Help Desk Support Technician (Southampton)

Helpdesk Desk Support Technician - Southampton - Permanent

I am looking for a helpdesk / customer support analyst for my client in Southampton. Work is hybrid model (3 days onsite – 2 days home working) and in a shift patter. 4 days on, 4 days off covering 6am till 11pm.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide second Level support to external customers and partners.
  • Answer incoming calls from customers and respond to inbound communication on cases
  • Monitor group email queue to respond to customer issues logged through our web portal.
  • Identify, analyse and resolve customer issues, documenting work in case notes and knowledge base articles as well as escalating issues as appropriate.
  • Participate in knowledge transfer activities including passing on information to our 1st level teams and partner support teams.
  • Address and resolve customer concerns in a timely manner and provide a feedback loop to development when indicated.
  • Ensure customers are kept up to date on the status of their case.
  • Coordination and direct involvement in operational problem resolution for customers across the globe.
  • Perform detailed investigation, analysis and resolution of issues and problems for global customers as per defined Incident Management procedures.
  • Support and lead certain elements of transition activities for new customers into Support.
  • Participate in monthly customer meetings, including support performance review’s
  • Continuous improvement – work with other team members across our global support team to develop, propose and implement improvements in working practices.
  • Communicate with other members of the support team both in the EMEA region and global support teams.

Qualifications:

  • 1 years + experience in technical helpdesk support role.
  • Technical skills in SQL and database management. (preferred)
  • Working knowledge of Windows operating systems from Windows 7 onwards
  • Basic networking knowledge
  • Exceptional customer services skills.
  • Ability to independently work as a contributing member in a high-paced and focused team.
  • Excellent Team Working skills, with a healthy understanding of the importance of attendance and timekeeping.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • High level of self-organization and attention to detail.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to work under pressure.
  • Highly motivated self-starter with a desire to help others and take action.

If this exciting opportunity could be of interest - please send across your CV ASAP - interviews can be arranged at short notice.

Salary: GBP 30000 - 42000 per year
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