IT Helpdesk Engineer Apprentice

1 month ago


Tamworth, United Kingdom QA Ltd Full time

**Employer description:**

Blue Footprint started in 2005 in the cathedral city of Lichfield as a partnership between a computer repair shop and a software development company.

Since then, they've evolved into an established IT support company and managed service provider to small and medium sized organisations across the UK.

Having grown organically through customer referrals, Blue Footprint put this down success down to their strong customer focussed, friendly approach.

The long serving team with a combined industry experience of 70 plus years are the heart of their company and their enthusiasm for technology has never dulled. Blue Footprint enjoy nothing more than providing innovative services and solutions that have tangiblebenefits to their customers.

**Overview:**

The number one goal of everyone in our team is to make their Clients exceptionally happy. TheIT Helpdesk Engineer Apprentice plays an important role in making sure that happens.

The IT Helpdesk Engineer apprenticehandles the first level support requests that come in from the Clients.

They are the first to touch a helpdesk ticket and make sure that the issued is handled quickly and the Client is informed of what to expect every step of the way.

When help is needed, the IT Helpdesk Engineer Apprenticecan get help from or escalate issues to other members in Service Delivery Team.

**Responsibilities & Tasks**:

- Delight clients with a friendly, quick and helpful experience
- Provide basic remote troubleshooting
- Use the Ticketing System to work on and resolve Helpdesk Tickets & Service Requests
- Make sure that Client Documentation is well maintained
- Split tickets that have several issues into their own individual ticket
- Make sure that tickets aren’t “stale” throughout the process
- From time to time, the projects team will need additional resource to help deliver projects either on site or remotely. When opportunities arise, you may be required to help with project delivery
- Escalate tickets that require Senior Helpdesk Engineer support
- Communicate to the client the status of their ticket every step of the way, notify them of any changes or outages related to their issue
- Identify, communicate and mitigate potential risks to the Service Delivery Manager and Clients
- Follow the schedule provided by the Service Delivery Manager
- Follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for daily / weekly recurring tasks
- Undertake other duties as required by the Service Delivery Manager

**Skills & Attributes:**
- A love of (and ability to) solve problems & challenges
- Must be able to type quickly and accurately while talking on the phone
- Knowledge of IT Applications, Software & Hardware
- The ability to speak both Geek and English
- IT literate - Advanced user level
- A deep desire to deliver an amazing client experience
- The ability to keep up with & adapt to the fast-paced IT world

**Preferred, not essential**:

- Experience using a Ticketing system / RMM Tool and PSA software
- Experience providing support via remote tools
- Experience handling Technical Service Tickets
- Experience and knowledge of working with the Microsoft 365 Platform
- Experience working either on a Helpdesk or for a Managed Service Provider (MSP) / IT Support Business

**Entry requirements**:
The entry requirements for this Azure Cloud Support Specialist programme are as follows:

- GCSE Maths and English (or equivalents) at grades 3+ (D or above)

You may also have a combination of qualifications and experience which demonstrate the minimum foundation needed for the programme. In this instance you could still be considered for the programme.

**Find out more here:**

**Working week:**

40 per week.

**Future prospects**:
92% of QA Apprentices secure permanent employment after finishing their apprenticeship. Additionally, there may be opportunities to undertake further apprenticeship training as many of our programs offer on-going development tracks.

**Important Information**:
QA’s apprenticeships are funded by the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), an executive agency of the Department for Education.

To be eligible for a Government funded apprenticeship you must have lived in the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) for the last 3 consecutive years.



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