Desktop Analyst

3C ICT is our shared IT service between Cambridge City Council, Huntingdonshire District Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council. The shared service was established in April 2016 to provide a more efficient way of delivering ICT services across the three partner councils and has now matured into a reliable and efficient operation.

Our team of 80+ staff provide a range of services from digital development and integration to server management and maintenance, as well as standard desktop and business application support. On a day-to-day basis, we manage and deliver all the IT systems and services needed by our partners and customers.

We are a modern IT Operation utilising Office 365, Microsoft Azure, DevOps and other up-to-date applications. Our vision is to help our council partners standardise, automate, integrate and optimise their IT systems to help them gain the best possible business benefit from their investment whilst maintaining the strictest standards of security, privacy and flexibility.

The purpose of the role will be to be a participating member of the second line Service Desk team responsible for operating the Desktop support function within the ICT Shared Service, providing ICT services to our three partner councils.

To support the Desktop Analyst Team Leader(s) in the development and delivery of the ICT Service Plan and Service Improvement planning. To provide ITIL second line Service Desk technical support to the user base of the three partner councils (1,800 staff) and to support Democratic Services teams in assisting their elected Members with ICT issues.

As a Desktop Analyst, you will play an important role in delivering an ITIL 2nd line desktop support function to our customers across these partner sites. In this role, you will be responsible for providing hands‐on technical support to analyse and resolve a wide range of ICT technical queries and issues, in a fast‐paced environment and measured against published Service Level Agreements.

Due to the hands‐on nature of many of the tasks, it is expected that you will need to be physically present in one of our office locations – Pathfinder House Huntingdon, Mandela House Cambridge or South Cambs Hall Cambourne – for the large part of the working week. However, there will also be the opportunity to work from home when appropriate, during project‐related work or whilst undertaking remote‐based learning.

Working as part of a team of 6 Desktop Analysts and supported by two Team Leaders (1 x Technical and 1 x Operational), you will need to effectively manage your assigned workload whilst also managing our customers' expectations and ensuring an excellent standard of customer service is always delivered.

You will be required to work 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday – excluding bank holidays) covering standard office hours 8am – 5.30pm. As an employee of Huntingdonshire District Council, you will also be eligible to participate in the council's flex‐time scheme.

You should also ideally have the following:

• Knowledge of leading Service Desk call logging software
• Knowledge of current Microsoft Operating Systems
• Good practical knowledge of ICT infrastructure management (Active Directory, Intune, SCCM)
• Excellent knowledge of computing trends
• NVQ Level 4 or above in IT
• Obtained or studying towards an IT support qualification (MCSE, CompTIA)
• Baseline DBS personal security check will be completed
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle to enable travel between sites.

Please note: Travel may also be required between the primary sites listed above, for which additional out‐of‐pocket travel expenses are claimable. This position may also require you to participate in out‐of‐hours support for one of the authority's critical business systems. This support is based on a 1 in 3 week rotation covering: Monday – Friday 6pm – 8pm, Saturday 8am – 8pm and Sunday 8am – 10am.

An offer of employment is conditional upon having the right to work in the UK. HDC does not hold a Sponsorship Licence and is unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) or take over sponsorship for any role.

To apply for this position, please complete the application form. The closing date is 9am 12 February 2026. However, this is a rolling campaign and we’ll be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and will close the advert early should we receive suitable applications, so please don’t delay in applying!

For many of our roles, our hybrid work model enables employees to work remotely while allowing for in‐office collaboration opportunities across the district, with an expectation of being in the office at least two days a week. However, please note that some positions may require a more consistent presence in the office due to the nature of the work.

Working for the council, as an employer who values diversity of thought, we seek to employ candidates from a range of backgrounds in order to make our organisation more innovative. We are seeking candidates who are looking for their next career opportunity and are supportive employers, enabling our staff to work in an environment that produces high standards of work in an employee‐led environment.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our recruitment and along with our values we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment, where diversity is valued and there is equality of opportunity. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community and we offer a range of benefits, including flexitime, to encourage a work‐life balance.