IT Service Desk Specialist

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IT Service Desk Specialist

Bristol 5 days on site

6 months – possibility for extension

• Act as the first point of contact for incidents and service requests via JIRA/service desk
• Log, categorise, triage, and resolve tickets, escalating to 2nd line where required
• Perform daily system health checks and proactively log/manage issues
• Review weekend batch streams and backup performance, escalating exceptions
• Manage user access and security provisioning (including Active Directory updates)
• Conduct periodic access audits ensuring compliance with data governance controls
• Coordinate and implement Change Requests (CRs)
• Promote and migrate changes into Test and Production environments
• Support developers with application access, deployments, and troubleshooting
• Provide clear communication and status updates to business and IT stakeholders

• Experience in a Service Desk / Application Support role
• Strong understanding of ITIL processes and change management
• Good knowledge of Windows-based enterprise applications
• Highly organised, process-driven, and detail-oriented
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build trusted stakeholder relationships

• Windows Server
• Active Directory
• Oracle
• SQL Server
• Power BI
• OBIEE
• SSIS
• IIS
• Power Shell
• VMware
• JIRA