Are you an IT Support professional with some commercial 1st line experience looking for your next career move? Are you customer focused, with base experience of supporting Office 365, Windows 10/11, Active Directory and some networking skills? We are currently recruiting for a customer focussed 1st line Service Desk Support Officer with a forward thinking & evolving organisation in Kent that are committed to employee development. They are specifically looking for a personable individual, that is committed to customer satisfaction and with a 'can do - will do', enthusiastic approach to their work. This consideration will take equal precedence with technical skills when shortlisting for this initial 3-month contract inside IR35. This is a hybrid role split equally between home and an office in Kent.

The purpose of the role will be to provide a high quality, professional and responsive support service, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction and helping the IT Manager to deliver overall strategy. Your day-to-day responsibilities would include the provision of a high quality, customer focussed support service that includes managing the support of both internal and external clients, timely logging, monitoring, resolutions and closing of incidents and queries. You will also assist with preventative maintenance, audio-visual set up and support, security, compliance with policy & procedure, projects, documentation, and reporting.

Essential

Previous commercial 1st Line Help Desk or IT Support experience
Experience of installation, configuration and troubleshooting of systems, network, and hardware issues.
Windows 10/11 desktop support
Microsoft Office 365
Active Directory administration
Some general networking skills to include TCP/IP
Remote User Support (VPN/Terminal Services) & Remote Desktop Service Host
PC/Laptop Hardware Support

Desirable

Virtualisation (Hyper-V ideally, but also Citrix or VMware)
Windows Server 2012/2016
Anti-virus and backup solutions
SharePoint
Telephony & Mobile Devices
CRM software
Further networking skills - TCP/IP, DNS, firewalls, switches, routers, etc.
Any suitable certification, Microsoft, ITIL, PRINCE2 or similar.

As an individual you will be customer-focused with a good customer facing/telephone manner, positive, and driven to resolve issues in a timely and effective manner using creative problem solving. If this sounds like the next step in your career, please apply without delay as interview slots are available quickly for suitable and motivated applicants to join a small, close-knit, IT support team with the possibility of permanent employment. This is a hybrid role split equally between home and an office in Kent. Apply now to find out more.

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