It Service Desk Analyst

The role is shift-based and will rotate within the Service Desk hours of 7:00 am – 6pm Monday to Friday. 35 Hours/week

Purpose of role - IT Service Desk Analyst

To act as an IT Service Desk Analyst in the best interests of the Company. Delivering first line technical support to a user base of approximately 5,000 staff. Providing analysis, diagnosis, escalation and resolution of customers’ IT issues. Carrying out customer requests for new IT hardware, software and access.

Main duties - IT Service Desk Analyst

Act as a single point of contact for phone calls, emails and self-service tickets from internal staff regarding all level 1 and level 2 IT issues, queries and requests.

Troubleshooting of IT-related problems from in-house software to hardware, such as mobiles,

Laptops, PCs, thin-clients and Printers.

Work to the achievement of established Key Performance Indicator targets (such as Average Speed of Answer and First Contact Resolution).

Escalate unresolved calls to the relevant support teams.

Log all calls in the Service Desk Call ITSM tool (Remedy 8.1).

Take ownership of user issues and follow up the status on behalf of the user and communicate progress in a timely manner.

Maintain a high degree of customer service for all support queries and adhere to all service management principles.

Publishing support documentation to assist staff with requests for information.

Arrangement of external technical support where problems cannot be resolved in-house

Knowledge/Skills/Experience - IT Service Desk Analyst

Essential

* IT Service Desk and/or Call Centre experience required – specifically supporting users remotely.

* Excellent communication skills and telephone manner

* Excellent organisational and troubleshooting skills

* Active Directory: creating user accounts, resetting passwords, creating groups etc.

* Microsoft Exchange 2010 administration: creating shared mailboxes, distribution lists and amending permissions.

* Strong knowledge of Microsoft-based operating systems with emphasis on Windows 7 and Office 2010

* Experience with using and troubleshooting Outlook 2010 within a network environment (including but not limited to permissions, calendar sharing & delegation)

* Mobile support via Mobile Iron.

* Experience of ICT System support and Data Security

* Experience of Installing, Configuring and Upgrading ICT Software

* Awareness of ICT Repair and Fault Diagnosis Procedure (IT RFDP)

Desirable

* ITIL V3 accreditation

* MCP, MCSA or MCSE qualifications

* Troubleshoot network issues

* Citrix knowledge, Xen App, Receiver.

* SCCM administration and support

* Telephony / Voice administration and support (Cisco Unified CM)

* Managing and supporting TCP/IP – printing

* Supporting Cisco UCCE platform

* Knowledge and experience working with BMC Remedy.

* Other relevant technical experience.

* Mentoring