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IT Support Engineer

Fixed-term Position 10 to 12 months

Geneva (Switzerland)

Published on 23 September 2026

  • Contract

    Fixed-term Position 10 to 12 months

  • Location

    Geneva (Switzerland)

  • Start date

    As soon as possible

  • Salary

    Information not provided

  • Remote working

    Not specified

What you'll do

Within the FAP Department, you will join the Business Computing (BC) Quality and Service Team and contribute to delivering high-quality IT services across the organisation. You will play a key role in providing second-line support for business applications, coordinating hardware support activities, assisting users, and helping improve service processes through automation and documentation.

This position offers a unique opportunity to work in a diverse IT environment, collaborate with experts across multiple domains, and gain hands-on experience in IT support, service management, hardware lifecycle management, and process improvement.

Your responsibilities
  • Provide second-line support for Business Computing applications, investigating and resolving user issues.
  • Deliver technical assistance and guidance to users of Business Computing services and applications.
  • Coordinate with application experts, IT specialists, service providers, and support teams to ensure timely resolution of incidents and service requests.
  • Provide hardware-related support to designated users and coordinate equipment interventions, office moves, and replacements.
  • Manage computer equipment inventory, stock levels, asset tracking, and associated administrative processes.
  • Create, maintain, and enhance technical documentation, software installation guides, knowledge base articles, and operational procedures for the team and Service Desk.
  • Contribute to IT security activities by liaising with security experts and promoting good security practices.
  • Identify and implement opportunities to streamline and automate operational and administrative processes.

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Your profile
  • Windows and Mac workstation administration and troubleshooting.
  • Hardware deployment, inventory management, or asset management.
  • IT support, help desk, service desk, or technical user support.
  • Experience with ServiceNow.
  • Technical documentation and knowledge management.
  • IT service management practices and ticketing systems.
  • Your studies focused on Computer Science / Computer Engineering.

Your skills
  • Interest in IT support, technology, and helping users.
  • Basic understanding of computer systems, hardware, networking, and cybersecurity.
  • Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Organised, reliable, and eager to learn.
  • Interest in improving processes and finding efficient ways of working.
  • Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.

Ideal start date: 01/01/2027
Contract duration (in months): 24
Job flexibility: Fully Onsite

Employment conditions
  • A valid driving licence.
  • Work during nights, Sundays and official holidays, when required by the needs of the Organization.

Application deadline

As long as the job is online

Study level

Bachelor level or equivalent

Job Category

IT Project, Data & Product Management

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