Desktop IT Support Engineer Team Leader

This is a great opportunity for you to develop your IT and Audio Visual(AV) career, if you have a background in or a passion for technology, we'd love to hear from you. You'd be joining our small, experienced standard support team in a 1st line support role working in a fast-paced environment where you will gain experience and exposure to a variety of challenges and problems that will build your expertise.

About the role 

You will work with the team to provide an outstanding IT service to both our students and staff. No two days will be the same, providing help and advice in person, via telephone and remote support as well as through our ticket management system (TOPdesk). You will play a key part in creating an exceptional IT infrastructure in our world-leading research and teaching focussed university.

As part of our supportive team of nine 1^st line service desk analysts, you will be supporting administrative, teaching, and learning activities across the university. Your key activities will include:

• Rectifying faults and providing advice on a wide range of hardware including audio visual equipment, operating systems, and software.
• Investigating and providing basic hardware and audio visual repairs
• Assisting with the build and deployment of DDaT supported equipment to teaching/learning spaces, meeting rooms and offices as needed
• Helping to develop our knowledge base and self-help guides
• Work on projects/small works as required and as staff resource allows.

This role is offered on a full time (36.5 hours per week) permanent basis. 

About you 

You will be interested in developing your career within IT and AV and enjoy problem-solving software and hardware issues as well as getting hands-on in delivering great support. You will also have:

• Great customer service skills with the ability to communicate with a wide range of people.
• Either through study, personal interest or work you will understand one or multiple operating systems e.g., Windows, MacOS, Linux, mobile platforms and / or Audio Visual equipment.
• Experience using a variety of common Office software.
• Ideally have some experience of basic hardware repairs.
• Be self-motivated.
• Be able to work alone, in a team or with your peers.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills.
• Enjoy working in a customer facing fast paced environment and be able to multitask and prioritise effectively.

About the Department 

The University of Bath (UoB) is embarking on the next stage of its digital transformation journey. A key part of this is to transform the way in technology services are delivered. The Digital, Data & Technology Department (DDaT) is a passionate community of technical experts who provide digital, data and technology services that are accessible, relevant, and secure. We are motivated by helping people solve problems, be more effective in what they do today and innovating to raise the bar of what can be achieved in future. 

Significant change in service provision is anticipated and it is vital to have effective, proactive engagement with other departments and faculties. This will address a key improvement required within the Evolution project to develop and maintain strong partnerships with key stakeholders to deliver greater efficiency, coherence, cooperation and coordination.

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