Support Analyst at Dynasoft Business Solutions

Key Responsibilities

• Respond to client requests for technical assistance in person, via phone and electronically.
• Diagnose and resolve technical hardware and software issues.
• Log all help desk interactions using the help desk ticketing system.
• Seek to resolve all support issues when reported; however, in case of inability to resolve the issue, the S-SSA can escalate to the Head of Support Services who shall coordinate with Head of Technical Services.
• Inform management/Head of Support Services of recurring problems.
• Stay current with system information, changes, and updates.
• Follow up with customers, provide feedback and see problems through to resolution.
• Utilize excellent customer service skills and exceed customers’ expectations.
• Preserve and grow your knowledge of help desk procedures, products, and services.
• Participate in the design, development, and implementation of IT Projects.
• Ensure automatic backups have been configured at client sites by advising the client technical lead (ICT Manager).
• Provide feedback to the product development team on recurring system issues and proposed amendments to the system design.
• Assist the implementation and development teams on ongoing projects depending on delivery priorities and deadlines.
• Identify any cross and up sale opportunities for all existing clients
• Any other duty as may be assigned from time to time, including outside working hours, location, and environment.

Key competencies

Academic and professional Qualifications

• At least a bachelor’s degree (Computer Science/Information Technology/BBIT/Software Engineering)
• At least three (2) years’ experience, preferably as Techno functional consultant with skills in System Development.
• Possess at least one software development certification and/or relevant training in solution development.

Essential Skills

• Ability to stay on the leading edge of system development, functional consultancy, and project delivery practices (multi-skilled capabilities that mix implementation and system Development.
• Strong client facing skills.
• Mathematical aptitude and strong analytical & problem-solving skills
• Must be a methodical and pragmatic problem -solver who focuses on providing solutions using the simplest and most cost -effective approaches.
• Extensive knowledge of enterprise software applications, databases, programming languages/platforms such (C#, Java, .NET, web programming etc.)
• Experience with SDLC development processes (Waterfall, Agile, Lean) and tools such as (Jira, Confluence, Rally, Git)
• Competent to work at a high technical level of all phases of applications programming, implementation, and system support activities.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Self-development skills to keep up to date with fast-changing trends.
• Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and manage changing priorities.
• Proven ability to be flexible and work hard, both independently and in a team environment, in a high-pressure ICT consultancy environment with changing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Ability to and experience in providing workable solutions during a crisis situation.