Service Desk Agent

The Role
This role will provide day-to-day Service Desk technical support for educational institutions across the UAE. You will be the first point of contact for initial technical investigation of end user hardware and application issues for desktop, laptop, peripherals, telecoms and network systems. Any issues that cannot be resolved need to be escalated to the appropriate next level, either onsite/backline or third-party vendor. You will retain ownership of the issue through the entire lifecycle and manage and coordinate all activities whilst maintaining regular end user communication until there is confirmation from the user that the issue has been resolved. End-to-end ownership of the incident/service request lifecycle Communicate effectively with end-users to discuss service requests & / or incident resolution Log, track, manage and close End User, Infrastructure, Network and Application support requests using an ITSM tool Provide L1/Initial Technical Investigation/First Call Resolution of issues for service requests and incidents Act as a single point of contact for the end users Respond to/logging tickets for the end users Ticket triage and categorization Escalate and assign requests / incidents to nominated Level 2/3, 3rd party support groups Track the escalated incident or request for follow-up and user communication – with all support groups until they are fully closed Manage end user communication regarding major incidents, such as: service interruptions, general information etc. Coordination with other Technology teams and 3rd party suppliers Combination of email, telephonic and remote support Receive customer change request and log in appropriate tool Coordinate change requests with customer and NOC L2/L3 Engineers Authenticate the end-user by means of contact information, location, or a unique identifier Actively develop and contribute to a proprietary knowledge management repository for use by team members Manage single software installations, changes, or removal from end-user equipment via remote access Provide end-user password management for network, system, applications where authorized Provide problem management services Timings: 6 days (Sat-Thu), 48 hours a week, comprised of shift/rota

Requirements
Your Qualifications BSc. degree in a technical field related to Information Technology Minimum of 3 years relevant IT experience incl. but not limited to: Basic understanding of networks MS Office Products Microsoft Windows Minimum of 3 years in customer service desk and / or call center Fluent in Arabic (native language) and English Suitably trained and qualified Excellent customer service, communications, and soft skills Service oriented, open, and good with analytical skills Adaptable A track record of Teamwork Excellent communication skills Customer service focused Problem solving and innovation capabilities Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal/nonverbal Interpersonal Skills Must have extensive Office 365 experience, all applications, with administration exposure if possible Experience with a recognized ITSM tool (Remedy, ManageEngine, ServiceDesk, Ivanti, etc) Must have a basic understanding of networks Certification in Microsoft Technologies

About the company
Founded in 1996, Halian is an IT services company with a strong track record of delivering value for our customers across the UK, Europe, The Middle East and Africa. The experience we have gained means that we can help our clients reduce information technology costs, increase IT systems performance, and free up valuable internal resource to focus on core business activities. Our knowledge base covers a variety of industry sectors including Government, Healthcare, Telecommunications and Pharmaceuticals, as well as a specialist Financial markets capability in our Luxembourg office. We operate with a culture of openness and trust that helps us to develop strong working relationships with our clients and with our core technology partners Dell, Oracle, Red Hat and Symantec. Our three key service offerings of Managed Services, Resourcing Services and Professional Services can be used independently or integrated to provide a truly comprehensive service.