Service Desk Analyst

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical

25 days holiday

4x life assurance

Group Pension Plan

LinkedIn Learning access

Job summary

NEC Software Solutions is seeking a First Line IT Support specialist based in the Hartlepool office. The role covers core day shifts, 8am-4:30pm or 8:30am-5pm, with responsibilities including logging incidents, providing 1st line diagnostics, and updating the ITSM system.

You will handle customer emails, password resets, and basic hardware/software issues, ensuring timely responses and SLA adherence while maintaining comprehensive documentation.

Qualifications

• 1st line IT support experience.
• Eligible for UK Security Clearance.
• Must be able to work in Hartlepool office and UK right to work.
• Experience with ITIL is desirable but not required.

Responsibilities

• Log and categorise incidents and service requests.
• Provide first-line investigation and incident resolution.
• Maintain documentation and update stakeholders on progress.
• Log calls in ITSM tool and close resolved incidents at month end.
• Support customers to meet SLA targets and maintain high service quality.

Skills

Customer service

Microsoft Office

Time management

Decision making

Attention to detail

Instruction following

ITIL knowledge

UK security clearance eligibility

Tools

ITSM Tool

Outlook

Excel

Job description

Come join us and make a difference in the world!

This role is based from our Hartlepool office. This will be covering core shifts which are Monday to Friday between 8am- 4.30pm/8:30am-5pm.
You will have 1st line experience in proving IT service for users in the following:

• Demonstrate excellent customer service and influencing skills across various mediums.
• Knowledge of using Microsoft office suite (i.e. Outlook / Excel )
• Flexibility in approach
• Self Motivated
• Ability to make decisions and take ownership
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to follow instructions
• Experiencing of working in a first line role and a understanding of ITIL is desirable but not required.

Role involves:

• To recognise the importance of good timekeeping, which ensures punctual login to the phone system and aids call management in line with service SLAs
• To manage the customer mailboxes and ensure timely logging of emails in ITSM Tool.
• To accurately log all relevant incident/service request and request for change details in accordance with service specific documented procedures.
• To allocate categorisation and prioritisation levels in accordance with customer contractual requirements
• To provide first line investigation and diagnosis where applicable ensuringthat IT issues & faults reported to the appropriate teams and are resolved in the shortest possible time, meeting the organisations service level targets, and minimizing the disruption to critical system.
• Resolve basic hardware / software problems.
• To collect and record accurate information (use Quick Solutions where in place) to aid the second line team to progress any calls transferred to their Group
• To resolve those incidents/service requests classified as First-Line-Fix, i.e. password resets and account reactivations/deactivations etc
• To keep users informed of progress (especially post SLA breach)
• To accurately close (using closure codes), all resolved incidents, requests and other calls in a timely manner, especially at month end
• To reflect on customer feedback through customer call closure surveys
• To contribute to team meetings
• To undertake all required training for the role
• To provide IT support & preventative maintenance for all contracts.
• To ensure comprehensive documentation of procedures are maintained, and to ensure that system documentation and support process is regularly reviewed.
• This will be covering core shifts which are Monday to Friday between 8am- 4.30pm/8:30am-5pm

Qualifications

• Demonstrate excellent customer service and influencing skills across various mediums.
• Knowledge of using Microsoft office suite (i.e. Outlook / Excel )
• Flexibility in approach
• Self Motivated
• Ability to make decisions and take ownership
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to follow instructions
• Experiencing of working in a first line role and a understanding of ITIL is desirable but not required
• Previous experience working in a 1st line role or similar.
• Must be eligible for UK Security Clearance

Additional Information

We are proud of the benefits we offeremployees of NEC Software Solutions

• Private Medical Cover funded by NEC for Employees (with the option to add family members at an additional cost)
• 25 days paid holiday with the option to buy/ sell
• 4 x basic salary life assurance cover funded by NEC (with the option to increase cover at an additional cost)
• A Group Pension Plan with fantastic employer contributions up to a maximum of 8.5%
• Afantasticselection offlexible benefits to suit your individual needs
• We are an employer who cares, we have ainvaluableemployee assistance programme which can help in every area of your life
• All colleagues get free access to LinkedIn Learning. Over 15000 courses covering a huge breadth of subjects. Learn about what you like, when you like, how you like.

OTHER INFORMATION

Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK. Documentary evidence will be required.

All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting and reference checks. Depending on the nature of the role a DisclosureBarring Service (DBS) check may also be required.

NEC Software Solutions is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all communities.If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs during the recruitment or interview process, please feel free to share these with us. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accommodating experience for all candidates.

Who We Are:

We’re NEC Software Solutions (part of global tech giant NEC Corporation). While you read this ad, our software is helping to dispatch ambulances, support families, keep trains on the move, locate missing people and even test the hearing of newborn babies.

Working with us, you’ll be helping our 3,000+ employees push the boundaries of what’s possible and support amazing public services.

We work with governments, hospitals, police forces, housing providers, local authorities and more. We help them pay financial support faster, speed up treatments for patients and respond to emergencies in the right way. The more we do, the more our customers can do for others. And together, we make a world of difference.

We’d love your help. And we’ll support you all the way.