Service Desk Analyst

Sopra Steria

  • Farnborough, Hampshire
  • £25,000-30,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
Are you looking to develop your IT career? Maybe it's your first step, maybe your looking for the next step?If you have the knowledge or expertise in delivering outstanding IT service management, we can provide you with the right tools to become a successful member of our brand Service Desk Team!We are building a new team of Service Desk Analysts to initially provide 1st Level support to one of Sopra Steria’s public sector clients. The type of queries you will be taking care of could be anything from resetting passwords, processing access requests as well as more technical issues too.We are looking for people to resolve each query with using outstanding customer service skills, action whatever they have been trained to do and highlight the more complicated issues to the appropriate colleagues. We also want our team to take ownership of the more complex queries that have previously been escalated and had a resolution defined, and learn from the training, to avoid the same issue being raised on multiple occasions.This team is brand new and those brought on board in the initial stages will have an advantage to exploit this exciting opportunity by showing the right potential, learning the processes, helping to shape their new team and they will also be well placed to grow their career as the team grows.Due to the nature of the role, our client requires all successful applicants to be put through SC clearance before starting and successful applicants must be eligible and willing to be put forward for DV clearance.In order to support a 24/7 365 operation, the team will work around a shift pattern, consisting of a mix of days and nights and be based on site at our location in Farnborough.What you'll be doing:
  • Successfully handling IT related queries to support the service delivery, within contractually agreed time frames.
  • Delivering exceptional customer service to a variety of customers across the business.
  • Taking ownership of each query and fulfil the necessary actions, potentially liaising with colleagues, to get to the right resolution.
  • Raising any complex issue through the right channels and follow up to make sure the incident has been resolved in timely manner.
  • Taking responsibility for our work and supporting senior members of staff to help shape the service and build the reputation of the team from the beginning.
What you’ll bring:
  • Experience in delivering and outstanding customer service across different platforms, preferably in a telephony based role
  • A natural curiosity to investigate and solve issues as quickly and accurately as possible
  • Confident communication skills with the ability to adapt them appropriately with colleagues and customers at all levels
  • IT based qualifications or experience in a technical support environment
It would be great if you had:
  • Experience within a Service Desk environment
  • ITIL or other relevant IT qualifications
  • Valid and existing SC Clearance
If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Location: Farnborough
Security Clearance Level: SC clearance (Potential for DV Clearance once onboarded so candidates will need to be eligible and willing to be put forward for that too.)
Internal Recruiter: Mark
Salary: £25000 - £30000
Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fundLoved reading about this job and want to know more about us?Our Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions that bring clients enduring business value across the UK’s Public and Private sectors. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported, delivering exceptional rates of customer satisfaction in the UK’s most complex safety- and security-critical markets.

Sopra Steria