IT Support Technician

BW Career Site 1; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Life assurance

Income protection

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

25 days leave

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Howden is hiring an IT Support Technician for our Leeds office with hybrid working. You will deliver high-quality IT support across the organisation, resolving incidents and service requests efficiently while aligning with service levels.

The role involves ITIL-aligned processes, onboarding/offboarding tasks, and contributing to continual service improvement. Strong communication and troubleshooting skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience working within SLA targets and ability to manage workload based on business impact and urgency.
• Experience using an ITSM platform such as FreshService, ServiceNow or Jira Service Management.
• Experience working in a structured IT support environment.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 administration.
• Basic PowerShell scripting.
• Participation in service improvement initiatives.
• Experience identifying recurring issues and raising problem records.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality IT support and service delivery across the organisation.
• Manage and resolve incidents and requests within agreed service levels.
• Diagnose and resolve hardware, software, networking, and Microsoft 365 issues.
• Assist with onboarding, offboarding, and user account administration.
• Support IT projects, system upgrades, and technology deployments.

Skills

IT support

Customer service

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

FreshService

ServiceNow

Jira Service Management

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft 365

PowerShell

Job description

We have an exciting, permanent opportunity for an experienced IT Support Technician to join our Leeds office (hybrid working).

You'll provide high-quality technical support and service delivery across the organisation, ensuring incidents and service requests are resolved efficiently and in line with agreed service levels. The roleis responsible forsupporting end users,maintainingIT systems and services, contributing to service management processes, and driving a positive customer experience through effective communication, problem-solving, and continuous improvement. As the IT Support Technician you will collaborate with wider IT teams,maintainaccuratedocumentation, and help ensure the reliability, availability, and security of business technology services.

A snapshot of your day

• Deliver excellent IT support and customer service to colleagues across the business, communicating effectively with users, keeping them informed of progress, actions, and resolutions.
• Manage and resolve incidents, requests, and tasks through the IT Service Management platform within agreed service levels.
• Diagnose and resolve hardware, software, networking, Microsoft 365, and device-related issues through effective troubleshooting and technical analysis.
• Contribute to ITIL-aligned service management processes and continual service improvement.
• Monitor and maintain IT systems and services, identifying potential issues and taking proactive measures to minimise disruption.
• Assist with onboarding, offboarding, user account administration, access provisioning, and equipment deployment activities.
• Identify recurring issues, trends, and opportunities for service improvement, escalating concerns where appropriate.
• Support IT projects, system upgrades, office technology deployments, and technology improvement initiatives as required.

We would love to hear from you if you have:

• Experience working within SLA targets and ability to manage workload based on business impact and urgency.
• Experience using an ITSM platform such as FreshService, ServiceNow or Jira Service Management.
• Experience working in a structured IT support environment.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 administration.
• Basic PowerShell scripting.
• Participation in service improvement initiatives.
• Experience identifying recurring issues and raising problem records.

What's in it for you:

• Competitive discretionary annual bonus.
• Core benefits including life assurance of four times salary, income protection of 75% of salary for up to five years, and single private medical insurance cover.
• A generous pension scheme
• 25 days' annual leave, increasing to 27 days after five years' service.
• Access to the Howden flexible benefits programme, offering a wide range of benefits and discounts to support your wellbeing, family life and lifestyle.
• The opportunity to be part of a growing global business where career development, collaboration and innovation are encouraged.

Accessibility

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