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  • Location: Crawley
  • Salary: Up to £25,000
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted over 6 years ago

  • Contact: Sue Wood
  • Contact Email: sue.wood@nextphaserecruitment.com
  • Contact Phone: +44 1403 216200
  • Duration: n/a
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Job Ref: 15723+SW

Summary
Based in Crawley, West Sussex this is an exciting opportunity for an experienced 1st line support professional who ideally has at least 2 years’ experience gained within a desktop support/Helpdesk environment, adhering to ITIL standards.  The role involves supporting user accounts, applications, systems and hardware to resolve technical issues including Active Directory, MS Exchange, Windows 7 and MS Office packages. The position is with a leading luxury and specialist travel company working within a friendly and supportive environment.

The Company
The company is a leader within the luxury and specialist travel sector owning a portfolio of over 50 independently operated brands many of which are household names. Their products cover a diverse range that includes luxury holidays, sailing, safaris, sports, adventure tours and expeditions.

The Role
Working in a busy helpdesk team this role involves dealing with a broad range of staff at all levels from across the business. The staff will be located both on and off site. The job holder will be responsible for:

 

  • Providing first line contact handling (telephone calls, email and self service) for all queries and issues.
  • Taking ownership for technical issues and recording details in the service management system.
  • Investigation and resolution of first line issues.
  • Fulfilment of end user requests which have been recorded in the service management system.
  • Escalating more technical issues to the second line support team members and onward into the infrastructure support team.
  • Escalation of priority incidents as part of the incident management process.
  • Participate in the call out rota for out of hours support when required.

Experience Required
You will need a minimum of 2 years’ experience gained within a helpdesk environment backed by an ITIL Foundation V3 qualification or experience of working within an ITIL environment. Your technical experience need to include Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, MS Windows servers /infrastructures up to 2012, MS Exchange 2010 and MS Office 365. Also, IP Telephony, Citrix and Remote Desktop Services experience will be advantageous. This is a busy environment, so you should be used to taking ownership and fully utilising your communication skills.   In reward for your skills my client is able to offer a salary up to £25,000 plus a benefits package that includes a rewards scheme, contributory pension scheme as well as the opportunity for career progression.

This is a permanent position