2nd Line Deskside Support Engineer

Role: 2nd Line Deskside Technician

Reports to: Delivery Services Manager

5 days on-site

Job Description:

To act as a point of escalation of any technical issues which cannot be resolved by the 1st Line Service Desk Team and provide in-depth diagnosis and technical resolution of application and administrative IT problems through desk side resolution of technical issues.

Key Responsibilities:

• Undertake work and activities which support the achievement of the IT Team objectives and in accordance to the customer’s process and procedures.
• Positively promote the IT Team in order to develop the team profile and that of the wider IT function.
• Participate in internal meetings, as required, in order to share and develop knowledge and best practice.
• Provide ‘end to end’ ownership of all incidents and service requests in order to ensure that problems are resolved effectively.
• Be proactive and ensure that regular status updates are provided to open tickets.
• Build and maintain strong and effective relationships with business users to ensure that service delivery meets their expectations.
• Ensure that high standards of service are maintained and improved upon to ensure continuous improvement.
• Investigate and resolve common desktop issues in order to ensure business continuity.
• Thoroughly investigate issues in order to accurately assess what further action is required and whether the issue needs to be escalated to the 3rd Line Team.
• Support others in the team in the achievement of their objectives.

Key Skills:

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Keen attention to detail.
• Organised and able to prioritise workloads and workflows.
• Approachable and demonstrate outstanding customer service skills.
• Self-starter who can help to formulate tactical plans to achieve department strategy.

Experience:

• Experience within the customers related industry,
• Previous experience of working within a multi-vendor environment on complex infrastructure advantageous.
• Demonstrable experience negotiating difficult situations to a successful conclusion.
• Previously worked within a Desk Side environment and understand ITIL best practice.

Qualifications:

• ITIL Foundation
• Microsoft Office/Windows 10/365
• Comptia A+