Technical Support Analyst

Kurt Geiger | About Us
We are an inclusive, creative footwear and accessories brand powered by kindness. We want to empower our talent to be confident and true to themselves, the London way. London is our home, our heartbeat, and we draw inspiration from the energy and spirit of the city; its diversity and creativity. For over fifty years our team of in-house shoe and accessory designers have been creating authentic, distinctive designs from our London headquarters. The rainbow is our signature. It represents the good energy and love we have for our community and the many ways we collectively express our individual style.

We Are One:For Love | For Diversity | For Change | For Equality | For Kindness For Freedom | For Unity Against Racism

Requirements

We’re looking for a Support Analyst to join the team.  The role will have a primary focus on the following:

• Provide expert hardware support and service to KG colleagues and Teams across the Retail estate, Head Office, and Warehouse.
• Monitor, triage and manage assigned and unassigned tickets, ensuring timely updates and resolution within the agreed SLA where defined.
• Support queries and issues that arrive via email, phone and walk-ins and ensure a ticket log is recorded.
• Work closely with third-party suppliers and service providers to promptly resolve incidents and requests.
• Act as a first escalation point for incidents and issues, ensuring appropriate steps are followed for security incidents or serious outages.
• Process starters, leavers, and amendments promptly and within SLA where defined
• Identify opportunities and assist in the implementation of recommendations to reduce or remove common support issues through training, technology, or improved processes.
• Contribute to the delivery of IT projects where assigned, ensuring deadlines and milestones are met.
• Field support stores and workspaces in the UK and abroad.
• Management of SaaS and PaaS applications
• First-line support troubleshooting POS queries



About the role: Hybrid working (Working from home, office and potential travel involved)



The Skills:

• Exposure in the IT industry within a similar role
• Sufficient technical skills in Windows 10, Apple OS, Azure AD, AD, Group Policies, Microsoft/ Office 365, Azure Virtual Desktop
• Windows imaging and deployment
• Basic understanding of Cisco Meraki MDM platform and SDWAN
• Understanding basic Networking TCP IP/ UDP, DNS, VPNs, VLANs
• Android and Apple mobile devices deployment
• Understanding of EPOS technology/ PEDs/PDQs/Tills - advantageous if experienced with SaaS POS solutions.
• PCI / P2PE - advantageous but not essential
• Jamf Experience is great but not essential.
• A driving License is advantageous but not essential.
• Understanding of Windows servers and AWS
• Great customer service to support the business.



Technical

• Build, configure and install hardware, software and networks for users, stores, and offices.
• Monitor, respond to, and escalate business-affecting system events such as disk usage, network outages, server downtime, and security breaches.
• Use current security software and systems to ensure a safe technical environment for KG systems and their users.



Compliance

• Create documentation for new processes/procedures and systems as appropriate.
• Ensure all equipment is audited and asset tracked.
• Maintain knowledge base support documents to assist with continued support and training.
• Work with the SDMs to continuously improve the systems, processes and running of the Support Desk.
• Comply with and advise on Kurt Geiger Technology standards.
• Comply with and advise on security procedures and processes as published by the Information Security Manager



Our Culture  

We’re an energic fast-paced brand that embraces progress and strives for innovation. Hard work is rewarded with new opportunities at every level and kindness is celebrated in everything we do.Our hybrid working model offers employees the flexibility to be productive and our summer working hours accommodate a healthy work life balance. Wellbeing is important to our working culture, which is why we nurture a friendly environment for talent to thrive in, alongside a vibrant social community.

Benefits

• Competitive basic salary
• Pension and life assurance
• Gym Discounts
• Retailtrust support
• Enviable discounts
• Harrods Discount
• Monthly half day Friday’s
• Summer Hours
• Sample Sales
• And so much more!

Our Stores

The first Kurt Geiger store opened on London Bond street in 1963.  Today, our brand has global appeal and is distributed in hundreds of cities around the world. We operate over 70 stand-alone stores nationwide, including our new flagship store on London Oxford street, and in over 400 stores globally. Beyond stand-alone stores and retail pop ups, our retail partners include some of the world’s most famous department stores.

Last updated on Aug 15, 2024