Service Desk Engineer
- Full-time
- Yearly Salary: R215,000 pa
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Contracted Office: Home Based
Company Description
Why Babble?
Babble is a Customer Experience-led growth business. As the ultimate Trusted Advisor for cloud-based technologies, we specialize in empowering businesses with the best solutions from the world's leading providers.
We are specialists in:
- Microsoft Modern Work
- Cybersecurity
- Contact Centre Technology
- Mobile Solutions
- Communications & Connectivity
With thousands of customers, we're just scratching the surface of our potential. Many of our clients currently benefit from one or two of our technologies, presenting an incredible opportunity to introduce them to our full suite of market-leading solutions.
Join us on this exciting journey and let's achieve greatness together!
Job Description
Join Our Dynamic Team as a Service Desk Engineer! 🌟
Are you passionate about telecoms? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment? At Babble, we’re on a mission to to be our customer’s most trusted advisor for cloud-based technologies. We’re looking for passionate and talented individuals to join our dynamic team. If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
What will you be doing?
Provide world class service and support for clients across IT, basic voice/telephony systems, and ISP/connectivity services. Troubleshoot and diagnose IT issues, provide remote support, and assist in the maintenance of client computer systems. Perform basic connectivity checks and use relevant provider portals to diagnose and validate service status.
Accountabilities and Deliverables:
Promptly and accurately log and respond to incidents and requests into our case management system via phone and email.
Ensure customer calls are promptly attended to, providing efficient and effective support.
Maintain a high standard of information recording within cases, ensuring all pertinent details are accurately documented.
Proactively manage your queue and response levels to meet and exceed customer expectations and SLAs.
Troubleshoot and diagnose IT issues efficiently, resolving them in a timely manner to minimise client downtime.
Perform basic voice and connectivity-related support, including call routing, extensions, diverts, and connectivity checks.
Assist with basic telephony system and connectivity issues and liaise with relevant teams where escalation is required.
What else looks good for this role:
- The successful candidate will be organised, self-motivated, and an effective communicator, with strong attention to detail and a team-oriented mindset.
This is a fast-paced environment requiring tenacity, diligence, and efficiency always.
Possess effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
Attention to detail is crucial in accurately documenting and resolving issues.
Display a proactive, determined, and persistent approach to problem-solving.
Capable of working independently and collaboratively within a team.
Show eagerness to learn and willingness to research faults or refer to documentation when necessary.
Comfortable handling both IT and basic telephony and connectivity-related queries.
Qualifications
Previous experience on a service desk is advantageous.
Proficient in customer support, including phone and email communication.
Understanding of Microsoft products and technologies.
Ability to troubleshoot hardware issues across laptops, desktops, peripherals, and other IT equipment, with a strong understanding of Microsoft Windows Desktop operating systems and related troubleshooting.
Capability of learning new software and systems as required.
Exceptional organisational, time management, and multitasking skills.
Familiarity with Microsoft 365, including user management, Teams, Exchange, and Entra.
Familiarity with basic telephony/voice systems (e.g. call diverts, extensions, connectivity checks)
Familiarity with antivirus management – desirable.
Willingness to adopt and effectively use AI tools as part of day-to-day work, where appropriate, to improve efficiency, problem-solving, and service delivery.
Additional Information
Why work for Babble?
- Risk cover; covering Life Cover, Critical Illness Cover, funeral benefits and some Disability benefits
- 22 days holiday Balance PLUS UK Bank Holidays - with increased annual leave based on length of service
- 5% allowance based on basic salary that can be towards Medical Aid.
- UPS provided to assist with load shedding (2-4hrs power for a laptop)
- Babble issued laptop
- Annual Company Celebrations
Home-Working Policy
- Your location will be home based, and you will require stable internet connection.
- It will be your responsibility to have a solution in place to mitigate loadshedding to ensure you are able to work your normal shifts effectively, working from a public space is not deemed a acceptable solution.
- As a home worker we expect you to have a suitable work set up, desk and a chair in a quiet space.
The recruitment journey
We want to fill this role quickly, but we want to get the right person. The recruitment process will consist of a screening call. If you proceed past this then you will have an interview over Teams and possibly a follow up interview and competency testing depending on the role requirements.
Direct Candidates Only