Service Desk Analyst x4 - Inverness

Adecco Portugal; Tain; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco Portugal is seeking a Service Desk Analyst to join the IT Operations team in Inverness. This onsite role is 5 days per week and includes a shift pattern of nights on, nights off, days on, days off, with a base salary up to £32,000 plus a shift allowance.

You will monitor alerts, coordinate with technical teams and suppliers, manage escalations, and maintain incident records while providing timely updates to stakeholders throughout the incident lifecycle to protect service availability.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Service Desk, Technical Support, or similar operational environment.
• Strong understanding of incident management, event monitoring, and escalation processes.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor alerts, events, and incidents, assessing impact and ensuring appropriate action.
• Coordinate with technical teams, suppliers, and stakeholders to manage incidents and service disruptions.
• Drive incident progression, ensuring timely escalation and resolution of issues.
• Maintain accurate records and provide clear operational updates and shift handovers.
• Identify emerging risks, service impacts, and recurring issues, escalating where required.
• Support continuous service improvement by identifying trends and process enhancements.

Skills

Incident management

Event monitoring

Stakeholder communication

Analytical thinking

Ticketing systems

Microsoft Office

Tools

Monitoring tools

Job description

Service Desk Analyst x4 - Inverness

Inverness (onsite 5 days per week)

Up to 32,000 + shift allowance

Shift Pattern: 4 nights on, 4 nights off, 4 days on, 4 days off.

We are seeking an experienced Service Desk Analyst to join a fast-paced IT Operations team, providing operational oversight and incident coordination across critical services. You will be responsible for monitoring operational alerts, coordinating technical teams and suppliers, managing escalations, and ensuring service disruptions are effectively prioritised and resolved. You will play a key role in maintaining service availability while providing clear communication to stakeholders throughout the incident life cycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor alerts, events, and incidents, assessing impact and ensuring appropriate action is taken.
• Coordinate with technical teams, suppliers, and stakeholders to manage incidents and service disruptions.
• Drive incident progression, ensuring timely escalation and resolution of issues.
• Maintain accurate records and provide clear operational updates and shift handovers.
• Identify emerging risks, service impacts, and recurring issues, escalating where required.
• Support continuous service improvement by identifying trends and process enhancements.

Skills & Experience

• Experience within Service Desk, Technical Support, or a similar operational environment.
• Strong understanding of Incident Management, Event Monitoring, and escalation processes. Ability to assess priorities, make decisions under pressure, and coordinate responses to critical incidents.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and relationship management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience using ticketing systems, monitoring tools, and Microsoft Office applications.