Managed Services Engineer (L1)
NTT DATA
Office
East London, South Africa
Full Time
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As a 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.
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.
- 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 taking 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:
- Diploma or certificate qualification/s 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):
- Comptia A+ / N+
- Microsoft Professional certification in line with desktop / end user support advantageous
- ITIL Foundation beneficial
Required experience:
- Entry to midlevel experience with troubleshooting and providing the support required in end computing and monitoring Services within a medium to large ICT organization.
- Strong knowledge of management agents, Microsoft Office products and end-point computing in general.
- Support end-point mobile devices – scanners / PDA’s / tablets.
- Printing and printing maintenance including related systems.
- Basic knowledge of ITIL processes.
Workplace type:
On-site WorkingAbout NTT DATA
NTT DATA is a $30+ billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long-term success. We invest over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure, and connectivity. We are also one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group and headquartered in Tokyo.
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NTT DATA 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, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected category. Join our growing global team and accelerate your career with us. Apply today.
Managed Services Engineer (L1)
Office
East London, South Africa
Full Time
August 18, 2025