▷ [Only 24h Left] Service Desk Analyst

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Service Desk Analyst to join our team. This role will be the first level of response for service-related alarms and incidents, whether they originate from client reports or internal monitoring systems. The position requires excellent communication skills, technical troubleshooting abilities, and a commitment to ensuring quick and effective resolution of issues.This role includes participation in an on-call rotation to provide 24/7 support coverage. This role works closely with platform engineering, operations, and customer success teams, serving as the first point of contact for service-related incidents and alarms. What You'll Do: - Monitor and act upon incidents and alarms from our platform in real time. - Respond to incident tickets with clear and professional communication. - Follow service runbooks to troubleshoot problems efficiently. - Analyze system logs and perform queries using Grafana and other monitoring tools. - Escalate issues to the appropriate teams when needed, providing detailed incident reports. - Work proactively to identify and address potential issues before they escalate. - Maintain agility and responsiveness in incident handling to minimize downtime. - Participate in scheduled on-call rotations to ensure continuous system availability. This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in the office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager. Basic Qualifications: - Experience: 1–2 years in Service Desk/Help Desk handling incidents and alarms. - Proven experience in a Service Desk, Technical Support, or Incident Response role. - Experience with Ticketing & Process: Hands-on with ServiceNow/Jira/Zendesk, understands priorities/severity, SLAs, and escalation, can reclassify non-incidents using a checklist. - Experience with SQL to relational databases: Can write and run basic SQL (SELECT, WHERE, JOIN, ORDER BY, LIMIT) to query incident-related data and verify impact. - Experience on building documentation: Produces concise client updates and post‑incident notes with timelines and remediation steps. - Availability for On-call Rotation: Willing to work shifts and on‑call rotation (nights/weekends/holidays) with reliable MTTA. - Collaboration & comms: Works well in a war room, follows the Incident Commander, communicates status clearly, and documents actions. - Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple incidents simultaneously. - Knowledge of Monitoring & Logs: Able to read system logs and run basic Grafana queries/dashboards (or similar tools) to validate incidents. - Knowledge of Security & compliance: Adheres to access, change, and incident policies, protects sensitive data. - Knowledge of Cloud basics: Familiar with core concepts in AWS/Azure/GCP (regions/AZs, instances, load balancers, security groups/IAM, storage, basic monitoring). - Competence in following predefined runbooks and troubleshooting procedures. - Communication: English level B2 (upper intermediate) — can join calls, write clear ticket updates, and follow runbooks/alerts. - Strong communication skills (both written and verbal). - Willingness to work flexible hours, including nights and weekends, as part of on-call duties. Preferred Qualifications: - Scripting/CLI: Comfortable with command line tools (curl, tail, grep) and simple scripts or queries (optional). - Experience with ITIL-based incident management processes. - Basic scripting or automation skills for incident resolution. - Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Grafana. - Ability to read and interpret system logs. Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law. Founded by experienced entrepreneurs and engineers in 2016, Pismo is a technology company that provides a comprehensive processing platform for banking, card issuing and financial market infrastructure and helps customers innovate and build the next generation of banking and payment solutions. Pismo joined Visa in 2024. Leveraging Visa’s solutions, our core platform, and an expanding suite of capabilities, Pismo addresses the technological challenges that large banks, marketplaces, and fintech companies face in migrating from legacy systems to more advanced technology in the market. Pismo’s cloud-based platform empowers firms to build and launch financial products rapidly, scaling as they grow to have a broader audience while keeping high security and availability standards. Pismo’s 500+ employees are located in more than 10 countries around the world.