Technology Support Analyst (FTC)
Penguin Random House
Colchester, United Kingdom
11 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Temporary contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Compensation
£ 34KJob location
Colchester, United Kingdom
Tech stack
iOS
Apple Mac Systems
Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack
Document Management Systems
Microsoft Exchange Server
Network Topologies
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Servers
System Center Configuration Manager
Print Servers
Data Logging
Diagnostic Tools
Tablet Computers
Cisco networks
ServiceNow
VMware
Job description
As Technology Support Analyst, you'll be the first point of contact for a wide range of technical issues and requests, making sure they are logged, prioritised, investigated and resolved with care. You'll combine strong customer service with practical problem solving, using diagnostic tools, support systems and your own technical knowledge to deliver a great experience for our users., Telephony & Self-service Support
- Provide 1st line support and diagnosis of incidents and service requests received via email, telephone, self-service and through automated alerts.
- Prompt escalation of incidents and requests to 2nd and 3rd line support where first contact resolution/first time fix is not possible.
Deskside Support
- Provide 2nd line support at the desks of our employees or in meeting rooms.
- Provide Audio Visual assistance for meets, include audio and video conferencing.
Build & Asset Management
- Provision, build, re-purpose & decommission of the end-user mobile, laptop & desktop estate.
- Management of hardware stock and loan equipment.
- Maintain hardware & software inventory, asset control.
- Ensure devices are issued and decommissioned in compliance with all security requirements.
General
- Logging all relevant incident/service request details, allocating categorisation and prioritisation codes.
- Resolving incidents/service requests when first contacted whenever possible.
- Escalating incidents/service requests within agreed timescales.
- Keeping users informed of progress.
- Closing all resolved incidents, requests and other calls. Communication with users - keeping them informed of incident progress, notifying them of impending changes or agreed outages, etc.
Requirements
- Strong knowledge and experience of Microsoft desktop operating systems and the MS Office suite.
- Strong knowledge and experience of Apple OSX & iOS operating systems.
- Experience of the set up and configuration of mobile devices (smart phones and tablets).
- Experience of SCCM & Casper
- Experience of printer configuration and associated software.
- Experience of writing documentation and use of document management systems.
- Good knowledge of working to the ITIL framework.
- ServiceNow or other ITSM tool set.
- Previous experience in a Tech Support customer facing role.
Desirable criteria:
- Experience of "Walk-up" type tech support bar.
- Experience of follow me printing technology, print server configuration and associated software.
- Working knowledge of network topologies, server infrastructure, MS server operating systems, MS Exchange server products, VMware, and AD (including group policies). Experience with Cisco Call Manager.
Benefits & conditions
The salary for this position is up to £34,000 depending on how your skills and experience align to the role.