Desktop Support jobs in London

The opportunity

This is a high-impact opportunity for an experienced 2nd Line IT Support Analyst to take a leading, site-based role within the University of the Arts London’s Digital & Technology function. This position requires a consistent on-site presence and is not offered on a hybrid or remote basis.

As an IT Support Analyst, you will work closely with senior IT colleagues and service leads to provide expert technical support across desktop, laptop, and enterprise systems, ensuring IT services are reliable, sustainable, and aligned with the University’s operational and strategic objectives.

You will collaborate directly with end users, academic and professional services teams, and senior stakeholders across the University, providing advanced technical support, troubleshooting complex incidents, and resolving escalated requests from the IT Service Desk. This includes contributing to deployments, system upgrades, and service improvement initiatives.

Your work will directly support day-to-day operations and inform longer-term technology decisions, including infrastructure improvements, software rollouts, and the evaluation of new tools and services to enhance user experience and efficiency.

Your profile

Experience

• Working in a 2nd Line IT Support role within a large enterprise or multi-site environment
• Windows and macOS environments, including OS deployment, configuration, hardware maintenance, and fault diagnosis using command line tools
• AV support experience
• Supporting Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, and other core infrastructure and network services
• Working within an ITIL-aligned service environment, following incident, problem, and change management processes

To be considered for this role, a satisfactory Basic DBS check is required in addition to our standard pre-employment checks.

If you have any general questions or have accessibility needs, please contact DTstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

As a University, we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to hold a Bronze Award from the Race Equality Charter (REC), are members of the Business Disability Forum and Employers for Carers, and maintain our status as a Disability Confident Scheme and Living Wage employer.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our application portal. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

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