Software Support Engineer
Software Support Engineer Full-Time | Competitive Salary & Benefits | Career Growth | Hybrid/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).
- 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.
- Broader database knowledge (data modelling, concepts, architecture).
- Experience writing and testing SQL scripts, stored procedures, triggers, and functions.
- 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.
- Company
- Serve Talent
- Location
- Haverhill, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
- Employment Type
- Full-Time
- Salary
- £30,000 per annum
- Posted
- Company
- Serve Talent
- Location
- Haverhill, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
- Employment Type
- Full-Time
- Salary
- £30,000 per annum
- Posted