Arriva Group
Service Support Analyst
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Service Support Analyst
Location: Birmingham (Primarily Office-Based with travel to our depots across the network as required)
Salary: £32-35K
Are you a proactive IT professional with a passion for delivering exceptional technical support and customer service? We're looking for a talented Service Support Analyst to join our team in Birmingham, providing expert support across a diverse range of systems, applications, and technologies. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced IT support specialist who enjoys troubleshooting technical issues, working collaboratively with users and colleagues, and playing a key role in maintaining high-quality IT services.
About the Role
As a Service Support Analyst, you will be responsible for diagnosing, resolving, and escalating IT incidents and service requests while ensuring excellent customer experiences. You'll work across a broad range of Microsoft technologies, providing technical expertise and support to colleagues and stakeholders. Alongside technical troubleshooting, you'll contribute to IT administration, system documentation, user guides, and knowledge base articles, helping to drive continuous improvement across IT services.
While the role is mainly office-based in Birmingham, occasional travel to meet colleagues, clients, and suppliers, including overnight stays, may be required.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide 2nd line technical support for IT systems, applications, and users.
- Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve a wide variety of hardware, software, and network-related issues.
- Manage incidents, service requests, and problems in line with agreed SLAs.
- Communicate effectively with users, managing expectations and providing regular updates.
- Support Microsoft operating systems and the Microsoft 365 environment.
- Administer Active Directory users, groups, and Exchange functions.
- Troubleshoot Outlook within a networked environment, including permissions, calendar sharing, and delegation.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, user guides, and knowledge base articles.
- Work collaboratively with internal teams, suppliers, and stakeholders to resolve complex technical issues.
- Contribute to service improvement initiatives and IT best practices.
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About You
We're looking for someone who combines strong technical expertise with a customer-focused approach.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Minimum 2 years' experience in an IT Support or Service Desk environment.
- Strong incident management experience, including stakeholder communication and expectation management.
- Experience working to SLA targets for incidents, requests, and problem management.
- Knowledge of Active Directory and Exchange administration.
- Strong experience supporting Windows operating systems and Microsoft 365 applications.
- Experience troubleshooting Outlook in a business environment.
- Excellent communication, organizational, and customer service skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to prioritize workloads effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Practical understanding of IT Service Management frameworks such as ITIL.
- Up-to-date knowledge of IT infrastructure, technologies, and industry best practice.
- Ability to quickly learn and retain new technical information.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to service excellence.
- Comfortable working collaboratively within a team environment.
Desirable Skills & Experience
- Experience identifying and mitigating business risks.
- Experience within the transport or rail industry.
Qualifications
Essential:
- Good standard of education (A-Level equivalent or relevant industry experience).
- ITIL Foundation certification.
Desirable:
- Degree-level education or equivalent professional experience.
- Microsoft certifications such as AZ-900.
Why Join Us?
- Opportunity to work with a wide range of technologies and systems.
- Supportive and collaborative team environment.
- Professional development and career progression opportunities.
- Chance to make a real impact through the delivery of high-quality IT services.
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If you're an enthusiastic IT professional looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and become part of a team committed to delivering outstanding technology support and service excellence.
Closing date: 24th July 2026
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Arriva is a leading provider of passenger transport across Europe, employing around 34,400 people and delivering around 1.6 billion passenger journeys. With buses, trains, coaches, trams, waterbuses, bike-sharing systems, on-demand transport solutions, and a rolling stock leasing company, Arriva proudly connects people and communities safely, reliably, and sustainably across 11 countries, delivering these services in a better way, every day.
The activities of Arriva are divided into four business units: UK Bus, UK Trains, The Netherlands, and Mainland Europe. Arriva has passenger transport operations in the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and the United Kingdom, and also operates a rolling stock leasing company in Romania.
Thanks for your interest in working on our team! Our expansion is opening up exciting prospects! As our team grows, we’re on the lookout for the brightest talent to join us. Our ongoing success hinges on this! After reviewing our available positions, we encourage you to apply to those that resonate with your skills. Stay updated on your application status and be alerted to new opportunities that capture your interest! We’re grateful for your consideration to become a part of our dynamic team!
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