company pension and health insurance

Paid industry certifications

Team events

ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE FREE TO WORK IN THE UK

Exposed Solutions is acting as an employment agency to this client.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on any grounds, and we confirm that we will gladly accept applications from any person for this role.

Skills

Active Directory
Azure
Compliance
REST

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