This role is fully onsite and the "right to work in the UK" is required. The ideal candidate is an experienced Level 2 IT Service Desk Analyst with a track record of supporting users within mid-large sized international corporate firms.
Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global professional services firm specializing in turnaround and interim management, performance improvement and business advisory services. A&M delivers specialist operational, consulting and industry expertise to management and investors seeking to accelerate performance, overcome challenges and maximize value across the corporate and investment lifecycles. Founded in 1983, the firm is known for its distinctive restructuring heritage, hands-on approach and relentless focus on execution and results.
Overview:
The position of IT Field Services Support Specialist will be based in the London office and be part of the core Field Services team to support all UK and International users by front facing contact via walk-up desk, email, telephone and/or remote tool for all technology related problems. The IT Field Services Support Specialist will provide diagnosis, resolution, or escalation to other service desk team members, engineering and/or applications development groups using our incident management system. In addition, the IT Field Services Support Specialist is responsible for understanding, interpreting all support requests, providing documentation and resolution for our internal knowledge base. A candidate for employment must demonstrate both great customer service and teamwork. The candidate must be able to set an expectation level for an issue and deliver on that expectation, must be able to be self-sufficient and able to appropriately manage their own workload.
Responsibilities:
* Facilitating walk-ups ServiceDesk and utilizing incident knowledge base platform (Service Now)
* Analyse, diagnose, document, resolve or escalate reported issues and outages
* Assist other depts within IT; engineering/operations, and infrastructure applications/hardware
* Configure, install, and troubleshoot laptops/mobile devices/printers
* Respond to all user support inquiries globally including primary office location
Supported Applications:
Support and troubleshooting include supporting: MS office 2016 - O365 suites, Commvault, (Cisco Products: Jabber, WebEx, AnyConnect VPN, Call Manager CUCM ), JAMF (Mac deployment), Active Directory, Shared drive/Folder permissions understanding & troubleshooting, Bitlocker MBAM, Labtech ConnectWise, SCCM, Video & Audio Conferencing administration, Apple iOS, Android, 2FA/MFA mobility support & VOIP connectivity troubleshooting, LAN connectivity troubleshooting, Mimecast, Intune, network printer support.
Qualifications:
* Educated in the technology field preferred
* Some prior experience in help desk environment or tech support services (preferable)
* Solid understanding of MS Office 2010/2013/O365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.)
* Proven background with customer service and able to handle stressful / time-sensitive situations
* Telephone customer service experience required
* Fundamental understanding of PC hardware/software and connectivity components
* Experience with Windows 7-10 Operating Systems, Mac OSX experience is preferred
* Knowledge of MS Exchange, Active Directory, SharePoint
* Knowledge of LAN/WAN networking, remote access VPN technology, TCP/IP
* Good understanding of ITIL based structure
* Exposure to HP/Lenovo ThinkPad/ MS Surface/ MacBook/ iPhone/ Android/ hardware preferred
* Previous experience with an incident management/tracking system required
* Some weekend and afterhours support required, as well as light travel potentially
* Fluency in English is essential, additional languages are a nice to have
Why Join Alvarez & Marsal?
* Competitive package: Salary plus bonus and benefits including 25 days holiday, private medical and dental insurance, and opportunities to travel to our overseas offices.
* Career development: A&M values high performance and rewards individual contributions, offering excellent training and growth opportunities in a dynamic, global organization.
* Exposure to complexity: Work within a global team where you will engage with diverse challenges and play a pivotal role in driving success.