IT Technical Support Technician - Leeds City Centre 775

Interface Recruitment UK; Leeds; On-site; GBP 22,000; Full time

Job description

Here we have a new role working for a well established market leading Leeds city centre business. They offer a salary of up to 22k plus on call and overtime payments that are financially rewarding inc extra days off in lieu.

Company profile and benefits

• Job Title: IT Service Delivery - Technical Support Analyst
• Salary: up to £22,000
• Location: LEEDS
• Reports To: IT Services Team Leader
• Hours of Work: 35 hours per week (07.00 - 19.00 with 1 hour for lunch). Flexibility is required according to workloads and requires on call support after probationary period.

JOB PURPOSE

The IT Technician will be responsible for providing 1st and 2nd line support for desktop hardware, software and business systems.

DIMENSIONS

Working within a team of 2 people reporting into the IT Service Team Leader. Development of the IT role and knowledge within the business.

SKILLS AND RESPONSIBILITY

1. Support the business by providing 1st and 2nd line technical support.
2. Administration of accounts in Active Directory and Microsoft Exchange.
3. Liaise and work with external and internal technical contacts on incident resolution.
4. Support the Root Cause Analysis process for significant issues.
5. Proactively investigate trends in incidents.
6. Document known errors/fixes and process with SOPs.
7. Completion of monthly access management audits.
8. Monitoring and completing audits.

SCOPE OF THE ROLE

The role is highly dynamic with frequent changes in workloads and priorities. This role requires an appreciation of the business’ values and its aim to be the market leader in volume litigation. Keeping the IT function running smoothly and providing excellent customer service are key to this objective. The role will require flexibility with working hours and will require being part of the call out rota.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

1. Highly motivated, proactive with a “can do” attitude.
2. Having a true passion for IT and willingness to learn and immerse themselves in IT systems and processes.
3. Customer service focused, having the ability to understand the requirements of customers, clients and internal colleagues.
4. Logical and methodical approach to problem solving.
5. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and have the ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences at all levels.
6. Ability to prioritise and respond to queries within realistic timescales.
7. Be accountable for quality, accuracy and security.

TECHNICAL SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

1. Knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Windows desktop operating systems.
2. Experience of Active Directory and email administration (Exchange Admin Center).
3. Experience in supporting desktops, laptops and printers.
4. Broad understanding of Microsoft Office applications.
5. Basic understanding of networking and TCP/IP.
6. RDS management and experience with virtual platforms.

Desirable

1. ITIL v3 Foundation Certification.
2. Working towards or holding of a Microsoft certification for Windows Desktop Operating System (MCSA Windows 7).
3. Knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server.
4. Knowledge of Microsoft Server operating systems.
5. Switch Patching and experience with Firewall.