End-user computing Analyst - Durban, South Africa - Level-Up
Description
Purpose of role:
The End-user computing Analyst is responsible for providing a managed service to clients to ensure that their IT infrastructure and systems remain operational. Through the proactive monitoring, identifying, investigating, and resolving of technical incidents and problems, the End-user computing Analyst is able to restore service to clients.
Their primary objective is to proactively review client requests or tickets and apply technical/process knowledge to resolve them without breaching service level agreement (SLA). This role focuses on second-line support for incidents and requests with a medium level of complexity. This role focusses across two or more technology domains - Cloud, Security, Networking, Applications and / or Collaboration etc.
Main Responsibilities
Proactively monitors the work queues
Performs operational tasks to resolve all incidents/requests in a timely manner and within the agreed SLA
Updates tickets with resolution tasks performed
Identifies, investigates, analyses issues and errors prior to or when they occur, and logs all such incidents in a timely manner
Captures all required and relevant information for immediate resolution
Provides second level support to all incidents, requests and identifies the root cause of incidents and problems
Communicates with other teams and clients for extending support
Executes changes with clear identification of risks and mitigation plans to be captured into the change record
Follows the shift handover process highlighting any key tickets to be focussed on along with a handover of upcoming critical tasks to be carried out in the next shift
Escalates all tickets to seek the right focus from CoE and other teams, if needed continue the escalations to management
Works with automation teams for effort optimization and automating routine tasks
Ability to work across various other resolver group (internal and external) like Service Provider, TAC, etc
Identifies problems and errors before they impact a clients service
Provides Assistance to L1 Security Engineers for better initial triage or troubleshooting
Leads and manages all initial client escalation for operational issues
Contributes to the change management process by logging all change requests with complete details for standard and non-standard including patching and any other changes to Configuration Items
Ensures all changes are carried out with proper change approvals
Plans and executes approved maintenance activities
Audits and analyses incident and request tickets for quality and recommends improvements with updates to knowledge articles
Produces trend analysis reports for identifying tasks for automation, leading to a reduction in tickets and optimization of effort
May also contribute to / support on project work as and when required
May work on implementing and delivering Disaster Recovery functions and tests
Education and Qualification
Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in IT/Computing (or demonstrated equivalent work experience)
Certifications relevant to the services provided (certifications carry additional weightage on a candidates qualification for the role)
Relevant certifications include:
CCNP or equivalent certification
CCNA certification in must, CCNP in Security or PCNSE certification is good to have
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
AWS Certified: Solutions Architect Associate
Veeam Certified Engineer
VMware certified Professional: Data Centre Virtualization
Zerto, pure, vxrail
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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (oci)
SAP Certified Technology Associate - OS DB Migration for SAP NetWeaver 7.4
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SAP Certified Technology Associate - SAP HANA 2.0
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Professional
IBM Certified System Administrator - WebSphere Application Server Network
Knowledge and Skill
Ability to communicate and work across different cultures and social groups
Ability to plan activities and projects well in advance, and takes into account possible changing circumstances
Ability to maintain a positive outlook at work
Ability to work well in a pressurized environment
Ability to work hard and put in longer hours when it is necessary
Ability to apply active listening techniques such as paraphrasing the message to confirm understanding, probing for further relevant information, and refraining from interrupting
Ability to adapt to changing circumstances
Ability to place clients at the forefront of all interactions, understanding their requirements, and creating a positive client experience throughout the total client journey