About the Role
As a Global IT Service Desk Analyst, you will act as the ‘first contact’ for end-users, raising service requests or operational escalations or reporting incidents. You will also be responsible for managing the on-boarding/off-boarding of all new users across all Lucy Group companies.
Responsibilities
- Ensure all assigned incidents, requests and queries are progressed within agreed service levels.
- Escalate urgent Service Requests or Incident raised by critical resources.
- Escalate cases that have not been resolved within the established turnaround times.
- Administer core M365 services like Exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams and OneDrive for Business.
- Create, manage user accounts, groups and licenses.
- Manage role-based access and permissions.
- Troubleshoot issues related to email, collaboration tools, and access.
- Develop existing processes and procedures to troubleshoot and create articles for known issues and share knowledge with colleagues.
- Adhere to ITIL Service Management (ITSM) best practice and techniques whilst following Service Desk policies, procedures, and guidelines.
- Work with other team members to continually improve all aspects of IT services that deliver value and enhance the end-user experience.
- Monitor Logic Monitor incidents and alerts and escalates them if there is any critical issue observed.
- Continue to improve in all applicable technology areas to ensure you have appropriate knowledge and skills necessary to complete all assigned tasks.
- Provide enhanced and expedited support to VIP and critical business users.
- Proactively seek out opportunities for continual improvement. Own and progress these opportunities ensuring maximum value is achieved.
Key Skills
- Proficiency in M365 Admin Centre, Exchange, Active Directory and Windows Operating system.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Defender, Intune and Microsoft Entra.
- An enthusiastic commitment to delivering and maintaining a positive End-User Experience.
- An entrepreneurial spirit who can solve challenging problems, make a real impact in technology, and want to build something big.
- Experience using ITSM tools such as ServiceNow.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Good problem-solving skills and analytical thinking.
- Ability to prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent customer relations skills.
- Friendly and approachable with good customer service skills and able to communicate with colleagues who have varying IT knowledge.
- Well organised and able to prioritise workload.
- Collaborative and community focused.
- Friendly and positive attitude.
Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in an IT, Computer Science or related field.
- 3+ years’ experience in IT Service Desk or IT support.
- ITIL3/ITIL4 Certification, or 3+ years’ equivalent experience in an IT Service Management environment.
- An understanding of Infrastructure technologies (e.g. Networking/SDWAN, SAN, VMWare, DNS, AD).
- An understanding of the Microsoft Eco System and services, specifically Azure and M365.
- Operational experience of ServiceNow (ITSM - Incident Management; Request Fulfilment; Problem Management).
- An awareness of Information Security (InfoSec) and Cyber Security.
- Willingness to work in shifts (UK Time zone).
- Ability to document issues and solutions clearly for knowledge base entries.
- Experience supporting users across multiple time zones and regions.
Desirable Skills, Qualifications, And Experience
- Knowledge of mobile device management (MDM).
- Strong understanding of cloud technology (e.g. Microsoft Azure).
- Basic understanding of networking concepts (IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN).
- CompTIA A+, Network+, AZ-900 Certified.