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IT Service Desk Specialist

Reed
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 14 days
Location

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh EH105BP, Scotland

Salary

£28,000 - £33,600 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.

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  • The role of IT Service Desk Specialist offers a salary range of £30,000 - £35,000 and is located in Edinburgh with hybrid working options available.
  • The successful candidate will serve as the first point of contact for clients, providing 1st and 2nd line technical support remotely via phone, email, and remote access.
  • Candidates should have experience in an IT support role, demonstrating strong technical knowledge and customer support skills, along with familiarity with Active Directory, VMware, Intune, and Azure AD.
  • The role requires troubleshooting experience with software and hardware, including Microsoft 365 and Windows operating systems, as well as networking fundamentals.
  • Applicants are encouraged to apply promptly, as the position will close once a suitable candidate is found.

The role – IT Service Desk Specialist

The salary - £30,000 - £35,000

The location – Edinburgh.

Hybrid working is available, with the expectation being that the successful candidate would be in office 3 days a week.

I’m working with a fantastic organisation as they look to add an IT Service Desk Specialist to join their client-facing team as it continues to grow. The successful candidate will be the first point of contact as part of the service desk team, delivering strong technical support directly to clients remotely via the phone, email and remote access, troubleshooting where possible and escalating to the relevant teams if required.

Your day-to-day:

  • You’ll provide 1st and 2nd line technical support to clients remotely across a range of software and hardware.
  • Record all activity via the organisations ticketing system.
  • Manage accounts and permissions via Active Directory.
  • Multi-task tickets to resolve client issues in a timely manner.
  • Document technical issues and escalate issues to the appropriate teams.

About you:

  • You’ll have experience working within an IT support role demonstrating a good level of technical knowledge and a high level of customer support.
  • Experience troubleshooting a range of software and hardware.
  • Experience using Active Directory, VMware, Intune and Azure AD.
  • Experience troubleshooting Microsoft 365 and administering Windows 10/11 and Windows Server 2012 and above.
  • Experience troubleshooting DNS and TCP/IP issues and knowledge of networking fundamentals.

Benefits:

  • Holiday entitlement of 35 days per annum, including 9 public holidays.
  • Life and travel insurance.
  • Gym discount.
  • Employee counselling service.
  • Bike to work scheme that also covers e-bikes.
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave pay and shared parental leave.
  • Private medical scheme.

Due to the nature of this role it will close when the successful candidate is found, so if this sounds like the right role for you then apply today to avoid missing out on the opportunity.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.