ICT Service Support Operative
Vacancies -ICT Service Delivery Support Operative
Location - Connolly HQ, Dublin 1
Salary - €50,406 - €56,014 (CO2 – 4-year scale)
Applications are being invited from suitably qualified candidates for the position of ICT Service Delivery Support Operative. The ICT Service Delivery Support Operative will be part of the Service Delivery Team providing Information Communication Technology (ICT) support to the business. The Service Delivery Support Operative will support all aspects of the ITIL Framework being deployed within the Service Delivery function. This includes incident management, major incident management, request management, change management, access management, supplier management, problem management, service transition, release and deployment management, knowledge management and Continuous Service Improvement. They will also support the business units in business-as-usual operations of the various systems and applications under the remit of Information Systems.
Reporting to the ICT Service Delivery Manager the Service Delivery Support Operative will be focused on the day-to-day incident management across our numerous and varied suppliers and systems as well as managing the mobile device estate across the organisation.
Responsibilities
- Liaise with end users both on-site and remotely
- Monitor incident response and resolution times
- Preparation of incident and periodic reports as required
- Work closely with ICT Incident Manager to manage incidents, response times, changes, and daily support tasks
- Documenting run books for recurring service tasks
- Regular reporting to the ICT Service Delivery Manager
- Keeping up to date with CIE & IE policies and standards
- Keeping up to date with best practice and business technologies
- Support all Service Support and Service Delivery actions taken to ensure they meet the business’ needs and IT requirements.
- Managing the mobile device estate within Iarnród Eireann including ordering, asset management, incident management, mobile device management and administration.
- Contribute to the strategy, development, and quality of ICT Service Management and Iarnród Éireann’s service delivery capability.
- Manage, on a day-to-day basis, defects that affect ICT Systems and their resolution including prioritisation, referral, or escalation where necessary.
- Ensure that all SLAs are met on a weekly basis
- Support the maintenance and implementation of actions that flow from the problem management process including root cause analysis and workarounds
- Management of station revenue equipment focusing on device availability and ensuring shifts files for offline devices are uploaded in a timely manner
- Contributing to the weekly running of the change advisory board
- Managing and responding to end user queries from multiple sources
- Supporting the creation of user accounts across multiple services
- Assist with keeping a complete inventory of hardware and software
- Documenting procedures, standards, best practices configurations, settings, installation sequences and back-out instructions
- Following ITIL/Service Management policies and procedures
- Maintenance of Office 365 licences and costs
- Configuring, deploying, maintaining, troubleshooting and on-going support of workstations, laptops, printers, mobile devices and other ICT equipment
- Ensuring all user requests/incidents are logged, managed, and closed in relevant ITSM tool within agreed SLA
- Maintenance of active directory including user accounts, groups, computers, and update where applicable
Create and maintain positive working relationships with suppliers and business users to support continuous service improvement.
Please note that the above list is not exhaustive. A full job description can be requested from HR Shared Services.
Essential Requirements
- 3rd level education qualification;
- ICT Incident management experience as either 1st or 2nd level support;
- Previous experience of working with 3rd party ICT suppliers;
- Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills;
- Ability to work on own initiative within team environment;
- High-energy work ethic and ability to deliver results;
- Ability to identify and document defects and support solution implementation of same.
Desirable
- Knowledge of services provided and systems supported by ICT Service delivery;
- Awareness of the numerous and varied business processes carried out within Iarnród Éireann;
- ITIL\ISO 20000 qualified;
- Previous SLA\Contract management experience;
- 1-3 years of related and progressive experience in an ICT Service Delivery environment;
- Experience in ICT service management and process management;
- Knowledge of managing incidents relative to associated SLA.
A competency-based interview will form part of this selection process. Candidates may be shortlisted on the basis of their application/CV and relevant experience.
If any applicants have special requirements, please advise Shared Services when forwarding your application.
If you are interested in applying for this role, your CV and cover letter should be forwarded to
sharedservicesrecruit@irishrail.ie by 4pm Friday 2nd January 2026
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