Service Desk Analyst - Watford

Codestone Group; Watford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Codestone Group is seeking a Service Desk Analyst to join their Managed Services team on-site at a client location in Watford. This role involves being the first point of contact for technical issues and ensuring all queries are effectively managed and resolved.

The successful candidate will handle incidents and service requests while maintaining clear communication with users and internal teams. Ideal for those with experience in IT support and strong customer service skills.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Service Desk or technical support environment.
• Comfortable working with Active Directory, Windows 10+, iOS, and Android.
• Strong customer service track record and a team-first attitude.

Responsibilities

• Handling incoming incidents and service requests via phone, email, and instant messaging.
• Taking ownership of issues from first contact through to resolution.
• Communicating clearly with both end users and internal resolver teams.

Skills

Technical support experience

Active Directory

Windows 10+

Customer service

Education

ITIL v3 Foundation

Tools

Hornbill

MS Office

Job description

About the Service Desk Analyst Role at Codestone

We're looking for a Service Desk Analyst to join our Managed Services team, based on-site at a customer location in Watford. This is a front‑line role where you'll be the first point of contact for technical issues and service requests and the person who makes sure every query is owned, progressed, and resolved.

As this is an on‑site role, you’ll also be the walk‑up point of contact for users who come directly to IT with issues and requests, providing a calm, professional first response and clear updates throughout. You’ll be trusted to manage your own day‑to‑day workload, prioritise competing demands, and take ownership of incidents from initial triage through to resolution or escalation working proactively and independently, with in‑house colleagues and remote support from the wider team when needed.

Working hours:

40 working hours a week between the hours of 7am and 5:30pm, Monday - Friday.

Location:

Based on client site in Watford

What You'll Be Doing

• Handling incoming incidents and service requests via phone, email, and instant messaging, logging everything accurately in the customer's ITSM tool
• Taking ownership of issues from first contact through to resolution, keeping users updated throughout
• Triaging and resolving faults within your expertise, and escalating intelligently when required
• Communicating clearly with both end users and internal resolver teams to keep tickets moving
• Supporting systems including MS Office, Windows OS, Active Directory, and remote connection tools
• Producing and maintaining documentation for known issues and fixes
• Working to contractual SLAs and contributing to a positive customer experience at every interaction

About Your Experience

• Previous experience in a Service Desk or technical support environment, ideally with a Managed Service Provider
• Comfortable working with Active Directory, Windows 10+, iOS, and Android
• A natural communicator who is able to translate technical issues into plain English for non-technical users
• Calm under pressure, proactive by nature, and someone who takes ownership
• ITIL v3 Foundation (minimum)Experience with Hornbill is a bonus, but not essential
• Strong customer service track record and a team-first attitude