IT Support Team Lead – Infra & Applications – Leeds – Tech Services Firm – £35k – REF 488 Published: May 30, 2024 Location: Leeds Reporting to the service delivery manager, the role will lead the day-to-day activities of the Desktop and Applications support team in line with recognised standards on a global basis, achieving agreed SLA's and KPIs.
Daily supervision of the Desktop and Applications support team, managing workload and tackling day-to-day problems as they arise.
Set and monitor team KPI's and individual behavioural objectives.
Conduct regular 121 and team meetings in conjunction with the Service Desk Manager to understand and develop team capacity.
Work with the Service Manager to continuously improve the Desktop and Applications support operations.
Manage the day-to-day tasks of the team regarding Incident, Request, Problem, and Change management to ensure agreed business and client SLAs are met through both team management and being "hands-on" when required.
Work with the Service Manager to ensure that appropriate team resources are deployed to provide global support cover with agreed hours (currently 08:00 – 22:30 GMT/BST).
Communicate outage/emergency activities to the organisation.
Provide data for the reporting of KPI's and trends to the Service Manager.
Mentor internal employees to improve overall IT service awareness and capability.
Work with other members of the Technology team to improve our internal infrastructure to enhance value for money, availability, serviceability, and security.
Improve the perception of Technology by enhancing communication, developing a consultative approach to new implementations, and delivering work items within agreed deadlines.
Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate the following: Comprehensive, hands-on technical skills across the Service Desk, including: Microsoft Desktop Support Applications Support Systems administration Demonstrable team senior analyst and/or team leader experience of an ITIL-aligned Service Desk/Applications support team.
Strong communication skills, able to articulate technical matters at the right level to all parties involved.
Experience communicating with both external and internal clients.
Demonstrable experience of improving an IT service function – Desirable.
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