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BT Business • Thurso, United Kingdom

Service Desk Analyst

Salary:  Competitive Salary

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top 3 scores:
82%

Autonomy

76%

Hours flexibility

72%

Work-life balance

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Job Description

Why this job matters?

The role of a Service Desk Analyst is vital for ensuring seamless incident management and excellent customer service. Acting as the first point of contact, the role involves promptly addressing customer incidents with professionalism and clear communication. Responsibilities include proactive network monitoring, accurate diagnostics, and timely updates to meet Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Through effective coordination with internal and external teams, the role ensures swift resolution of incidents, including major ones, while actively contributing to continuous improvement efforts. With a strong foundation in ITIL practices, this role supports end-to-end solutions across diverse products, driving customer satisfaction.

This role will be based in Thurso, Scotland, so you will need to be commutable to this site 3 days a week.

For more information on BT Business then please visit the following link:UK & Global Business Broadband & Connectivity Solutions | BT Business

What You’ll Be Doing at BT

  • Own the end-2-end incident management in line with Care levels
  • Accurately interpret customers’ requirements by listening to the customer.
  • Carry out 1st line diagnostics using correct tool kit for the product reported
  • Initiate and drive escalations to meet the customers’ expectations and Service Level Agreements
  • Ensure customer reported repeat incidents are identified and resolved
  • Initiate engagement with 2nd line technical support and suppliers where appropriate
  • Answer calls timely to meet the PCA requirements
  • Be polite and professional as in line with set Quality observation guidelines
  • Accurately follow procedures to ensure no failures due to ticket management
  • Productivity to be within the required measures for the team
  • Increase Customer Satisfaction by setting and managing the customers’ expectations
  • Undertake any ad-hoc tasks allocated by the team manager or designate
  • Complete Retail Clarity timesheets on a weekly basis within timescale required
  • Actively take part in Continuous Improvement
  • To support and maintain the ISO27001 certificate for Thurso Service Centre

What We Would Like to See on Your CV

  • Act as the first point of contact for incoming incidents and service requests via phone, email, and ticketing system.
  • Log and categorize incidents accurately, ensuring each ticket contains essential information for resolution.
  • Experience performing basic network troubleshooting to identify connectivity issues
  • Show experience of assisting with password resets, access requests, and permissions issues.
  • Maintaining of detailed records of incidents and resolutions in the ticketing system to aid in tracking and reporting.
  • Prioritize and resolve incidents within defined SLAs to ensure timely support.
  • Use of monitoring tools to detect network issues
  • Show you can recognise and escalate complex incidents or unresolved issues to 2nd Line Support, following escalation protocols.
  • Assisting of users with common software issues and basic hardware troubleshooting.
  • Contribute feedback to improve service desk processes and support resources.

Benefits Include

  • 22 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
  • Generous pension scheme
  • BT Share Plan
  • Discounted BT products including TV, Broadband and Mobile
  • Flexible working arrangements

Flexible Working


BT have moved to a hybrid working model - you can work from home 2 days per week. This means you’ll be at your contractual location 3 days a week.

Company benefits

25 (UK) / 21 (India) days annual leave + bank holidays
Open to job sharing
Open to part time work for some roles
Flexible working week
Mental health platform access
Compassionate leave
Cinema discounts
Buy or sell annual leave – buy up to 5 days/year pro rata
Bank holiday swaps
Adoption leave – 18 weeks full pay, 8 weeks half pay, 6 months statutory
Shared parental leave
Enhanced maternity leave – 18 weeks full pay, 8 weeks half pay, 6 months statutory
Cycle to work scheme
Faith rooms
Salary sacrifice
Share options
Employee discounts
Employee assistance programme
Volunteer days – 3 volunteer days per year
Lunch and learns
L&D budget
Enhanced sick pay – 3 months
Optional unpaid leave
Returnship
Enhanced paternity leave
Carer’s leave
Private GP service
Complimentary Medical Services
Travel loan
Enhanced pension match/contribution

We asked employees of BT Business what it's like to work there, and this is what they told us.

Location flexibility
67%
Employees are largely happy with their working location freedom
Hours flexibility
76%
Employees are largely happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
70%
Employees are largely happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
72%
Employees feel that they can switch off quite easily from work
Role modelling
67%
Employees feel that most people work flexibly
Autonomy
82%
Employees feel they have complete autonomy over getting their work done

Working at BT Business

Company employees

100,000 across BT Group (24,000 at BT Business)

Gender diversity (male:female)

74.3:25.7 (BT Group)

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