We’re looking for a Service Desk Technician to join our Technology team based in either Haywards Heath, West Sussex, Salford Quays, Manchester or Guernsey. Interested? At First Central, we’re proud that we kept all our teams working throughout 2020 and have continued to grow through these unprecedented times. Exciting things are happening as we continue to expand our business and invest in our technology, including our new Azure migration project. You’ll be working with an excellent team who take pride in providing excellent customer services for all employees in relation to technology-related requests, issues and incidents. This role brings variety and you’ll also have a brilliant opportunity to further develop your technical knowledge. Responsibilities Proactively maintain the desktop, telephony and application infrastructure so that it’s supported and failures are minimised Log, analyse, triage and prioritise all IT incidents, problems and changes received via all communication channels into the team Ensure that systems/applications/services in own area run and meet business Service Level Agreement (SLA) targets Analyse incident, problem and change data to identify the underlying causes and propose resolutions via Service Improvement Plans Display leadership in area of specialisation, e.g. championing new features and best practice Ensure compliance with company and other relevant standards/regulations at all times Technical role model for members of the IT Service Desk team, e.g. this will involve technical development through the facilitation of workshops, production of standards, procedures and documentation and running training sessions Support out of hours software upgrades/implementations and testing in conjunction with Business Change, GTS and other stakeholders In addition to working shifts to cover 07:30 – 20:00 Monday-Friday, staff performing this role are expected to occasionally work weekends Skills, experience and qualifications required Experience of enterprise software and application support and delivery SharePoint (Collaboration Toolkit) Knowledge of service desk/issue logging tools Knowledge of latest MS Office suite Knowledge of MS Windows server ITIL Foundation V3 This role will involve working shifts to cover 08:00 – 20:00 Monday to Friday and you’ll be expected to occasionally work anti-social hours for specific project tasks and deliveries. What can we do for you? We believe we can offer you a great working environment as we’re so passionate about our people. Here are just some of the benefits and perks that we offer… Fantastic training and development opportunities Employee benefit packages to suit your lifestyle Flexible working YOUday – we give you an extra day off to celebrate a special day The opportunity to take a paid day off each year to do charity work A health cash plan Help with travel expenses The opportunity to buy additional holiday Company pension scheme Group life assurance Enhanced maternity and paternity pay Professional subscription fees paid Employee wellbeing is high on the agenda here too. We provide a weekly free fruit delivery, discounted membership at a local health club and access to an Employee Assistance Programme, which promotes physical and emotional wellbeing at work and at home. In addition, we provide wellbeing events throughout the year to support physical and mental health. If this sounds like your next role and a company you’d like to work for, what’re you waiting for? Apply today! We pride ourselves on being a great place to work. Check out our Glassdoor page to see what our employees think about working here. Apply for this job