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Technical Support Executive

AT Infosys
Infosys

Technical Support Executive

De Aar, South Africa

Language English, German, Portuguese, Dutch and French
Role Designation

Technical Support Executive
Position Summary
Provide 1 st 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

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  • Quickly build trust and confidence with customer
  • Own and resolve customer issues efficiently, effectively and empathetically
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
  • Basic knowledge of OS (Windows XP-10), Browsers, MS Office suite
  • Basic knowledge of Software, antivirus and peripherals installations
  • 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

To improve user confidence in the areas of computer hardware & software, applications, 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 a 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
  • Ensure customer/user confidentiality and data protection at all times

Education and other requirement
  • Engineering Graduate/ B.Sc. Computer Science / or Graduate with any technical degree/ diploma required.
  • Willingness to work in rotational shifts
Note: This is a conceptual breakdown for a talent pipelining advertisement. Actual job requirements may vary.

Client-provided location(s): South Africa
Job ID: Infosys-122640BR
Employment Type: Other

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
  • 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)