IT Incident & Technical Support Engineer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Computer & IT]
Jobs at:
World Vision
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, July 18 2025
Duty Station:
Kampala | Kampala | Uganda
Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, July 10 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
IT Incident & Technical Support Engineer at World Vision
The IT Incident & Technical Support Engineer (Level 2) is responsible for orchestrating the global incident management lifecycle while delivering advanced technical administration services to end users. This dual-capacity role ensures rapid restoration of critical services through end-to-end incident coordination and elevates user productivity by performing Level 2 support tasks—spanning provisioning, configuration, and troubleshooting—aligned with ITIL best practices and global standards.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Incident Management
- Lead and execute the end-to-end incident management process for high-severity and major incidents, ensuring SLAs are met and business continuity is maintained.
- Coordinate multi-disciplinary response teams—spanning infrastructure, applications, security, and third-party vendors—to rapidly triage, resolve, and document incidents.
- Manage stakeholder communications, providing clear, timely, and audience-appropriate incident updates to regional IT leadership and business sponsors.
- Partner with Problem Management to perform root-cause analyses, identify systemic risks, and implement corrective action plans that reduce repeat incidents.
- Continuously refine incident workflows, playbooks, and escalation matrices to optimize responsiveness and operational resilience.
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Level 2 Technical Support & Administration
- Serve as the escalation point for Level 1 support, resolving complex end-user issues related to hardware, software, network connectivity, and remote access.
- Provision and deprovision user accounts, mailboxes, security groups, and application entitlements via Active Directory, Microsoft 365 Admin Center, and identity management platforms.
- Install, upgrade, and troubleshoot business applications and peripherals, ensuring compatibility, security, and adherence to corporate standards.
- Execute password resets, permission audits, and group policy updates in accordance with security policies and compliance requirements.
- Serve as the escalation point to Level 3 specialists for the deployment, configuration, and maintenance of endpoint hardware and mobile devices—ensuring tasks such as OS imaging, patch management, and asset lifecycle tracking via MDM/Intune are executed by the appropriate technical experts.
- Escalate complex business application and peripheral installations, upgrades, and troubleshooting to Level 3 support, guaranteeing that compatibility, security, and corporate standards are upheld by dedicated senior engineers and field office IT professionals.
Collaboration & Continuous Improvement
- Mentor and guide field office IT staff on global support processes, fostering consistent service delivery and technical excellence.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive knowledge articles, standard operating procedures, and technical runbooks to accelerate incident resolution and promote self-service.
- Analyze incident and ticket metrics to identify trends, drive service optimizations, and report on SLA compliance and user satisfaction.
- Support deployment of monitoring and alerting solutions, integrating proactive notifications into the incident management framework.
KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- Requires experience and in-depth knowledge of business operations and systems requirements processes.
- ITIL Foundation certification (mandatory); advanced ITSM, Problem Management, and Change Management exposure preferred.
- Expertise in Windows OS, Microsoft 365 (Exchange, Teams, SharePoint), Active Directory, and endpoint management tools (Intune/SCCM).
- Proficient in network troubleshooting (VPN, LAN/WAN), remote desktop technologies, and basic scripting/automation (PowerShell).
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to translate technical details into executive-level insights.
- Customer-first orientation and analytical mindset, balancing business impact with technical urgency.
Work Hours: 8
Experience: No Requirements
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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