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Desktop Support Engineer

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Luton

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Job summary

A leading financial institution in central London seeks an IT Support professional for a six-month, high-pressure environment. Candidates will manage user support for trading and back office teams, requiring strong technical skills and experience in financial services IT support. This role promises visibility and impact, offering a dynamic experience within a bustling trading floor.

Qualifications

  • Experience supporting trading or financial services users.
  • Strong hands-on skills with electronic trading technologies.
  • Excellent communication skills and proven problem-solving ability.

Responsibilities

  • Supporting trading desk and back office users in high-performance environment.
  • Managing support tickets end-to-end from logging to closure.
  • Installing and maintaining desktop hardware and software.

Skills

Troubleshooting
Communication
Windows 10/11 support
ITIL processes

Tools

O365
Exchange
Teams
SCCM
InTune
Dell hardware
Lenovo hardware
HPE hardware

Job description

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Client:

Harrington Starr

Location:

luton, bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

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Job Views:

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

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Job Description:

? £300–£350 per day | Inside IR35 | Central London (5 days on site)

? Initial 6-month contract | Long-term potential

You’ll be working for a financial institution in the City, delivering first and second line IT support to users in a high-pressure trading floor environment. You’ll be the face of IT for front and back office teams — solving problems on the spot, keeping systems live, and supporting everything from desktops to market data feeds.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Supporting trading desk and back office users in a fast-paced, high-performance environment
  • Managing support tickets end-to-end — from logging to closure
  • Installing and maintaining desktop hardware, software, and peripherals
  • Supporting collaboration tools like O365, Teams, Exchange and more
  • Collaborating with infrastructure, telecoms, and networking teams
  • Assisting the Trade Floor Support Lead and contributing to ad hoc projects

? What you’ll need:

  • Experience supporting trading or financial services users
  • Familiarity in supporting electronic trading, and market data technology in both Front and back office situations.
  • Proven experience supporting Windows 10/11 desktops in a professional environment
  • Strong hands-on skills with O365, Exchange, Teams, Mimecast
  • Experience with PC imaging and deployment tools (SCCM, InTune)
  • Confident working with Dell, Lenovo, HPE trade floor hardware
  • Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills
  • Strong grasp of ITIL processes
  • Familiarity with market data and trading apps is a nice-to-have

You’ll be the calm in the storm — someone who can diagnose, fix and reassure users without breaking stride. If you’re looking for a role where you’re visible, valued and right at the heart of the action, this is it.

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