IT Support Analyst

Formula One Management Limited; Biggin Hill; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare

Grand Prix paddock passes

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Staff shuttle service

Healthy snacks

Canteen

25 days annual leave

Training opportunities

Merchandise discounts

Experiences discounts

Perkbox access

Job summary

Formula One Management Limited is seeking an IT Support Analyst to join our IT department at Biggin Hill and additional sites. You will provide hardware, software and telecoms support across the organisation, delivering high-quality service to staff including executives and contributing to IT projects.

The role requires strong Microsoft 365 and Azure AD knowledge, hands-on experience with IT hardware, and a customer-focused mindset.

Qualifications

• Essential knowledge of Microsoft 365 Suite and Azure Active Directory.
• Knowledge of operational Device Managers.
• Operational knowledge of a wide range of IT and communication equipment.
• Good customer service skills.
• Demonstrable understanding of IT service best practices.

Responsibilities

• Offer IT Support at all sites including Biggin Hill, St James Market, and the Event Technical Centre.
• Ensure logged jobs are reviewed and maintained, know when to reassign or escalate to provide highest level of service.
• Liaise with users regarding issues and change requests, offering desk side and remote support.
• Build, deploy and maintain IT hardware with correct updates and drivers.
• Support all C-Suite staff and keep involved parties up to date; escalate as per IT policies.

Skills

Microsoft 365

Azure AD

Device management

IT support

Education

ITIL Foundation Qualification

Tools

Remote support tools

IT service tools

Job description

Are you ready to make your mark in the world of Formula 1? At Formula 1, we are passionate about delivering the world’s greatest sports and entertainment spectacle leaving a positive legacy wherever we race. Innovation has always been at the heart of what we do ever since our first Grand Prix in 1950. Now, more than 75 years on, the sport remains a pioneer, developing technologies that have made a significant impact on society beyond the track. Everything you see on screen or at an event comes via our passionate and dedicated people. Whether its engineering, broadcast, legal, logistics, security, event management, commercial, media rights, marketing, or communications there is always a talented team working to maximise the potential of the sport.

Role Overview

We are looking for a IT Support Analyst to join our IT department. Reporting into our IT Support Manager, this role will be responsible for providing support within the company with IT hardware, software and telecommunication systems, whilst maintaining a high level of customer service at all times and continuing to meet F1 objectives.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Offer IT Support at all sites including Biggin Hill, St James Market, and the Event Technical Centre
• Ensure logged jobs are reviewed and maintained, know when to reassign or excel jobs to provide highest level service, follow up on calls and see through to resolution
• Liaise with users regarding but not limited to issues, change requests and tasks- offering desk side and remote support
• Build, deploy and maintain IT Hardware to a high level, ensuring all correct updates and drivers are applied
• Support all C-Suite staff, ensuring that all involved parties are kept up to date and issues are escalated as per internal IT Policies
• Experience in monitoring IT systems and acting in a timely manner when issues arise,
• Acting as a point of escalation for Service Desk, ensuring timely responses are provided for any escalated issues
• Keep departmental documentation up to date, ensuring all user assigned hardware correctly logged for reference
• Follow the change management process at all times, ensuring all jobs logged and passed through the correct approval routes
• Produce and maintain documentation required for IT Infrastructure management

Personal Qualities

• Strong communication skills with the ability to convey ideas clearly and confidently
• Highly motivated and well‑structured in managing tasks
• Positive, adaptable, and flexible when faced with challenges
• Proactive, with a solution‑oriented mindset
• Experience

Experience Prior to the role it would be essential that you have

• Essential Knowledge of Microsoft 365 Suite and Azure Active Directory
• Knowledge of operational Device Managers
• Operational Knowledge of a wide range of IT and communication equipment
• Good customer service skills
• Demonstratable understanding of IT Service best practices

Some desirable experience that you may bring to the role

• Experience working in a global organisation across different time zones

Qualifications Not essential to be successful in the role but you may also have the following qualifications

• ITIL Foundation Qualification
• Office 365 Administration and Troubleshooting

Career Progression - Where Can You Go Next?

From this position, your next step could be into the role of Senior Support Analyst.

Why join the force behind the sport?

Joining F1 means becoming part of a team that values innovation, collaboration and personal growth. We offer a dynamic work environment where ideas are heard, and employee contributions truly make an impact. We seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people to play their role in accelerating the future of the sport.

As a member of the F1 team, you will be able to access our amazing benefits:

• Private Healthcare scheme
• Dental Care 4 x Grand Prix Paddock passes per season
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave and other family planning policies
• A free staff shuttle service running to and from surrounding trains stations near to Biggin Hill
• Free healthy snacks in our offices
• Subsidised canteen in Biggin Hill, serving breakfast and lunch
• 25 days annual leave and 8 Bank Holiday days, plus a Christmas period closure
• Opportunities to develop and request training for your role via our in-house Learning and Development team
• Discount on F1 merchandise
• Discount at F1’s experiences including F1 Arcade and F1 Drive
• Perkbox benefit portal and more

Division: Technical

Here’s how we roll Formula 1® delivers the world’s greatest sports and entertainment spectacle with innovation, inclusivity, and sustainability at the heart of its future growth and value. As the global rights holders of this incredible sport our team delivers the 24-race calendar direct to our passionate fans around the globe. Everything you see on screen or at an event comes via our people at F1. Whether its engineering, broadcast, legal, logistics, security, event management, commercial, media rights, marketing, and communications there is always a driven and talented team working to maximise the potential of the sport. We are focused on delivering the best for our fans and partners while ensuring we do the right thing as a business, using the power of Formula 1 to make a positive contribution to the places we visit and to our own community. We are on track to meet our sustainability commitments and work closely with stakeholders across the sport to leave a positive legacy wherever we race. At the same time, our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion helps ensure that everyone feels welcome and has the opportunity to thrive.