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Virgin Media O2 • United Kingdom, UK

ITSM Helpdesk Specialist (Incident Management) - Tesco Mobile

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

These roles are part of the Tesco Mobile team and can be based out of the Tesco Mobile Slough or Manchester offices.

We have two great new opportunities for two ITSM Helpdesk Specialists (Incident Management) to join our ITSM incident management team.

You will be at the centre of service delivery within the OSD Helpdesk, providing first-line ITSM support to colleagues, partners, suppliers and end users across the organisation. You will take ownership of incidents and service requests, ensuring they are logged, prioritised and resolved quickly and effectively in line with agreed service levels, helping to keep the business running smoothly.

This role goes beyond traditional helpdesk support, offering hands-on involvement in Major Incident Management, Problem Management and Post-Incident Reviews. You will work closely with technical teams and service managers to drive swift resolution, identify root causes and deliver meaningful service improvements. This is a great opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, has a strong service focus and wants to play an active role in improving how IT services are delivered.

Who we are

Tesco Mobile is a totally unique business, a 50/50 joint venture between VMO2 and Tesco that launched back in 2003 and has gone from strength to strength as we’ve launched into new services, markets and customer propositions.

Tesco Mobile has more than 5 million customers and is award-winning, instilling agile methodologies and cultivating a fantastic can-do attitude across it's teams. We're always on the lookout for the best talent, be that from our two shareholders or the wider industry.

Working at Tesco Mobile means being employed by one of our joint venture shareholders – Virgin Media O2 or Tesco Mobile, our Head Office vacancies are advertised under both brands. Our culture is uniquely Tesco Mobile with a great sense of community, but with all the benefits of working for one of the shareholders as well. We pride ourselves on being a company where everyone’s welcome and truly feels able to be themselves. We not only celebrate diversity but recognise the value and opportunity it brings in helping us to care for human connection – we are supermarket mobile!

The must haves

In order to be considered, you must have the following experience;

  • Previous demonstrable experience in a similar helpdesk or IT support role within a complex technical and stakeholder environment
  • Strong working knowledge of ITIL processes, with a particular focus on Incident, Problem and Major Incident Management (ideally ITIL v4 certified)
  • Experience using ITSM tools (i.e. Halo/Jira), with a solid understanding of the ITIL framework and how it supports effective service management
  • Demonstrable troubleshooting and analytical capability, with the ability to communicate clearly and professionally while delivering a high standard of customer-focused support
  • Proven flexibility to work a rota-based schedule to ensure full operational coverage, including occasional weekend working

The other stuff we are looking for

We'd also love you to bring;

  • ITIL Foundation certification (v4)
  • Experience working within a SIAM (Service Integration and Management) operating model, with a proven ability to work independently or collaboratively in a busy, high-pressure helpdesk environment
  • Familiarity with monitoring and alert management tools, such as Splunk, to proactively identify and respond to service issues

What's in it for you

Our goal is to celebrate our people, their lives and everything in-between. We aim to create a culture that empowers everyone to bring the best versions of themselves to work each and every day. We believe the most inclusive and diverse culture makes for a better business and a brighter world.

Working at Tesco Mobile means you get a bumper reward package bursting with benefits, and loads of extras you can add if you’d like to. These are designed to support both you and your loved ones, making sure that you’re covered no matter what life throws your way.

We're all about hybrid working here, so expect to have a base location where you'll have the right facilities to enable amazing collaboration and quality time with your team, alongside all the right kit to work from home too.

Next steps

If we feel like a place where you can belong, we'd love to learn more about you as a person and your experience to date. Once you've submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, are likely to include a personality profile assessment, followed by a technical and competency-based interview.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert, therefore we may bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as possible. If you’re offered a job with us, it will be conditional, based on the passing of background checks. All roles require a criminal record check and some roles need a financial probity check. Your recruiter can provide you with more information if needed.

Thanks for your patience and for showing an interest in joining the Tesco Mobile family.

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Company benefits

Enhanced maternity leave – 26 weeks at full pay
Enhanced paternity leave – 14 weeks at full pay
Adoption leave – 26 weeks at full pay
Shared parental leave
25 days annual leave + bank holidays
Pregnancy loss leave
Carer’s leave – 5 days paid leave (can be taken as 10 half days)
Mental health platform access
Volunteer days – 5 days paid on top of 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Open to part time work for some roles
Birthday off
Meditation space
Enhanced sick pay
Teambuilding days
Faith rooms
On-site catering
Employee discounts
Open to job sharing
Buy or sell annual leave
Cycle to work scheme
Life assurance
Financial coaching
Neo-natal leave
Annual bonus
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Referral bonus
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice
In house training
Hackathons
Professional subscriptions
Open to part-time employees
Returnship

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Company employees:

16,000

Gender diversity (m:f):

63:37

Hiring in countries

United Kingdom

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Awards & Accreditations

2nd – Family Friendly

2nd – Family Friendly

Flexa awards 2025
Career Progression

Career Progression

Flexa awards 2025
Flexible

Flexible

Flexa awards 2025
3rd – Large companies

3rd – Large companies

Flexa100 2024
Consumer Goods

Consumer Goods

Industry awards 2023
2nd – Large companies

2nd – Large companies

Flexa100 2023

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