Technical Support Analyst
Job Description
Our client is a growing UK Software product company providing workforce management software to 100’s of customers across the UK. They're investing in the maturity of their support function and are looking for a Technical Support Analyst (1st line / Service Management) to help shape how they deliver service, working closely with Product and Engineering.
\nLocation: Banbury, but work from home & remote available. Good commutes form Rugby, Oxford, Coventry, Leamington Spa, Northampton, Milton Keynes, etc Salary: £35,000 to £40,000 basic plus benefits. Working arrangement: hybrid, with core weekday hours and a weekend support rota every 4-6 weeks (additional compensation applies).
What you'll be doing\n- \n
- Work the front line alongside the support team, triaging tickets and resolving customer issues within SLA. \n
- Own the lifecycle of significant incidents, from triage through to resolution and post-incident review. \n
- Build a lightweight problem management practice, driving root-cause analysis with Engineering. \n
- Act as the bridge between Customer Success, Product and Engineering during escalations. \n
- Improve ticketing tools, workflows and reporting to strengthen the wider support function. \n
- Coach support agents on troubleshooting technique and customer communication. \n
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- Demonstrable experience in a support, service desk or ITSM role. \n
- Strong working knowledge of ITIL practices, particularly Incident and Problem Management. \n
- Direct customer-facing experience, comfortable handling difficult conversations with customers and stakeholders. \n
- A track record of improving support processes, not just working within them. \n
- Hands-on experience with an ITSM platform such as Zendesk, Jira Service Management or ServiceNow (desirable: Zendesk administration, ITIL 4 Foundation certification). \n
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- Real influence over how a growing support function is built, with scope to grow into leading it. \n
- A chance to provide a support function at a Software company (SaaS), not just traditional “IT support” \n
- A small, close-knit team where your work and impact are visible. \n
- Genuine investment in your development, including support for ITIL certification. \n
If you're ready to bring structure, judgement and real improvement to a growing support function, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now to find out more about this exciting opportunity.
