Senior Service Desk Analyst

Senior Service Desk Analyst

Posted 1 week ago by Sanderson on Reed

£300 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Bath, Avon

Summary: As a Senior Service Desk Analyst, you will oversee and resolve application-related issues while ensuring minimal disruption to business operations. The role combines hands-on technical support with leadership responsibilities, requiring strong troubleshooting skills and effective communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. You will manage support tickets, provide comprehensive technical assistance, and collaborate with various teams to implement solutions. This position is based in Wiltshire with a hybrid working model.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Efficiently managing and prioritising incoming support tickets, ensuring timely resolution and clear communication with users.
  • Providing comprehensive technical support across all tiers, troubleshooting complex application issues, and escalating where necessary.
  • Utilising JIRA for ticket logging, tracking progress, managing workflows, and contributing to knowledge base documentation.
  • Diagnosing and resolving application errors, performance issues, and user queries with a proactive and analytical approach.
  • Working closely with development teams, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders to identify root causes and implement effective solutions.
  • Creating and maintaining clear and concise technical documentation, including troubleshooting guides and knowledge base articles.

Key Skills:

  • Proven experience as a Service Desk or Application Support Lead or similar positions.
  • Strong experience in providing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd line application support.
  • Excellent working knowledge of JIRA for ticket management and workflow.
  • Solid troubleshooting skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues.
  • Strong understanding of application architectures and underlying technologies.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Salary (Rate): 300

City: Bath

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: IT