Technology Services Engineer

Technology Service Engineer We're hiring!
Aon are currently recruiting a Technology Service Engineer to join our team in Sheffield. The Technology Service Engineer will be primarily responsible for: Supporting the business by providing technical support to all Aon business entities within the deskside environment; Communicating appropriately to internal and external parties during BAU or Work Request based activities; Assisting with the delivery of IT projects.
About Aon Aon Plc is a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions. Our 50,000 colleagues in 120 countries empower results for clients by using proprietary data and analytics to deliver insights that reduce volatility and improve performance.
Aon is an equal opportunities employer. Aon's recruitment and selection policy ensures the best possible skill mix of colleagues and the highest quality candidates are appointed using objective job-related criteria.
About the Role Your impact as a Technology Service Engineer:

• Supporting and maintaining all deskside technologies:
• Second line troubleshooting of IT incidents raised by colleagues through our Global Service Desk;
• Prioritising workload and managing colleague expectations;
• Managing and documenting daily workload using our IT Service Management tool;
• Taking ownership of incidents/requests and collaborating with third parties, where necessary, until fulfilment;
• Responsibility for deskside asset management activity following strict procedures and processes in relation to hardware movements, installations, and recoveries:
• Managing stock control at all offices, ensuring appropriate levels of IT stock are held;
• Supporting deskside equipment relocation and provision onsite and between offices;
• Assisting in maintaining security of Aon IT hardware assets;
• Accurate maintenance of the asset management database;
• Handling the recycling of redundant IT hardware, following agreed disposal processes with third parties according to WEEE regulations;
• Providing mentoring for junior staff, with documentation, processes, and queue management;
• Proactively participating in internal meetings;
• Assisting in maintaining full legal complicity of Aon installed software;
• Participating in training to add to the overall skill levels of the Colleague Technology Services team;
• Providing L1 and L2 support at tech bars as and when required;
• Frequently travelling between Aon offices throughout the region providing L2 deskside support, as and when required;
• Analysing and producing data for Aon managers, as required;
• Creating and maintaining documentation for all future and existing IT policies, procedures, and for the knowledge base;
• Ensuring technology support meets the customer requirements as defined in the Service Level Agreements;
• Playing a key role in the adoption and promotion of new technology;
• Responsibility for ensuring close working relationships are established and maintained with peers within Aon Technology as required;
• Responsibility for working in accordance with the Aon UK Limited Risk Management Framework, and compliance with the Aon UK Limited policies, including participation in the management of risks (including completion of mandatory training) that may adversely affect the business, interests or reputation of any Group Company.

About you Your knowledge and expertise:

• Experience working in a support IT role following industry standard processes, management of BAU IT tasks and analysis of operational issues in the deskside environment;
• Experience of and ability to communicate and operate effectively in a pan European support environment.
• Experience of undertaking detailed analysis of IT desktop systems using available processes and formulating any support tasks required;
• The ability to pick up new technology and learn new skills quickly;
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced and expert competency in general and product specific IT support issues;
• Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new technologies;
• Deskside Support Work:
• Provide support and assistance for call logging, and administration of support cases (hands-on);
• Ability to challenge, question and improve methods and processes where necessary;
• Self-motivated, tenacious and able to work with a degree of autonomy;
• Methodical with a good attention to detail and a good organiser;
• Able to work with team members, good inter-personal skills, excellent team player;
• An enthusiasm for the IT support environment, with a passion and customer focus toward the end user customer;
• Experience of modern Microsoft Office products, and miscellaneous software in the deskside environment;
• Excellent communication skills and customer focus. An ability to relate to staff at every level of the company, in a clear and concise way. Ability to relate and communicate at higher management levels;
• Possess the capability and motivation to achieve personal and team objectives, with flexibility to undertake new service offerings introduced into the Aon end-user business
• To carry out any undefined support tasks associated with the role, as reasonably requested;
• Take ownership for mentoring and development of junior IT staff as required;
• Diligent and thorough approach to problem solving;
• Advise users in relation to IT Hardware, choosing cost effective solutions;
• Must have the willingness to develop new skills and take on new challenges;
• Professional Qualifications:
• Possess or working towards Microsoft Certification MCITP or equivalent knowledge in Enterprise-level deskside computing;
• Appreciation of ITIL Service Management;
• Active Directory User administration experience;
• An understanding of customer deskside requirements in relation to internal departmental procedures;
• Experience of IT desktop management in the enterprise;
• Experience in PC, printer and associated desktop hardware systems;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Salary and Benefits This role offers a competitive salary and bonus, plus a comprehensive benefits package and 25 days holiday. Through our flexible benefits, you will also have the opportunity to choose additional benefits, including healthcare and additional holiday. We also offer tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organisation.
Our Colleague Experience Every day, our colleagues make a difference, work with the best, own their potential, and value one another. Together, we share this one purpose: to empower economic and human possibility around the world. This unifying goal is at the heart of our identity, and it lives in everything we do. To learn more about our colleague experience, visit Aon Colleague Experience.