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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Desktop Support Engineer (Full-Time) Lake Forest - Illinois - **Company:** Axiom - **Location:** Lake Forest, IL, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, IMac, Internetworking, Office Suite, Office365, Information Technology, Cisco, Servicenow - **Published:** June 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=00a89365044d884f ## About the Role Do you have experience in IT infrastructure?, * Have A+ certification & at least one certification from either Cisco or Microsoft * May have other vendor certifications from OEMs (Dell, Toshiba, Lenovo, HP) * Must be a self-starter and can manage multiple tasks * Exceptional customer service skills * Good communication skills * Ability to work independently or as part of a team * Ability to complete tasks effectively with minimal supervision * Must be available to work flexible work schedules * High-level skill set * Outstanding people skills * Self-starter, needs to be able to work on his/her own * Proficient in Windows 10 & 11 and Office Suite/O365) ## Description The Desktop Support Engineer (Full-Time) role is responsible for providing first- and second-level technical support while also managing the efficient assignment and dispatch of service requests. This on-site role ensures end-user issues are resolved promptly-either directly or by coordinating with other technicians-by triaging tickets, prioritizing tasks, and maintaining strong communication between IT and users., * 3+ years of strong experience providing IT Infrastructure field support, which includes troubleshooting hardware, software, and operating system issues and problems and fixing the issues without impacting/violating the hardware warranty or customer security compliance requirements. * Constantly monitor the individual queue to resolve routine and non-routine desktop issues and requests * Escalate issues as appropriate and act as a technical escalation for the end user * Maintain a high level of customer satisfaction * Comply with the desktop group practices and procedures * Update ServiceNow and other data repositories (e.g., knowledge base) as appropriate on time. * Identify technical and process issues and recommend improvements * Achieve target ticket volumes and ticket resolution levels * Responsible for compliance with applicable corporate policies and procedures * Maintains productive relationships with peers and management in IT and the clients whose issues are being worked on * Follows the processes and practices established for the group * Coordination and consulting with client areas to help analyze problems and needs and recommend technical solutions * Perform intermediate-to-advanced IMAC (installs, moves, add, changes) services: hardware roll-outs, refreshes, and other hardware deployment-related activities on PCs, laptops, printers, and POS devices, etc. * Perform intermediate-to-advanced desk-side support services, installing and troubleshooting hardware, software, and network-related issues * Handle software installation/support/upgrades * Provide 1st/2nd level Help Desk support * Perform basic LAN and internetworking-related activities ## Related Videos - [AX is the only Experience that Matters](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1404-ax-is-the-only-experience-that-matters) - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [The ABC of DX](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/727-the-abc-of-dx) - [Computer Vision from the Edge to the Cloud done easy](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/263-computer-vision-from-the-edge-to-the-cloud-done-easy) - [ZEISS & Microsoft - Building the Next Generation Medical Ecosystem in the Cloud](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/424-zeiss-microsoft-building-the-next-generation-medical-ecosystem-in-the-cloud) - [Your Infrastructure Is Not a Playground: AI Agents for Infra Done Right](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2084-your-infrastructure-is-not-a-playground-ai-agents-for-infra-done-right) ## Related Articles - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [System change: restart as developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/39-system-change-restart-as-developer) - [7 Important Tips That Every Software Developer Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/101-7-important-tips-that-every-software-developer-should-know)