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Senior Technical Support Executive

1 month ago De Aar, South Africa

Role Designation: Senior Technical Support Executive

Language: German & English

Position Summary:

Provide 1st level technical support, service restoration, fulfillment of service request and advice to users ensuring the maximum availability, performance and utilization of knowledge and information systems. Follow a systematic, disciplined and analytical approach to problem solving to meet set standards and agreed procedures. Executes transactions as per prescribed timelines.

Required skill set:

Analytical and Problem-solving skills

  • Active listening and questioning, an eye for detail to determine the root cause of the issue, to avoid repeat contacts and further effort to resolve issues
  • Analytical problem solvers who will understand issues, evaluate solutions and work with their colleagues to resolve issues
  • Problem solving skills and quick thinking to own & resolve issues independently, thoroughly & efficiently
  • Display ownership and accountability
    • Quickly build trust and confidence with customer
    • Own and resolve customer issues efficiently, effectively and empathetically
Mandatory requirement for experienced candidates:
  • 12-18 months' work experience in Service Desk/ Tech support process providing remote support for Laptops / Desktops / LAN Issues / Application support/ Small Forms etc.
  • Intermediate knowledge of T/S Small Forms (iOS, Andrioid, Windows)
  • Intermediate knowledge of T/S OS (Windows XP-10), Browsers, MS Office suite
  • Experience of working within a busy ICT Service Desk environment, showing experience of systems, support, diagnostic and resolution.
  • Intermediate knowledge of Registry Fix, Patch upgrades, Virus T/S, Security, Encryptions
  • Intermediate knowledge of Network collaborations & VPN T/S
  • Basic networking knowledge
Time Management Skills
  • Being proactive and show the utmost respect for customer's time
  • Good time management, ensuring all contacts with customers add value
  • Ability to Multitask
Communication & Relationships Skills
  • To deliver a first line support service via the Service Desk, receiving incidents and service requests from various routes including telephone, web tickets, chat and e mail.
  • Offering advice to end users on all IT related areas. This will include working as part of a team, in order to share knowledge and work together to increase performance standards.
Skills & Knowledge
  • Communicate at all levels
  • Ability to work across organizational and professional boundaries
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • High level of interpersonal skills, including active listening and understanding
  • Good organizational skills and ability to prioritize workloads.
  • Work to tight deadlines / service levels
  • Business etiquette
  • Broad knowledge of IT products, services and terminology
Aptitudes
  • Identification of problems and solutions
  • Analysis of data
  • Presentation of technical functionality to a non-technical audience
  • Working knowledge of MS Office products
  • General support knowledge of Operating systems across various platforms, general productivity applications like MS outlook, MS excel, Lotus Notes etc.
  • Ability to work as pat of a team or on own initiative.
  • Customer focused
  • Proactive
  • Self-Motivated
  • Patient
  • Innovative
  • Flexible
Job duties and responsibilities:

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  • To improve user confidence in the user of computer software, being empathetic to a variety of new and experienced learners needs.
  • Help to implement and improve processes and procedures within the team allowing strong service focused deliverables
  • Actively troubleshoot to identify, assess, record, resolve and / or escalate incidents and service requests ensuring they are handled within an agreed time limit, within agreed processes and in a professional and customer sensitive manner.
  • To participate in an on-call rota, providing 24 hours, first line support service to users.
  • To deliver a first line support service via the Service Desk, receiving incidents and service requests from various routes including telephone, intranet and e mail.
  • Update incidents with detailed and relevant information in a timely and effective manner.
  • Provide updates to customers with regards to specific incidents and manage a trouble ticket through to resolution.
  • Escalate an incident or troubleshoot tickets according to the company escalation processes.
  • Ensure Customer Service Level Agreements are met or exceeded.
  • Respond to customer enquiries in a timely and efficient manner.
  • Ensure appropriate documentation of the interaction on the customer's account in the prescribed format
  • Execute transactions as per prescribed guidelines and timelines
  • Always ensure customer/user confidentiality and data protection
Education and other requirement:
  • Experience (12-18 Months)
  • Willingness to work in rotational shifts
  • Experience of at least 12 - 18 months working within a busy ICT Service Desk environment, showing experience of systems, support, diagnostic and resolution.
  • Understanding of ITIL working practices
  • Problem solving associated with a mixed computing environment.

Client-provided location(s): De Aar, South Africa
Job ID: Infosys-130634BR
Employment Type: OTHER
Posted: 2025-06-11T23:42:20

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • HSA
    • Short-Term Disability
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • On-site/Nearby Childcare
  • Work Flexibility

    • Office Life and Perks

      • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Vacation and Time Off

      • Paid Vacation
      • Paid Holidays
      • Personal/Sick Days
      • Sabbatical
    • Financial and Retirement

      • 401(K)
      • Relocation Assistance
    • Professional Development

      • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Diversity and Inclusion

      • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)