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For a global customer in Sint-Niklaas, we are searching for a freelance IT Support Engineer, responsible for delivering 1st and 2nd line technical support while maintaining and improving the company's hybrid Microsoft infrastructure across multiple business functions. The role combined end-user support, systems administration, infrastructure modernization, and project delivery.
 
 
Key Responsibilities
 
·         Provide 1st and 2nd line technical support, resolving incidents and service requests within agreed service levels.
·         Support and administer a hybrid Microsoft infrastructure comprising on-premises Windows Server environments, Microsoft Azure services, and virtualized server platforms.
·         Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot end-user devices, including desktops, laptops, thin clients, barcode scanners, handheld scanners, multifunction printers, label printers, and associated peripherals.
·         Perform user lifecycle administration, including onboarding, offboarding, account provisioning, password management, and IMAC (Install, Move, Add, and Change) activities.
·         Administer Active Directory and Azure Active Directory (Microsoft Entra ID), ensuring appropriate user access and identity management.
·         Manage and support Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, Office 365, Microsoft Intune, and Azure Active Directory.
·         Deploy, configure, and manage endpoint devices using Microsoft Intune, including policy deployment, application management, and device compliance.
·         Administer printer infrastructure and industrial label printers, ensuring reliable printing services across office and manufacturing environments.
·         Manage file permissions and access control through Active Directory security groups and Distributed File System (DFS).
·         Coordinate desktop, laptop, and thin client refresh programmes, including hardware replacement, imaging, deployment, and migration to Windows 11.
·         Support infrastructure and business improvement projects, assisting with planning, implementation, testing, and post-deployment support.
·         Assist with the migration of legacy on-premises SharePoint and DFS file storage to SharePoint Online and Microsoft Teams.
·         Monitor and maintain IT systems to ensure optimal performance, security, and availability.
·         Liaise with third-party vendors and internal stakeholders to resolve technical issues and deliver IT services effectively.
·         Contribute to the continual improvement of IT Service Management processes by helping structure and standardise the Service Desk in accordance with ITIL best practices.
·         Create, review, and maintain technical documentation, knowledge base articles, and standard operating procedures to improve service quality and knowledge sharing.
 
 
Technical Environment
 
·         Cloud & Identity: Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Entra ID (Azure Active Directory), Microsoft 365,...