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Job Title: Comms Specialist Engineer Location: Bridgend or St Asaph (Post to Bridgend) Salary: £30,000 to £35,000 per annum (depending on experience) Job Type: Full-time, Permanent Why join Flotek? Flotek Group is one of the fastest-growing technology companies in the UK, helping small and medium-sized businesses with IT, cyber security and communications technology. You will join our "Purple Army", a collaborative and fast-paced team that values expertise, trust, recognition and delivering a genuine "Wow" for our partners. Every employee shares ownership of the group, so you are genuinely invested in our success. The role: You will be a key point of contact on our comms helpdesk, providing high-quality remote support across VoIP, connectivity and data networking. You will resolve issues efficiently, escalate with clear diagnostics where needed, and make sure both our internal teams and partner environments get outstanding service. This is a full-time, office-based role and you can be based at either our Pencoed office in Bridgend, South Wales, or our St Asaph office in North Wales - whichever suits you best. You must be able to commute reliably to one of these offices. We cannot offer sponsorship or relocation assistance, so you must already have the right to work in the UK. What you will be doing: Incident management: Be the first point of contact for telecoms incidents, logging, categorising and prioritising faults in line with ITIL best practice. Service level management: Resolve tickets within agreed SLAs with timely responses, accurate updates and clear documentation. Ownership and escalation: Own incidents end to end, aim for First Contact Resolution, and escalate to Comms Specialists or carriers with clear diagnostics. Technical troubleshooting: Diagnose VoIP systems, SIP trunks, handsets, routers, broadband circuits (FTTC, FTTP, SoGEA) and internal network connectivity. Supplier coordination: Liaise with broadband carriers and hosted voice providers to progress faults and drive timely resolution. Service monitoring: Spot and respond to outages, call quality issues, latency and performance concerns before they escalate. Continual improvement: Document known issues, workarounds and fixes in the Knowledge Base to speed up future resolution. Service communication: Give clear, confident updates to customers and stakeholders, managing expectations during incidents. On-call support: Support telecoms services during scheduled weekend and out-of-hours cover, following major incident escalation paths. What we are looking for: Essential Requirements: You will be a logical problem-solver with a customer-first mindset who thrives in a busy helpdesk environment. 1 to 2 years' experience in a VoIP or communications support role. A good understanding of SIP, RTP, NAT and VoIP fundamentals. Basic knowledge of routing, switching, VLANs and firewall concepts. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to diagnose issues logically. Excellent communication skills and a genuine customer-first approach. The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced helpdesk environment. A desire to grow your skills and progress into more advanced comms engineering roles. Useful, but not essential: Exposure to hosted VoIP platforms such as Gamma, Horizon, CallSwitch or Yealink handsets. Awareness of Microsoft Teams Phone, Operator Connect and Teams Calling Plans. Experience with DrayTek, UniFi, Aruba or SonicWall networking solutions. Experience using a ticketing system such as HaloPSA. Relevant certifications such as CompTIA Network+ or vendor-specific VoIP and networking qualifications. Technologies you will work with: Voice & Telephony Hosted VoIP: FloCX (Gamma/Cisco), FloOne, Floline+ Microsoft Teams Phone and Operator Connect SIP trunking (Gamma and Voicehost) Yealink handsets and desk phone estates Call routing, IVR, call queues and voicemail FloAnywhere and mobile solutions Connectivity & Networking SoGEA, FTTC, FTTP and leased lines DrayTek, UniFi and Aruba networking SonicWall firewalls and VLAN configuration Carrier and broadband fault management HaloPSA ticketing and service records Monitoring tools for call quality and latency Working pattern: Monday to Friday, working 8 hours per day between 08:00 and 18:00. A 30-minute lunch break each day. Weekend on-call support on a shared rotation. Office-based at either Pencoed (Bridgend) or St Asaph. What you will get: Inclusive EMI Share Equity Scheme - own a slice of the "Purple Pie". Birthday day off. An additional day off for personal life milestones. A Give Back Day to support a charity of your choice. Perkbox discounts across shopping, gyms, restaurants and more. Regular social events and team-building opportunities. Career growth pathways into senior communications or network engineering. Due to the nature of the role the company will not be able to offer sponsorship or relocation assistance so candidates must already reside in the UK. Please click the APPLY button to submit your CV for this role. Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Telecoms / VoIP Support Engineer, Telecoms Engineer, Telecoms Support Technician, IT & Telecoms Helpdesk Engineer, Telecoms Support Specialist, Telecoms Helpdesk Engineer may also be considered for this role.
