IT Support Engineer / Service Desk Analyst

This is an excellent opportunity for an IT Support Engineer / Service Desk Analyst to deliver hands-on technical support that keeps colleagues connected, productive and secure.

The IT Support Engineer / Service Desk Analyst will provide 1st/2nd line support, manage incidents and work queues, maintain accurate IT asset records and support smooth service transitions.

Working across hardware, software, infrastructure and local IT projects, the IT Support Engineer / Service Desk Analyst will collaborate with stakeholders, suppliers and colleagues while supporting other sites when required., Your duties as the IT Support Engineer / Service Desk Analyst include:

• Incident and Request Management: Resolve local infrastructure incidents and assigned support requests, escalating appropriately and working to Incident Management, ISO20000 and service management processes

• Technical Support: Diagnose and resolve issues affecting local systems, applications, infrastructure and end-user services

• Asset and Documentation Control: Maintain accurate IT asset databases, technical documentation, problem records, change records and management information

• Hardware and Software Administration: Install, configure and administer hardware and application software components

• Stakeholder and Supplier Liaison: Work with stakeholders, software vendors, third parties and partners to support change and problem resolution

• Projects and Service Transition: Provide technical advice for local IT projects and help new services transition effectively into business-as-usual support

• Office and Cross-Site Support: Assist with IT equipment relocations and provide remote or on-site support to other offices, including regular travel that may require overnight stays

• ITIL Service Management Foundation accreditation or willingness to study

• Knowledge and experience of working in an IT environment and IT incident management

• Experience dealing with Windows-related incidents in a business environment

• Knowledge of IT infrastructure, end-user IT services and the technology that underpins them

• Ability to deliver excellent customer support through a Service Management Framework

• Ability to collaborate across multiple functions when new processes or procedures are introduced

• Able to undertake physical activity associated with moving IT equipment

• Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check

Join a supportive IT service environment where you’ll solve technical issues, keep colleagues productive and secure, manage IT assets and help new services transition smoothly into business-as-usual support.

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: IT Support Technician, Helpdesk Analyst, Technical Support Engineer, Technical Support Analyst, IT Technician, Desktop Support Engineer, 1st Line Support Engineer, 2nd Line Support Engineer, IT Support Analyst, Infrastructure Support Technician

Benefits include a Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension with a 28.97% employer contribution, 28.5 days’ paid holiday plus UK public bank holidays and flexible working hours., * Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension with a 28.97% employer contribution

• 28.5 days’ paid holiday plus UK public bank holidays

• Flexible working hours enabling variation of start, finish and break times subject to operational requirements and individual need

• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

• Support with accreditation to professional bodies

• Learning and development opportunities

• Discounts at a wide range of high-street and online retailers

• Up to three paid volunteering days

• Access to a sports and social club

• Two-times death in service benefit

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