Service Desk Analyst

Job Description
Job Description :
Company
Our client is a global manager of alternative investment products, for private and institutional clients across Asia, Europe and Middle East.
They are currently looking for a Service Desk Analyst to be based in Bahrain.
Duties & Responsibilities: 
Operations:
- Ensure that all incidents are accurately recorded, assigned and managed using the Service Desk Tool (SDT)
 - Ensure that requests from end users via either in-person or remote (telephone or email) are dealt with in a professional and courteous manner and resolved upon first contact where possible
 - Support will include locally based users as well as remote users globally
 - Ensure that video and audio conference setup and configuration are managed and prioritized as part of daily operations
 - Support all LAN network functions and work with Infrastructure team to support changes related to all office connectivity requirements. Network switching and routing knowledge is a plus
 - Support and troubleshooting of wireless access and connectivity
 - Support and troubleshooting of iPhone, iPad, Android, and other tablet devices
 - Comms Room Tasks – Port configuration and troubleshooting understanding of how firewall rules impact connectivity wiring comms room equipment understanding of how UPS and AC's works
 - Managing and scheduling local vendors for comms room equipment maintenance and support
 - Office power-downs and powerups for building maintenance
 - Support all desktop related operations, including the installation of software packages and administration of OS
 - Conduct in-person and remote support as needed to ensure technology across firm is operational
 - Support Infrastructure team with upgrades and various deployments that are required to support the office
 - Perform all telephony / voice administration and services to support office communications
 - Administration and support of Microsoft technologies as it relates to Operating System, Intune MDM, SharePoint, and network services
 - Perform all monitoring of technology services and escalate any issues identified.
 - Assist Infrastructure team as needed to help remediate any problems within the environment
 - Conduct end-to-end service ensuring that there is follow-up until resolution of incidents. Conduct IT-Walkthroughs to ensure that non-reported incidents are addressed
 - Maintain a high degree of customer service for all support queries and adhere to all service management principles
 - Escalate issues to appropriate subject-matter experts in accordance with service level agreements, and follow up on incidents when appropriate
 - Build relationships with subject-matter experts to ensure that IT-delivered services and end-user productivity goals are understood and met or exceeded
 - Be available on weekends and off-hours for occasional office and system maintenance
 
Administration:
- Take ownership of user problems and follow up on the status of problems on behalf of the user and communicate progress in a timely manner
 - Conduct inductions and in-house training for Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
 - Provide statistics for weekly Service Desk reports including trend analysis
 - Produce support documentation and short videos/animations to assist staff with requests for information and provide training if required. Document and manage knowledge base articles
 - Create and manage user accounts, groups, and distribution lists, and perform password resets Comms room equipment
 - User on-boarding and off-boarding
 
Additional Responsibilities:
- Priority is to deal with support tickets but also to work on assigned projects and tasks
 - Perform duties that may be assigned from time to time including report preparation, presentations, training, and KPI reports
 - Responsibilities sometimes require working evening and weekends with short notice
 - Working on a rotational shift and reachable on corporate mobile for high priority incidents and requests with the ability to provide a timely response
 
Qualification & Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent (required)
 - BA/BS degree (required)
 - Computer software and hardware troubleshooting knowledge and experience
 - Software and hardware courses and/or certifications a plus
 - ServiceNow experience or certification
 - Service Desk Institute Analyst certification
 - Microsoft certification
 - o Windows 7/10 and other MS technologies
 - Practical VMWare (Vsphere and/or Horizon View) experience
 - Comp TIA A+
 - ITIL certification is a plus
 - Previous Service Desk experience
 - Cisco telephony, AV and video conferencing skills, Teams/Webex/Zoom
 - MS, Cisco, VMware technical training and/or certifications are a plus
 
Job Details
Employment Types:
Full time
Industry:
Recruitment / Staffing / RPO
Function:
IT , Admin / Secretarial / Front Office , Retail Chains
Roles:
Software Engineer / Programmer , Front Desk
				