Service Desk Supervisor/ Senior Agent
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- It support
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Strong technical expertise in Windows 10/11, Microsoft 365, Exchange Online, Active Directory, and enterprise endpoint environments.
- Solid networking knowledge and troubleshooting experience across TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, and Wi-Fi.
- Hands-on experience with remote support and endpoint management tools.
- Proficiency in ITSM platforms, including ticket management, dashboards, reporting, and real-time operational monitoring.
- Basic PowerShell knowledge for diagnostics, troubleshooting, and routine technical tasks.
- Strong experience in knowledge management and technical documentation, including authoring and maintaining knowledge articles.
- Proven ability to supervise and coordinate teams in a high-volume, real-time service desk environment.
- Strong capability in queue management, workload balancing, prioritization, and operational decision-making.
- Demonstrated experience in coaching, mentoring, performance management, and quality improvement.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to handle complex technical escalations and drive issues to resolution.
Full description
Experience: 5–8 Years
Reports To: Service Desk Lead/Supervisor
Languages: English/Arabic – Both Required
Location: UAE
Key Responsibilities
- Manage
real-time floor operations, including queue adherence, workload balancing,
break scheduling, and escalation management to ensure consistent service
levels.
- Provide
first- and second-line technical support for complex, sensitive, VIP, and
high-profile contacts, driving issues toward first-contact resolution.
- Act
as the technical escalation point for Tier 1 Analysts, providing
floor-level guidance, mentoring, and support during periods without
Supervisor coverage.
- Conduct
call and ticket quality reviews, ensuring adherence to QA standards,
diagnostic completeness, and effective customer handling.
- Provide
structured coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback to analysts based
on quality and operational metrics.
- Manage
shift rosters, attendance/absence coverage, holiday planning, and daily
resource allocation to maintain adequate service coverage.
- Support
onboarding, induction, knowledge transfer, and ongoing technical training
for new and existing analysts.
- Identify,
triage, and promptly escalate potential major incidents, supporting impact
assessment, information gathering, and Major Incident Management
activities.
- Maintain
and improve knowledge articles, monitor knowledge usage, and identify
content gaps or recurring issues requiring updates.
- Identify
recurring issues and problem candidates through contact trends and raise
them with Problem Management for further investigation.
- Prepare
shift handover reports, daily performance summaries, and operational
updates for effective management visibility and continuity.
- Serve
as a key technical point of reference on the service desk, supportingcontinuous improvement in service quality, first-contact resolution, and