Walk-in | Service Desk Trainee

Equiniti India; Chennai District; On-site; INR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Equiniti India is seeking a Service Desk Trainee in Chennai at DLF IT Park. The role involves providing IT helpdesk support across regions by calls, emails, and tickets, and participating in classroom training and assessments.

The ideal candidate has BE or equivalent, 6–12 months IT service desk exposure, and strong English communication. Willing to work a 24/7 shift and learn quickly in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• BE or equivalent computer studies
• Good knowledge of Microsoft OS for desktops and laptops, MS Office including Outlook and AD
• Experience in Technical Help Desk functions
• Knowledge of Windows OS versions (XP to Windows 11)
• Basic knowledge of Active Directory (user creation, modification, groups) & Azure AD
• Basics knowledge of Print Services, TCP/IP and network connectivity
• MCSE certification desirable or similar

Responsibilities

• Support users across regions via calls, emails and tickets for IT issues and requests
• Work in a 24/7 shift
• Collaborate with various support teams
• Take ownership of assigned tasks and report progress end-to-end
• Manage and maintain minimum backlogs of tasks
• Be proactive and troubleshoot with minimal help
• Follow GSD processes and update the knowledge base
• Send periodic BAU task/ticket reports

Skills

Excellent English communication

Willingness to work 24/7

Process oriented

Education

BE or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Active Directory

Azure AD

TCP/IP & Networking

Print Services

Job description

Equiniti is a leading international provider of shareholder, pension, remediation, and credit technology. With over 6000 employees, it supports 37 million people in 120 countries.

EQ India began its operations in 2014 as a Global India Captive Centre for Equiniti, a leading fintech company specialising in shareholder management. Within a decade, EQ India strengthened its operations and transformed from being a capability centre to a Global Competency Centre, to support EQ's growth story worldwide

Capitalising on Indias strong reputation as a global talent hub for IT / ITES, EQ India has structured the organisation to be a part of this growth story. Today, EQ India has evolved as an indispensable part of EQ Group providing critical fintech services to the US and UK

EQs vision is to be the leading global share registrar, offering complementary services to its client base and our values set the core foundations to our success. We are TRUSTED to deliver on our commitments, COMMERCIAL in building long term value, COLLABORATIVE in our approach and we IMPROVE by continually enhancing our skills and services. There has never been a better time to join EQ.

Job Title: Service Desk Trainee

Location: Chennai - DLF IT Park

Shift: Rotational Shift (India, UK, US)

Mode: 5 days work from Office

Experience: 6 months to 1 year Experience in Service desk

Note: Once you arrive at the DLF main gate, please contact EQI Chennai Reception at 044-42889800 to obtain their entry pass.

Role Summary

• Key responsibilities and success measures.
• Be part of the trainee group and attend all the classroom training session without fail.
• Document all the learning knowledge shared through training.
• Attend the assessments and make sure they clear the assessments with 80% scores.
• Complete the Versant test with 65% scores.
• Be ready to learn and scale to pick on the job KT in a short span.
• After the Training is completed, must be confident and ready to pick production support tasks.

Core Duties/Responsibilities

• Support users globe regions through calls, emails and tickets for IT issues and requests.
• Working in 24/7 shift.
• Working collaboratively with various support teams.
• Take complete responsibility of the tasks assigned and report end-to-end on the progress.
• Manage and maintain minimum backlogs of tasks.
• Be confident and be less dependent on others while troubleshooting or fulfilling requests.
• Follow the GSD processes and update the knowledge database regularly.
• Send periodic reports on BAU tasks and tickets.

Skills, Capabilities and Attributes

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following experience, skills and behaviours:

• Should possess a minimum 6-12 month experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Should be process oriented.
• Desire to learn and ability to implement them swiftly.
• Willingness to work in a 24/7 environment. Flexible to come in any shift.
• Work collaboratively.

Qualification / skills required:

• Qualification - BE or equalent computer studies.
• Basic knowledge in Microsoft Operating systems for desktop and laptops, MS Office applications including Outlook, Microsoft Active Directory, etc.,
• Should have knowledge on handing Technical Help Desk function.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Operating systems Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 and windows 11.
• Basic knowledge on Microsoft Active Director (User Creation, Modification, Group creation, etc.,) & Azure AD.
• Basics knowledge of Print Services, TCP-IP and Network connectivity.
• Certification in MCSE desirable or AI.