Client IT Analyst - Kenya

Athena

Athena

IT

Nairobi, Kenya

Posted on May 20, 2026

About the Role

We are seeking a Client IT Analyst to support enterprise customers and internal stakeholders with client-facing technical, access, and operational support issues. This is a client-facing IT support role focused on troubleshooting, ticket management, escalation coordination, identity and access issues, endpoint/device-related questions, and support during customer-impacting events.

This role sits at the intersection of IT operations, customer support, enterprise tooling, and security-adjacent workflows. The ideal candidate is highly organized, technically capable, customer-oriented, and comfortable operating in fast-paced environments where responsiveness and clear communication are critical.

You will help support enterprise customers, improve operational support processes, manage escalations, troubleshoot access and endpoint-related issues, and partner closely with Security, Infrastructure, Customer Success, Support, and Product teams.

Responsibilities

Enterprise Technical Support

  • Serve as a technical support contact for enterprise customers and strategic accounts.

  • Troubleshoot customer-facing issues related to authentication, account access, enterprise integrations, endpoint posture, and operational workflows.

  • Assist customers with onboarding, access configuration, SSO setup, MFA enrollment, and troubleshooting.

  • Coordinate resolution efforts across Infrastructure, Security, Engineering, Product, Customer Success, and Support teams.

  • Support operational workflows related to enterprise SaaS environments and customer support systems.

Ticket & Escalation Management

  • Manage customer-facing support tickets and technical escalations through resolution.

  • Track issues, owners, timelines, and follow-up actions.

  • Prioritize high-severity customer-impacting issues and coordinate appropriate response efforts.

  • Maintain clear written updates for customers and internal stakeholders.

  • Help improve escalation handling, ticket management, and operational support procedures.

Identity, Endpoint & Security-Adjacent Support

  • Support troubleshooting related to identity and access management systems.

  • Assist with endpoint-related operational issues involving managed devices, device trust, security posture, and enterprise access controls.

  • Help support secure authentication and access workflows across enterprise environments.

  • Coordinate with internal Security teams during customer-impacting security investigations or security-related support issues.

  • Assist with operational tasks related to monitoring, remediation, and support workflows.

Incident Coordination & Customer Communications

  • Assist with operational coordination during incidents or service disruptions.

  • Help prepare customer-facing communications, updates, and follow-up reporting.

  • Ensure customers receive timely and professional updates during operational issues.

  • Partner with Customer Success, Support, and Security teams to maintain customer trust during escalations.

Process Improvement & Documentation

  • Improve operational maturity for customer support and escalation workflows.

  • Build and maintain runbooks, troubleshooting guides, and knowledge base documentation.

  • Identify recurring operational pain points and partner with technical teams on long-term improvements.

  • Help improve automation and operational efficiency across support workflows.

  • Contribute to operational metrics and reporting.

Qualifications

Required

  • 3+ years of experience in technical support, enterprise IT, helpdesk engineering, systems administration, customer support engineering, or related roles.

  • Experience troubleshooting identity, authentication, endpoint, SaaS, or access-related issues.

  • Familiarity with SSO, MFA, identity providers, device management, and enterprise support environments.

  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

  • Strong communication and customer service skills.

  • Ability to coordinate across technical and non-technical teams.

  • Experience managing tickets, escalations, and operational workflows.

  • Comfortable operating in fast-paced environments with shifting priorities.

Preferred

  • Experience supporting enterprise or B2B SaaS customers.

  • Familiarity with endpoint management and enterprise security tooling.

  • Experience supporting macOS and Windows environments.

  • Familiarity with security operations or incident response workflows.

  • Experience with ticketing, workflow, and operational support platforms.

  • Exposure to enterprise compliance or security programs.

  • Scripting or automation experience is a plus.

  • Certifications such as Security+, endpoint management, identity provider, Microsoft, or equivalent are a plus.