3rd Line Support Analyst

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent company in London is seeking a Senior Service Desk Analyst to enhance its IT team. The role involves providing advanced technical support, mentoring junior staff, and ensuring a seamless IT experience throughout the organization. This position offers a supportive work environment and various professional growth opportunities.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Generous employer pension contribution

Health subsidies

Access to wellbeing and savings programs

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of IT support processes and service best practices.
• Experience mentoring junior support team members.
• Proficiency with hybrid IT environments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert-level technical support for hardware, software, and network-related issues.
• Provide coaching and support to junior service desk analysts.
• Manage regular system maintenance, updates, and backups.

Skills

problem-solving

technical diagnostic

interpersonal skills

customer service

Education

Degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field

Industry certifications (e.g., Microsoft, CompTIA)

ITIL v3/v4 Foundation certification

Tools

Microsoft 365

Intune

Active Directory

Azure AD

Exchange

Freshworks

SCCM

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We are seeking a Senior Service Desk Analyst to join our London-based IT team. This is a pivotal role responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of IT services and systems across the organisation. As a senior member of the service desk, you will provide advanced technical support, guide junior team members, and contribute to maintaining a secure, stable, and high-performing IT environment.

Key Responsibilities

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Service Desk Analyst to join our London-based IT team. This is a pivotal role responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of IT services and systems across the organisation. As a senior member of the service desk, you will provide advanced technical support, guide junior team members, and contribute to maintaining a secure, stable, and high-performing IT environment.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Support

• Deliver expert-level technical support for hardware, software, and network-related issues.

• Troubleshoot complex problems escalated by junior analysts.

• Ensure excellent customer service and user communication throughout the resolution process.

• Identify root causes as part of problem management and provide mitigation strategies.

• Conduct proactive user follow-ups to confirm issue resolution.

Team Mentorship

• Provide coaching and support to junior service desk analysts.

• Assist with onboarding new team members and contribute to developing training resources.

• Promote a collaborative and positive team culture.

System Management

• Deploy software and hardware updates across the business.

• Perform regular system maintenance, updates, and backups.

• Manage joiners/leavers processes.

• Maintain accurate documentation for support requests and system configurations.
  

What We're Looking For

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong knowledge of IT support processes and service best practices.

• Excellent problem-solving and technical diagnostic skills.

• Experience mentoring junior support team members.

• Proficiency with hybrid IT environments.

• Expertise in Microsoft 365, Intune, Autopilot, Active Directory, Azure AD, and Exchange.

• Understanding of networking fundamentals and general IT infrastructure.

• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.

• Clear and professional written and verbal communication in English.

• Experience in the financial services industry.

Desirable

• Degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related field.

• Industry certifications (e.g., Microsoft, CompTIA).

• ITIL v3/v4 Foundation certification and/or experience in an ITIL-based environment.

• Familiarity with ISO27001 security standards and CIS benchmarks.

• Experience with Freshworks ticketing system.

• Exposure to tools/technologies such as Meraki, Cisco, Cato, Oracle Cloud, SharePoint, SCCM, SCOM, PowerShell, scripting, and automation.
  

What You'll Gain

• A collaborative, supportive, and friendly work environment.

• Competitive hybrid working policy and a healthy work-life balance.

• Transparent career progression and continued professional development.

• Free access to the internationally recognised Protection & Indemnity Qualification.

• Attractive benefits package including:

  • Private healthcare

  • Generous employer pension contribution

  • Health subsidies

  • Access to wellbeing and savings programs
    

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