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IT Field Support Engineer Isipingo, South Africa


Job Location:

Durban - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Experience Required: 5years
Posted: 24 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 22 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Technology Engagement (TE) / IT Field Support professional with a minimum of 710 years of experience to provide high-quality IT support across physical sites and ensure an excellent technology experience for end users.

The successful candidate will act as the hands and eyes on-site for core IT infrastructure and end-user support working closely with local regional and global technology teams to maintain reliable IT services support business operations and drive continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities
  • Deliver a first-class IT user experience across all assigned physical sites.
  • Provide on-site support for core IT infrastructure and end-user technology.
  • Drive the adoption and effective use of digital collaboration technologies to improve productivity and connectivity.
  • Support end users in effectively utilizing available technology and minimize dependency on external support partners.
  • Maintain and align the IT Service Continuity Plan with local operational requirements.
  • Execute the IT Service Continuity Plan when required to maintain service resilience and business continuity.
  • Provide IT support for executive and senior leadership meetings conferences and events in collaboration with relevant technology teams.
  • Partner with global technology teams to assess the local technical impact and applicability of technology solutions.
  • Participate in service reviews with internal and external service providers to monitor performance resolve issues and drive continuous improvement.
  • Manage routine IT support activities including:
    • Incident resolution
    • Service requests
    • Hardware and software support
    • IT asset management
    • End-user support
  • Operate within the organizations Technology Engagement governance framework and follow established IT policies and procedures.
  • Provide business continuity support in accordance with defined SLAs and service performance metrics.
  • Manage and track Purchase Orders (POs) to support financial control and operational efficiency.
  • Prepare translate and distribute IT-related communications and updates to end users as required.
  • Maintain accurate documentation and provide regular updates on IT service performance and outstanding issues.
  • Collaborate with internal teams vendors and external service providers to ensure effective delivery of IT services.

Requirements
Required Qualifications & Experience
  • Minimum 710 years of relevant IT experience preferably in IT field support technology engagement infrastructure support or enterprise IT environments.
  • Strong experience in end-user support and IT infrastructure operations.
  • Proven experience supporting users across multiple physical locations.
  • Experience supporting senior leadership executives meetings conferences and corporate events.
  • Strong knowledge of IT service management incident management service requests and asset management.
  • Experience working with internal and external technology service providers.
  • Understanding of IT Service Continuity business continuity SLAs and service performance metrics.
  • Experience with IT procurement PO management and tracking.
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication and customer service skills.
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with global and local teams.
  • English must be the primary working language.
  • Proficiency in the local language is also required.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.


Required Skills:

Physical onsite assistance to enable remote troubleshooting and remediation. Console connectivity to network devices (switch/router/firewall) as instructed by the Remote Support Team. Providing physical access support to the Remote Support Team (e.g. opening racks locating devices/ports power cycling per instruction). Visual verification and reporting (LED status link status alarms fan/power status cabling condition). Engineer must have basic understanding of network devices sufficient to: Identify network equipment types ports power supplies uplinks and patch panel layouts. Follow remote instructions accurately (step-by-step) without deviating from approved runbooks. Perform basic checks: link lights port mapping verification cable reseat label verification. Network Device Rack & Stack Rack mounting/unmounting of network devices per site rules and safety practices. Patch and dress cables to basic professional standard (as instructed). Coordinate with Remote Support Team for post-install verification. Basic Configuration Perform basic level initial actions (only as instructed by the Remote Support Team) such as: Connecting console and granting remote access session (screen share/terminal access where applicable). Executing clearly provided command steps (copy/paste) when approved. Applying basic baseline actions (e.g. set management IP/VLAN) only when explicitly instructed and approved.


Required Education:

Qualifications and ExperienceDegree or equivalent qualification in Information Technology Computer Science Engineering or a related least three years of relevant application infrastructure network or field-support experience with Windows Linux servers networks and IT service-management supporting eGates kiosks or biometric equipment is Microsoft Linux Cisco CompTIA or relevant OEM certification is desirable.