Jr. Desktop Suppport Technician

Kapstone Technologies, Inc is currently sourcing for a future Jr. Desktop Technician opening within the Lee’s Summit area working on a federal contract conducted on a Best Athlete approach in order to have our successful candidate through the necessary security process and readily available when the position opens, The Field Engineer candidate will provide user support at remote locations on assigned open tickets and work in collaboration with the Service Desk. The Field Engineer is responsible for resolving customer affecting technical issues in a timely fashion in order to maintain customer satisfactions. The Field Engineer installs, troubleshoots and maintains an extensive variety of products and equipment. The Field Engineer will have the ability to make replacement cables from raw cable and RJ-45 connectors. Trains employees, identifies, analyzes, and repairs product failures, orders and replaces parts as needed. Determines and recommends which products or services best fit the customers’ needs. The following are principal duties of the Field Engineer, Deskside Support which includes

• Provide on-site support for deployment and security remediation functions
• Gather analyze, and report end-user support trends
• Provide desktop, application and network application incident resolution
• Manage user installation and relocations requests

Asset Inventory Support

• Conduct physical inventory of assets
• Conduct scheduled and random electronic inventories
• Assist in receiving and receipting property
• Transfer of property to other organizations
• Process computer equipment for excess and disposition

Disposal Preparation Support

• Ensure disposal policies and procedures are employed
• Ensure every device is wiped/degaussed prior to site removal

Encryption Services

• Administer and manage encryption tools application server
• Ensure laptops are properly encrypted
• Encrypt laptops discovered without encryption
• Provide password recovery for encrypted device

Video Conferencing and Audio/Video O&M

• Troubleshoot system problems and repairs
• Work with support staff for remote troubleshooting and repairs
• Assist in setting up presentation devices and Video Conference units
• Set up, ensure functionality, be available during events and shut down video conferences

Local On-Site Cabling

• Restart wiring closet cabling electronics including switches or other network devices
• Replace defective cabling electronics and simple replacement of defective cabling electronics and components such as switch blades

Overseas Site Support (Depends on Position)

Wireless Services

• Assist users with mobile communication devices (mobile phones, broadband cards, Blackberrys, and laptops) with incident support tickets
• Provide Tier 2 support in the field which includes hardware troubleshooting and OS re-install, Blackberry Exchange Server connection verification and equipment swapping support

Service Center Services

• Ensure IT services are rendered/tested for telework users using VPN and CITRIX services
• Provide remote support services for telework/home users
• Support pre/post application releases

Account Management Services

• Hardware Incident Resolution
• Identify and resolve hardware incidents and service requests of a consumable part

Mandatory:

• US Citizen
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 1 year experience troubleshooting software and hardware in a customer service roles
• High degree of technical proficiency
• Excellent problem solving skills and analytical abilities

Desired:

• Minimum 6 months’ experience troubleshooting Apple Macintosh software and hardware in a customer service role
• Certification in UNIX and Microsoft Operating Systems
• Familiarity with LANDesk remote resolution and with using LANDesk to push packages to workstations to complete software installation
• Familiarity with CLAIMS 3 (C3) system
• Comptia Networking +
• Comptia A+

Pulled from the full job description

• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance, * 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance