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Parvana Strategic Sourcing

Senior Service Desk Engineer at Parvana Recruitment

Parvana Strategic Sourcing

  • R Undisclosed
  • Permanent Senior position
  • Cape Town
  • Posted 16 Apr 2025 by Parvana Strategic Sourcing
  • Expires in 19 days
  • Job 2607901 - Ref 448937000100273
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About the position

About our client:

Our client is a global investment advisory firm focusing on long-term value creation through investment strategies. They work with a diverse group of institutional partners and pride themselves on their collaborative, sustainable, inclusive culture and performance.

 

What you will be doing:

  • Provide support for end users, applications, desktops, and infrastructure, with a primary focus on the local office.
  • Deliver remote helpdesk and desktop support to global offices, and provide server/network support
  • Own and participate in ITSM roles aligned with ITIL standards to ensure high-quality, consistent service delivery with evidence-based accountability.
  • Administer and optimise messaging platforms, telephony, and other collaboration tools for internal teams.
  • Design and manage business process automation tools to improve efficiency.
  • Oversee procurement, configuration, monitoring, and decommissioning of end user devices, ensuring cost-effectiveness, security, and compliance.
  • Proactively monitor and address endpoint performance issues to ensure smooth user experiences.
  • Implement and enforce mobile security policies to maintain governance and compliance.
  • Manage global AV/conferencing systems, defining and maintaining standards and consistency across locations.
  • Identify, test, and help implement new technologies to improve business operations and user experience.
  • Work with Infrastructure and Security teams to resolve and mitigate vulnerabilities and risks.
  • Develop and deliver digital skills training programs for end users.
  • Mentor Service Desk team members by creating training materials, reviewing work quality, and providing constructive feedback.
  • Support additional IT initiatives and projects as they arise in line with evolving business needs.

 

What our client is looking for:

  • A relevant tertiary degree would be beneficial (IT, Computer Science, etc.)
  • ITIL Foundations v3 or later
  • Over 5 years of experience in global service desk environments, including 3 years in senior support roles, delivering technical assistance across time zones to a multinational workforce.
  • 3+ years supporting a wide variety of applications, with solid experience operating within the Financial Services industry.
  • Actively involved in ITIL-aligned processes, including Change Management, Problem Management, Continual Service Improvement, and exposure to Major Incident Management.
  • Skilled in supporting cloud technologies and mobile device management (MDM), with experience using unattended software deployment tools and exposure to automation technologies.
  • Familiar with scripting tools (beneficial but not essential) and adaptable to various system and software environments.

 

Job ID:

  • J106884

 

For a more comprehensive list of opportunities that we have on offer, do visit our website - [URL Removed] 

Desired Skills:

  • Infrastructure Support
  • ITIL
  • Service Desk

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Parvana Strategic Sourcing

About the agency

We are a recruitment company specialising in IT, telco & Finance with offices in South Africa and the United Kingdom. We are a highly skilled team that endeavours to provide a personal, efficient and value add service. PARVANA is Persian for butterfly. An unusual name for a recruitment agency perhaps, but we like to think it will stick with you next time you think about new opportunities. At Parvana, we pride ourselves on our ability to not only assist our clients who are trying to find the best talent, but to guide and offer advice to our candidates who are looking for a new career. That’s why when any executive or high profile employee is looking for a new career, they head directly to Parvana - and so should you.

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