Software Support Engineer

  • Serve Talent
  • Haverhill, Suffolk
  • Dec 01, 2025
Full time Telecommunications

Job Description

Software Support Engineer Full-Time Competitive Salary & Benefits Career Growth On-Site

Are you a technically minded problem-solver who loves supporting users, improving systems, and getting hands-on with software? This is an exciting opportunity for a Software Support Engineer to join a forward-thinking organisation where you ll play a key role in delivering high-quality software support, remote installations, and ongoing system improvements.

In this role, you ll support a suite of business-critical software applications helping users, resolving issues, ensuring reliability, and working closely with development teams to improve functionality. You ll be an integral part of a collaborative technical team, with opportunities to expand your skills, contribute to new features, and help shape processes.

What You ll Be Doing
  • Providing 2nd-line technical support via email, phone, remote desktop and in person.
  • Monitoring a support mailbox and ticketing system to ensure timely, high-quality responses.
  • Troubleshooting, reproducing, and diagnosing software and system issues.
  • Delivering remote installations, updates, and patches across multiple applications.
  • Performing health checks, preventative maintenance, and system monitoring.
  • Creating clear user-facing documentation, guides, and release notes.
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and improve processes.
  • Supporting testing activities for new software versions and updates.
  • Contributing to internal knowledge sharing, training, and procedure creation.
  • Managing priorities effectively while balancing multiple support and project tasks.
  • Maintaining high standards of quality, security, and user satisfaction.
  • Occasionally attending customer sites or events (UK and international, when required).
What You ll Bring Essential Skills & Experience
  • Strong communicator with excellent written and verbal English.
  • Customer-focused approach with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
  • Analytical problem-solver with a methodical approach to troubleshooting.
  • Good understanding of software, operating systems and networking fundamentals.
  • Confident working with Windows and Windows Server environments.
  • Experience with MS SQL, including replication and linking client machines to central databases.
  • Knowledge of networking principles, IIS, and remote access tools (VPN/VNC).
  • Ability to work independently, prioritise tasks, and meet deadlines.
  • Proactive attitude with a strong work ethic and eagerness to learn.
Beneficial Skills
  • Broader database knowledge (data modelling, concepts, architecture).
  • Experience writing and testing SQL scripts, stored procedures, triggers, and functions.
What You Can Expect
  • A varied and engaging role where no two days are the same.
  • The chance to work with live systems and make a real impact on users and operations.
  • A supportive team that values collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.
  • Opportunities for professional development and skill-building.
If you re passionate about software, love solving problems, and want to develop your technical expertise in a supportive environment, we d love to hear from you.

Apply today and take the next step in your technical support career.