About the Opportunity
The Support Engineer is responsible for providing technical support and maintenance for OT infrastructure, including hardware, servers, virtualization platforms, operating systems, backup and security solutions.
The role ensures high system availability, security and performance through incident and request management, proactive monitoring and compliance with SLAs and applicable standards.
Role Reporting
The role reports to the Technical Support/Operations Manager.
Key Responsibilities
Incident & Request Management
- Manage and resolve infrastructure-related incidents and service requests within SLA timelines.
- Perform in-depth troubleshooting and escalate complex issues to senior technical teams where required.
- Monitor system performance, identify potential risks and take proactive action to prevent service disruptions.
- Maintain accurate incident, problem and change records in the service management system.
Infrastructure & Technical Support
- Provide hardware and server support in OT environments.
- Manage and support backup solutions, including scheduling, monitoring and restoration testing.
- Support and maintain anti-virus solutions to ensure compliance and security posture.
- Administer and troubleshoot virtualization environments such as VMware and Hyper-V.
- Provide operating system support for Windows and Linux servers.
- Perform routine maintenance, patching and upgrades to ensure system reliability.
- Participate in capacity planning and system health reviews.
Governance & Compliance
- Adhere to SLAs, change management and IT/OT security policies.
- Ensure backup, antivirus and patch management align with regulatory and company standards.
- Document configurations, processes and technical procedures to maintain a knowledge base.
Customer & Team Engagement
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders on incident status, system health and planned maintenance.
- Build and maintain collaborative relationships with business users, vendors and internal teams.
- Support teamwork by sharing knowledge and mentoring junior engineers where required.
Projects & Continuous Improvement
- Assist with infrastructure-related projects and technology upgrades.
- Research and implement new tools or techniques to enhance system performance and security.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes and contribute to overall service excellence.
Qualifications
Essential Qualifications
- Grade 12.
- A+/N+ or Internship.
Preferred Qualifications
- ITIL Certification.
- IT-relevant Diploma/Degree.
Experience
- 5 years of experience in an OT environment.
Technical Skills
- Hardware and server support for OT environments.
- Backup management and recovery testing.
- Anti-virus administration and monitoring.
- Virtualization support using VMware and Hyper-V.
- Windows and Linux operating system support.
- Patch and upgrade management.
- System monitoring and performance optimization.
Professional Skills
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
- Clear and professional communication skills.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple incidents and requests.
- Customer-focused with a service-oriented mindset.
- Team player with the ability to guide and support colleagues.
- Detail-oriented with strong documentation skills.