We'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working with us offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.
People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.
In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
About the opportunity:
We are seeking a dynamic, passionate and proactive customer-focused Level1 (L1) Service Desk Support Technician to join our ServiceNow team at our brand new, state of the art office in Theale, UK, situated close to Reading.
Providing essential ServiceNow L1 technical assistance and support to our workforce end users located across the globe using a ServiceNow ticketing system and following the Business Technology policies and procedures.
Makes regular proactive recommendations regarding eradication and automation of incoming demand, to reduce overall net incoming demand and improve the end user experience (and reduce end user disruption).
Collaborate with L2 and L3 colleagues to ensure seamless end user experience.
This is a traditional a L1 role, with some additional IT related duties, which include supporting the Business Relationship Manager (BRM), for proactive business engagement activities:
Participating in the bi-weekly virtual “Tech Bar” sessions to resolve L1 type ticket queries
Drafting “Tech Tuesday” newsletters, includes “ tips & tricks” to bolster end-user productivity (‘Did You Know’ articles and videos), other BRM initiatives
You will report to the Service Desk Manager and your responsibilities will include;
Provide first-level IT technical support and problem resolution to all end-users with software, hardware and application problems via the ServiceNow ticketing system
Lifecycle ticket management, ensuring all tickets are dealt with and closed out or escalated to second-level support in a timely and professional manner
R esolve as many user-reported problems as expertise permits using available tools and following procedures and policies for the handling of support cases
Maintain communications with customers throughout the problem resolution process
Administer user accounts via Active Directory, group membership and rights assignment based on established procedures
Technical Troubleshooting
End User Compute (EUC), Networking, Applications (inc. common enterprise applications and M365), Printing, Unified Communications, including meeting room facilities (video conferencing), fixed and mobile telephony, video conferencing (e.g. Microsoft Teams, Zoom)
Report any pattern or trends to management for proactive problem management
Refer to internal IT news, Knowledge articles, and general industry updates to stay up-to date with recent changes or new implementations
Share observations with team and update Knowledge Base articles
Willing to perform other reasonable IT related duties if required as requested by management
Experience in an IT support or a similar technical role, with a strong background in system, network, and application support
Experience with ServiceNow or similar IT ticketing systems
Experience in customer-focused environments, providing high-quality technical support
Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical users
Follow Security procedures and keep a vigilant eye for Cyber Security issues
Excellent knowledge of service desk processes and functions in support of end-user computing needs
Strong knowledge of troubleshooting Windows Desktop (10 & 11)
Strong knowledge and hands-on experience of Enterprise Hybrid environments: on-prem + Microsoft Azure
Strong knowledge of current Microsoft 365 (inc. Office 365) desktop operating system and application software (adds, removes, password resets) - certification preferred but not essential (MS-100/101/102)
Demonstrated knowledge of personal computer hardware configuration and setup
Understanding of basic Networking and troubleshooting
Basic understanding of IP addresses, DNS and what makes up an IT network
Diagnosing internet connection issues, WiFi issues
Experience with EUC environments and management platforms (e.g. SCCM, inTune, Active Directory)
Cloud Platform experience, including 3 rd party SaaS
Experience with Video Conferencing and telephony systems
First-class customer service and communication skills; will be working with end users in multiple countries, with different cultures and occasional language complexities (fluent English written and verbal is required for this role)
Our Culture
Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity - ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s - find out more about our employee networks here.
We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role
If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team .
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