Service Desk Engineer Lead
Role Overview:
Our client is seeking a proactive, customer-focused and dedicated Shift Leader Service Desk Support Engineer to oversee the daily operations of their Service Desk providing 24/7/365 support for end users. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a team of service desk technicians, providing technical support, and ensuring the efficient and effective resolution of IT issues for end-users.
This role requires a strong understanding of IT support processes, excellent leadership skills, and the ability to handle complex technical problems in a fast-paced environment and is dedicated to ensuring the optimal performance of IT systems and services.
Working Hours: This role requires the ability to work in a 24/7/365 rotational shift pattern, including nights, weekends, and public holidays. Flexibility and a positive attitude are essential for success in this role. This is hybrid based.
Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities:
Team Leadership & Supervision:
- Lead and coordinate the activities of a team of service desk technicians, ensuring that all incidents and service requests are logged, prioritised, and resolved in a timely manner.
- Provide mentorship, guidance, and on-the-job training to junior technicians.
- Serve as the point of escalation for more complex or high-priority incidents
- Ensure team members follow procedures, managing their tickets effectively, and adhering to established service level agreements (SLAs).
Service Desk Operations:
- Serve as the primary point of contact for all IT-related inquiries and incidents from end users via phone, email, or ticketing system.
- Ensure that all incidents are appropriately categorised, prioritised, and tracked through the ticketing system.
- Ensure adherence to IT service management best practices, including SLAs and ITIL guidelines. Collaborate with other departments and IT teams to resolve complex issues and improve service delivery.
- Document all support requests and resolutions in the ticketing system, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
- Perform quality assurance checks on support tickets to ensure thoroughness and accuracy.
- Develop and maintain knowledge base articles to aid in the resolution of recurring issues and improve team efficiency.
- Provide excellent customer service, maintaining a professional demeanour and ensuring high user satisfaction.
- Monitor system alerts and perform routine checks to ensure IT services are running optimally.
- Adhere to the Prolinx Security Policies in all practices to ensure our continued compliance with the Secure by Design Principles.
Communication & Reporting:
- Maintain effective communication with end-users, ensuring that they are kept informed of the status of their incidents and requests.
- Monitor performance metrics, ensuring the team meets established service level agreements (SLAs).
- Provide detailed shift reports to the Head of IT Service Management highlighting team performance, common issues, and any incidents of note.
Continuous Improvement:
- Proactively identify areas for process improvement and recommend solutions to enhance service delivery.
- Continuously enhance technical knowledge and stay up to date with the latest industry trends and technologies.
- Participate in training and development opportunities to improve technical skills and knowledge
Experience:
- At least 2+ years of experience leading or supervising a team in an IT support capacity.
- Proven experience in IT support, technical support, or helpdesk roles ideally within an MSP environment.
- Prior experience in a leadership or supervisory capacity within an IT environment is preferred.
Overview:
Position - Shift Leader Service Desk Support Engineer – Permanent
Location – Swindon / Shrivenham
Salary - £30k - £32.5k
Only apply for this role if you currently hold the specific Government Security Clearance or are eligible for Government Security Clearance.
Due to the nature of work undertaken at our client's site, incumbents of these positions are required to meet special nationality rules and therefore these vacancies are only open to sole British Citizens. Applicants who meet this criteria will also be required to undergo security clearance vetting, if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level.
Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you don't hear from us within 7 working days please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are of course free to resubmit your CV/details in the future and we shall assess your suitability at that time.
This is a Permanent Role