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On-site Desktop Support Engineer (Samlesbury, Lancashire)

DXC Technology
Posted a day ago, valid for a month
Location

Preston, Lancashire PR1 2QT, England

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan
Life Insurance
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  • DXC is seeking an experienced on-site Desktop Support Engineer for a full-time permanent position at Samlesbury, with support responsibilities extending to Warton and Preston.
  • The role requires a minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar position and offers a salary of £35,000 per year.
  • Candidates must either hold or be able to obtain SC Security Clearance and should be British nationals due to the nature of the client's work.
  • Key responsibilities include conducting security audits, providing desktop support, managing assets, and acting as a central point of contact for customers.
  • The position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a personal pension plan, private medical cover, and access to training courses for skill development.
Here at DXC we have an exciting new opportunity for an experienced, on-site Desktop Support Engineer to provide support to a long standing client at Samlesbury. This role is primarily site based at Samlesbury, but will involve support for supported sites such as Warton and Preston. There is often a need to provide remote support for satellite sites and our tech bar service.

Working as part of the DXC team you will gain access to a large library of training courses and accreditations to help further your skills and development.

We also offer an excellent benefits package including personal pension plan and various other flexible benefits including private medical cover, life insurance and flexible holiday to name a few.

Due to the nature of our client's work the successful candidate will need to either hold or be able to obtain SC Security Clearance. For this reason we are only able to progress with applications from British nationals .

This is a full-time permanent position working 37.5-hours per week, Monday - Friday between the hours of 07:00 - 19:00.

Main responsibilities:
As a Desktop Support Engineer you will be:

Carrying out Security Audits of all devices holding Data on the network by Scanning and reporting
IMACs Installations, Moves, Additions and Changes
Break-Fix of all in-scope managed devices
Hands and Eyes Support to visually verify the state of managed devices such as servers and network devices
Desktop Support including special project activities as they arise
Asset Management & Stock Management
Managing the lifecycle of loan user equipment
Working directly alongside the client managing own workload whilst liaising with other teams or vendors to resolution
Act as a central point of contact for the customer
Software and system fault diagnosis, analysis and fix
Take responsibility for stock used and follow the correct procedures regarding stock management
Proactively keeping the customer updated with problem status at all times
Identifying and reporting risk as appropriate in accordance with the guidelines


Requirements

Must have, or be able to obtain UK GOV Security Clearance at SC level
Full, clean UK Driving License
Proven trouble shooting skills
Previous experience in a similar role with ITIL environment
PC/Desktop Support knowledge including Microsoft Windows 7/10onwards
Excellent communicator both face-to-face & over the phone
Administering Windows Share\File permissions.
Mobile connectivity (E.g. Android/IPhone)
Knowledge of SCCM
Good knowledge of HP Workstation, Desktops & Laptops
Must be able to deal productively with a high workload with minimal supervision

Desirable

  • Microsoft Certification (MCSE/MCSA/MCPs)
  • Accredited in relevant manufacturers hardware qualification (HP)!
  • Basic Network Knowledge (Patching, tracing switch information etc.)
  • Service Now Ticketing System Experience

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