Service Desk Analyst (8087) at Allan Gray Proprietary Limited

Responsibilities
1st Line resolution of IT Incidents and Service Requests via Voice, Email and Self-service portal support channels.
Access management of in-house and 3rd party applications.
Assess and determine prioritization of Incident and Service Requests based on impact and urgency.
Indexing and routing of support tasks to Servicedesk, 2nd and 3rd line IT support teams.
Identify and coordinate P1 and P2 Incident resolution.
Adhere to agreed SLA (Service Level agreements).
Create, maintain, and publish relevant support documentation to assist in the quick time to resolution of incidents and service requests.
Adhere to the reactive and proactive follow up procedures regarding open Incidents and Service Requests.
Process & Quality Assure employee movements linked to Onboarding, Crossboarding & Offboarding service requests.
Facilitate monthly IT Login session for all new starters.
Recommend efficiencies to existing processes and provide input to new procedures by identifying trends and irregularities in workflow processes.
Identify and Implement controls to mitigate risk.
Reporting
 

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience working in a Service Desk environment with experience in providing IT support using the following applications:
• Active Directory
• Windows 10/11
• Office 365
• Microsoft Authenticator for 2FA
• Mimecast
• Printer Support
• SCCM for remote support and software deployment (Advantageous)
• McAfee / Trellix (Advantageous)
• VPN - Global protect (Advantageous)
• Azure Virtual Desktop (Advantageous)
• ITSM (Advantageous)

Skills and Competencies

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Client centric and professional conduct
• Resilience
• Excellent time management skills
• Willingness to learn and stay abreast with latest technology.
• Understand urgency and impact to determine correct prioritization.
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Team player

Education

• Bachelors’ Degree / Diploma in IT/Information Systems 
• ITIL certification (Advantageous) 
• Microsoft / Azure / AWS certifications (Advantageous)