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Service Desk Team Lead

IMT Resourcing Solutions
London Full-time GBP 50,000 – 60,000
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Role: Service Desk Team Lead

Location: London (Hybrid Working)

Salary: Up to £60,000

Benefits: Hybrid working, training and certifications, career progression, collaborative culture, exposure to enterprise technologies

Our client, a growing Managed Service Provider, is looking to hire a Service Desk Team Lead to support and develop their expanding technical support function.

This role will operate as a senior escalation point across 1st, 2nd, and 3rd line support teams, helping to ensure high service standards, strong customer satisfaction, and efficient resolution of technical issues across a broad client base.

Working within a fast-paced MSP environment, you’ll play a key role in supporting businesses with a wide range of IT services including Microsoft 365, cloud technologies, infrastructure support, cyber security, virtualisation, and disaster recovery solutions. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys combining hands-on technical work with team leadership and service improvement.

What you’ll do

  • Act as the primary escalation point for complex technical issues across 1st, 2nd, and 3rd line support

  • Lead, mentor, and support service desk engineers across daily operations and technical development

  • Monitor service desk performance and ticket queues to ensure SLA targets and customer expectations are consistently achieved

  • Support incident management, root cause analysis, and problem resolution across multiple client environments

  • Assist with the implementation and support of Microsoft 365, infrastructure, cloud, networking, and security solutions

  • Work closely with project, infrastructure, and customer success teams to improve service delivery and operational efficiency

  • Drive continuous improvement across support processes, documentation, and customer experience

You’ll collaborate with both technical and operational stakeholders to ensure a high-quality support service is delivered across a varied and growing customer base.

What we’re looking for

  • Previous experience in a Service Desk Team Lead, Senior Service Desk Engineer, or similar position

  • Strong troubleshooting experience across Microsoft technologies, Windows environments, networking, and infrastructure support

  • Experience operating within a Managed Service Provider environment

  • Good understanding of Microsoft 365, cloud services, security best practices, and modern IT support environments

  • Experience handling escalated incidents and managing competing priorities effectively

  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

The ideal candidate will be technically strong, customer-focused, and comfortable working within a fast-paced, collaborative support environment.

Why join?

  • Join a growing MSP supporting a broad range of modern IT environments and technologies

  • Hybrid working model with flexibility

  • Opportunity to lead and shape service delivery processes

  • Exposure to cloud, cyber security, and infrastructure projects

  • Ongoing professional development and certification support

  • Clear progression opportunities within a growing technical team

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Apply now to take the next step in your leadership career within a growing MSP environment.

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