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Job Title: Comms Helpdesk Technician (Desk-Based) Location: Office-based role, Pencoed, Bridgend, South Wales Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 per annum Job Type: Full-time, Permanent Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 18:00, with On-Call weekend support on rotation. 5 days per week, 8.5 hours per day during these times including a 30-minute lunch break) Who are we: Flotek Group is one of the fastest-growing Tech Companies in the UK, providing IT, Cybersecurity and Comms technology to small & medium businesses. With sales and support locations across the country, our ambitious growth is driven by our core values and fundamental principles. We deliver every product and service with expertise, passion, and heart. About The Role: We are seeking a Comms Helpdesk Technician to provide high-quality remote support across our VoIP, connectivity, and data networking and Wi-Fi services. This desk-based role is ideal for an experienced 1st Line Technician in Comms or IT technician with strong troubleshooting skills, good customer communication, and a desire to progress within the communications engineering field. You will act as a key point of contact on our helpdesk for comms-related queries, taking inbound calls from customers who require technical assistance and immediately triaging their calls with a view to helping and close that ticket. If you are unable to assist, you will be responsible taking all relevant information from the client and escalating where appropriate and ensuring outstanding service delivery for both our internal teams and partner environments. Key Responsibilities: Incident Management: Act as the first point of contact for customers, logging, categorising, and prioritising incidents and service requests in line with ITIL best practice. Service Level Management: Manage and resolve tickets in accordance with agreed SLAs, ensuring timely responses, clear progress updates, and accurate resolution records. Ownership & Escalation Control: Take end-to-end ownership of tickets, focusing on First Contact Resolution (FCR), and escalating to 2nd/3rd Line teams where required with clear diagnostic information. Technical Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve issues across VoIP platforms, SIP trunks, hosted telephony, firewalls, routers, LAN/WAN, Wi-Fi and broadband services (FTTC/FTTP/SoGEA). Supplier & Carrier Management: Engage and manage third-party providers (e.g. ISPs, VoIP platforms, carriers), ensuring effective fault escalation, progress tracking, and accountability. Event, Monitoring & Major Incident Support: Investigate alerts, outages, and performance issues (e.g. latency, jitter, packet loss), supporting major incident response and service restoration. Knowledge Management & Documentation: Maintain and enhance technical documentation, known error records, and Knowledge Base articles related to telecoms and networking solutions. Collaboration & Service Improvement: Work closely with IT and Comms Specialists to improve processes, reduce escalations, and strengthen service delivery across the business. Service Communication: Maintain clear, concise, and professional communication with customers and stakeholders throughout the incident lifecycle, ensuring a positive service experience. Operational Tooling: Effectively use ticketing systems, RMM tools, and third-party platforms to manage workload, prioritise tasks, and maintain data accuracy. Out-of-Hours Support: Provide support for telecoms and connectivity services during scheduled weekend shifts, escalating to on-call specialists in line with defined processes. Customer Experience Excellence: Provide a professional, reliable support service focused on minimising disruption and maintaining strong customer satisfaction (CSAT/NPS). What we're looking for: Have an ICT and/or Telecoms background with service desk experience is essential Basic understanding of SIP, RTP, NAT, and VoIP fundamentals. Basic knowledge of routing, switching, VLANs, and firewall concepts. Engineering Mindset and a keen desire towards problem-solving and ability to diagnose issues logically. Excellent communication skills with a customer-first mindset. Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced helpdesk environment. Desire to grow skills and progress toward more advanced comms engineering roles. Exposure to hosted VoIP platforms (e.g., Yealink, Gamma, Horizon, CallSwitch, etc.) Experience with DrayTek, Unifi, Aruba, or similar networking solutions. Benefits: Inclusive EMI Share Equity Scheme - own a slice of the 'Purple Pie'. 21 Days Holiday increasing to 25 with 4 years of service (+ bank holidays) Birthday day off. Additional day off for personal life milestones. "Give Back Day" for supporting a charity of your choice. Perkbox discounts across shopping, gyms, restaurants and more. Regular social events and team-building opportunities. Career growth pathways into senior communications or network engineering. Due to the nature of the role the company will not be able to offer sponsorship or relocation assistance so candidates must already reside in the UK. Please click the APPLY button to submit your CV for this role. Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Telecoms Service Desk Technician, Comms Support, 2nd Line Support, 2nd Line Helpdesk Engineer, Technical Support, Helpdesk Support Technician, Fault Desk, Telecoms Service Desk and Telecommunications Support Technician will also be considered for this role.

Description About Starling: At Starling, we are on a mission to provide people with a fairer, smarter, and more human alternative to traditional banks. We are building a leading digital bank, driven by fast technology, fair service, and honest values. Our vision is to create a banking industry that serves everyone, which we accomplish by developing best-in-class proprietary technology, offering an exceptional customer experience, and establishing a strong, sustainable business. Our five core values - Listen, Keep It Simple, Do The Right Thing, Own It, and Aim for Greatness - are at the heart of everything we do, guiding our strategy and shaping our culture. We're a branchless, largely paperless bank, committed to responsible banking, sustainability, and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. The Opportunity The Mid Term Planning and Forecasting Manager will be responsible for developing, implementing, and managing resource plans and forecasts across Operations, focused on a mid term view (0-90 days). This role will ensure that the organisation has the optimum number of people, with the right skills, in the right place, at the right time, to meet our mid-term demand profile. The manager will leverage data analytics and statistical modelling to provide actionable insights to senior leadership, supporting strategic decision-making and operational efficiency. Location: Cardiff Reporting to: Head of Resource Planning Closing date: 12pm, Thursday 9th October Hybrid working: All Starling colleagues spend a minimum of 10 days per month in the office with flexibility to work the rest from home. Key Accountabilities or Responsibilities: Lead and develop a team of Planning & Forecasting Analysts, driving a culture of continuous improvement and personal development. Develop and implement mid term resource plans that take account of newly identified change and marketing initiatives. Continuously monitor operational demand for seasonality, contact rates versus commercial drivers, handling times and shrinkage patterns, to ensure plans are kept up to date and relevant for decision making. Provide data-led recommendations on supply movements, and monitor effectiveness of changes on capacity versus demand profiles Own and monitor intra-month, and intra-day demand profiles to ensure capacity can be aligned effectively enabling consistent service delivery. Work closely with the long term planning and forecasting manager and scheduling manager to ensure plans are effectively handed off for execution and key metrics are aligned. Requirements Behaviours & Competencies: Accountable leader with strong customer and colleague focus Ability to adapt to, and lead teams through regular change, driving consistency across Operations. Ability to balance workload and prioritise effectively Ability to build strong relationships with Change, Marketing & Operational teams. Essential Skills & Experience: Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills. Excellent understanding of demand planning methodologies and demand drivers. Excellent communications and influencing skills, with the ability to present complex data in a digestible format Strong judgment skills with the ability to provide timely recommendations Benefits Why Join Starling? Make an Impact: Work on projects that directly shape the future of banking and improve the financial lives of our customers. Starling is technology-led, and you'll have the freedom to accomplish your goals in innovative ways. Culture of Excellence: Be part of a collaborative, empowered, and forward-thinking team. We encourage experimentation, ownership, and a relentless focus on \"doing the right thing." Growth and Development: We are committed to your professional growth, offering opportunities to learn new technologies, take on new challenges, and own interesting things from day one. A Bank That Cares: We're a Living Wage employer, committed to flexible working, and dedicated to creating a fair, open, and safe working environment with compassion and inclusion at its core. Comprehensive Benefits: We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including: Company-enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme (7% employer contribution) Private Medical Insurance with Vitality including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton. 25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you) An extra day's holiday for your birthday Life Insurance at 4x your salary. 16 hours of paid volunteering time a year. Ability to buy or sell annual leave. Generous family-friendly policies. Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off Incentivised refer a friend scheme Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work, Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships and Electric Vehicle (EV) leasingOur Commitment to Equality Starling Bank is an equal opportunity employer, and we're proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Starling Bank are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. 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