Service Desk Engineer

Eurofins; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading life sciences company is seeking a Service Desk Leader to manage the support team and ensure effective IT service management. The ideal candidate will have expertise in monitoring tools like Site24x7 and ServiceNow, strong incident management capabilities, and excellent soft skills. This role requires hands-on experience with scripting and networking fundamentals, making it a perfect opportunity for those looking to make an impact in IT operations. Proactive leaders who can collaborate across cultures are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with monitoring tools necessary for server and application performance.
• Strong knowledge of networking fundamentals essential for system maintenance.
• Scripting skills for automation tasks are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Service Desk team to provide effective user support.
• Monitor service desk metrics to ensure SLAs are met.
• Manage and configure Site24x7 for infrastructure visibility.

Skills

Monitoring tools expertise (Site24x7, SolarWinds, PRTG)

Incident detection and management

Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS)

Strong communication skills

Scripting knowledge (PowerShell, Bash, Python)

Tools

ServiceNow Remedy ITSM

VMware vSphere Vcenter/ESXi

Microsoft 365

Job description

Company Description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company which provides a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries. The Group believes it is the world leader in food, environment and pharmaceutical products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and for supporting clinical studies. In addition, Eurofins is one of the key emerging players in specialty clinical diagnostic testing in Europe and the USA.

Group's key figures are approx. 3 billion Euros turnover, more than 650 laboratories across 45 countries and more than 45.000 staff.

Job Description

Service Desk Leadership

• Lead and manage the Service Desk team to provide timely and effective support to end users.
• Own Incident, Service Request, and Change Management processes (ITIL aligned).
• Monitor service desk performance metrics and ensure SLAs are consistently met.
• Act as the primary escalation point for unresolved or high-priority tickets.
• Drive service improvement initiatives and promote end-user satisfaction.
• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration with infrastructure, application, and security teams.
• Ensure proper documentation, ticket quality, and knowledge base updates by the team.
• Provide training and mentoring to junior service desk engineers.

Monitoring Administration

• Manage and maintain Site24x7 monitoring platform and ensure complete infrastructure visibility.
• Configure monitoring for servers, applications, websites, APIs, and network devices.
• Set up performance thresholds, custom metrics, and alerting rules to ensure proactive monitoring.
• Diagnose, triage, and analyze alerts, taking appropriate remediation actions.
• Create dashboards and reports (availability, capacity, performance, uptime, etc.).
• Work closely with infrastructure and application teams to refine monitoring strategies.
• Manage SNMP configurations, traps, logs, and event correlation for timely incident detection.
• Adapt and onboard new tools or platforms as required by the organization.

Technical Skills

Hands-on experience with monitoring tools: Site24x7, SolarWinds, PRTG, etc.

Strong knowledge of monitoring configuration, threshold setup, SNMP, and custom dashboards.

Skilled in incident detection, RCA, and handling critical incidents and bridge calls.

Knowledge of Windows Servers latest operating system and its operational features.

Experience with VMware vSphere Vcenter/ESXi, NetApp, and Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops.

Proficient in Microsoft 365, Azure AD, Intune, and endpoint management.

Familiar with Azure cloud monitoring.

Strong in ServiceNow Remedy ITSM – Incident, Problem, Change, and Request modules.

Scripting knowledge: PowerShell, Bash, or Python for basic automation tasks.

Solid grasp of networking fundamentals – TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, routers, switches, Firewall, NAS etc.,

Exposure to security authentication protocols – SAML, OAuth to enable SSO.

Experience driving SOC tools compliance.

Experience integrating monitoring tools with ticketing and alerting systems.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lead and work with global and cross-cultural teams.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and a quick learner.