Tier 2 IT Support Agent - Fully remote

Recruiter:

Recru-it

Job Ref:

PE011361/Tabz

Date posted:

Friday, September 26, 2025

Location:

South Africa, South Africa

Salary:

1000 Annually

SUMMARY:
As a Tier 2 IT Support Agent, you will serve as a senior escalation point for technical issues that cannot be resolved by Tier 1. You’ll bring a strong technical foundation in contact centre systems, enterprise networking, and server administration, ensuring the companies teams have reliable and secure technology to operate effectively. This role also plays a key part in mentoring junior agents and contributing to the ongoing modernisation of the company Service Desk.

POSITION INFO:

Key Responsibilities
Handle advanced escalations from Tier 1 agents, providing in-depth troubleshooting and resolution.

KPI: 90% of escalated tickets acknowledged within 15 minutes.
SLA: Resolution or workaround provided within 4 hours for high priority / 8 hours for medium priority incidents.
KPI: <5% of escalations re-escalated to Tier 3 without proper Tier 2 troubleshooting.

Support contact centre platforms including telephony, VoIP, call routing, and softphone systems.

KPI: 99.5% platform uptime maintained.
SLA: Incidents affecting >20 users resolved within 2 hours.

Troubleshoot and maintain networking environments (VPN, routing/switching, DNS, DHCP, firewall configurations).

KPI: 95% of network-related incidents resolved within SLA targets.
SLA: Critical outages mitigated within 1 hour, root cause documented within 48 hours.

Administer server environments, including Windows Server, Active Directory, group policies, and authentication.

KPI: 100% of access-related incidents resolved within 4 business hours.
SLA: Security-related incidents escalated within 15 minutes of detection.

Monitor system health and respond to alerts, ensuring uptime and stability.

KPI: 95% of alerts acknowledged within 10 minutes.
SLA: Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) < 15 minutes, Mean Time to Resolve (MTTR) < 2 hours for critical alerts.

Participate in planned system maintenance and change control processes.

KPI: 100% of changes logged and approved through Change Management.
SLA: 0% of unauthorized changes implemented.
KPI: <2% of changes causing unexpected service impact.

Collaborate with Tier 3 teams on complex incidents, root cause analysis, and long-term fixes.

KPI: RCA delivered within 3 business days of incident closure.
SLA: Permanent fixes for recurring incidents implemented within 30 days.

Document solutions, maintain knowledge bases, and contribute to technical playbooks.

KPI: 95% of resolved incidents documented within 24 hours.
KPI: At least 2 new KB articles contributed per month.

Mentor Tier 1 agents, helping them build technical depth and readiness for advancement.

KPI: Conduct 2–3 training sessions per quarter.
KPI: 10% reduction in Tier 1 escalations per quarter.

Required Skills & Qualifications

4–6 years’ professional IT support or system/network administration experience.
Demonstrated expertise with contact centre or telephony systems (VoIP, PBX, softphone).
Strong background in enterprise networking (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPNs, firewall management).
Solid experience with server administration (Windows Server, Active Directory, identity management).
Experience working with distributed, remote-first teams.
Strong communication, problem-solving, and incident management skills.

Preferred Skills

Experience with virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V, VDI, Xen).
Knowledge of monitoring and endpoint security tools and vulnerability management escalations.
Familiarity with ITIL practices (incident, problem, change management).
Relevant certifications such as CompTIA Network+/Security+, Microsoft Certified, Cisco CCNA/CCNP.

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