Service Desk Technician

IT Support Technician

Hours: 9am – 5.30pm, hybrid working available – min 3 days in the office

Our client is looking for a Service Desk Technician to join their team in Barnsley

You’ll provide 1st/2nd line support as part of an IT Service Desk, in addition to maintaining systems, software and infrastructure functions to ensure a professional and efficient service is delivered. You’ll also provide support to both onsite staff and offsite users via remote access tools and 1st line support to client facing portals.

If you’re looking for a role with lots of learning opportunities then this could be the ideal next move for you!

What you'll be doing:

• Performing 1st/2nd line support and escalating to 3rd line support where necessary, and working effectively as part of a Service Desk team
• Prioritising incoming requests via the ticketing system, categorising and logging issues accordingly. Ensuring Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) are met, and tickets are completed within target
• Actively troubleshooting problems/issues to provide end user resolution
• Demonstrating excellent customer service skills when assisting users in a professional and approachable manner and being able to empathise with user issues
• Supporting IT services within the business and across multiple remote worker locations
• Providing support to the wider IT & Change team for ongoing IT initiatives and projects

Qualifications

 Who we're looking for:

• Some general technology knowledge in areas such as Windows 10/11, Microsoft 365, One Drive, SharePoint, Teams, Intune, Azure AD/Active Directory, Exchange
• An understanding of all major elements of the IT infrastructure including networking, infrastructure,  telephony, operating systems, application servers, firewalls, and mobile devices
• 1st & 2nd Line Service Desk experience would be useful - minimum 2 years
• Excellent customer service skills, the ability to build rapport and sympathise with end users with a confident telephone manner.
• You’ll also be adept in managing multiple concurrent streams of work, managing all within time and resource constraints