IT Helpdesk / Field Support
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Job description
The Helpdesk /Field Technician is responsible for handling first level support of service requests in a professional and timely manner. We are seeking someone to support the Dallas/Fort Worth area. This position will be able to work from home, with occasional need to visit a client site for support. Technology supported includes: workstations, servers, printers, networks, and vendor specific hardware and software. Basic Functions:
- IT Support relating to technical issues involving Microsoft's core business applications and operating systems.
- Support of disaster recovery solutions.
- Basic technical support at the network level: WAN and LAN connectivity, routers, firewalls, and security.
- Basic remote access solution implementation and support: VPN, Terminal Services, and Citrix.
- Monitor the remote monitoring and management system alerts and notifications, and respond accordingly through service tickets.
- System documentation maintenance and review in SharePoint/Any related systems * Communication with customers as required: keeping them informed of incident progress, notifying them of impending changes, and agreed outages.
Additional Duties and Responsibilities:
- Focused on customer service and client satisfaction.
- Fast turnaround of customer requests.
- Ability to work in a team and communicate effectively.
- Work with the Service Desk Dispatcher to ensure requests are routed to the proper resource in order to be resolved quickly and efficiently.
- Escalate service requests that require engineer level 2 support.
- Responsible for entering time and expenses in PSA (Professional Services Automation System) as they occur.
- Understand processes in PSA by completing assigned training materials and blueprints on the PSA University.
- Enter all work as service tickets in PSA.
Requirements
Do you have experience in Windows?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities Required: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Advanced understanding of Microsoft operating systems, business applications, printing systems, and network systems.
- Interpersonal skills: such as telephony skills, communication skills, active listening and customer-care.
- Diagnosis skills of technical issues.
- Ability to multi-task and adapt to changes quickly.
- Technical awareness: ability to match resources to technical issues appropriately.
- Service awareness of all organization's key services for which support is being provided.
- Understanding of support tools, techniques, and how technology is used to provide services.
- Typing skills to ensure quick and accurate entry of service request details.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work in a fast moving environment.
Educational/Vocational/Previous Experience Recommendations:BA/BS, preferably in computer science or a related field.
- Any IT certification (Comptia, Microsoft, Cisco, etc. . .)
- At least 2 years of IT support experience., * Associate (Preferred)
Experience:
- IT Helpdesk: 1 year (Preferred)
- Active Directory: 1 year (Preferred)
Benefits & conditions
Pulled from the full job description
- On-the-job training
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Retirement plan
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Work from home, * Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.
- Health benefits included.
- 401K with company matching
- Full on the job training & support.
- Fun working environment and culture.
- Great opportunity for advancement.
- Opportunity to work from home after training period, will be based on performance.
- $20-$25/hour DOE
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour, * 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
Supplemental Pay:
- Bonus pay