Desktop Support Specialist

Role description

Summary: The Desktop Support Specialist will provide remote and desk side/hands-on support for incidents and service requests.


Key Areas of Responsibility

• Operations: Facilitate the business' needs for ongoing technical and project support.

• Policy: Follow all team and asset management guidelines and procedures.

• Engagement: Respond to requests for technical support in a timely manner.

• Provide first and second level desktop support for desktop hardware and software.

• Complete and close incidents and services requests in a timely manner.

• Update incidents and service requests within agreed response times.

• Meet all productivity and quality goals as measured by the department.

• Participate in hardware refreshes performing workstation deployments and app migrations

• Follow all asset management guidelines and procedures

• Create and submit knowledgebase documentation

• Provide corporate IT helpdesk support to the end users and their devices such as laptops and mobile phones. Responsible for corporate Email, Collaboration tools, end-user applications (all non- engineering applications), ITSM (Information technology service management), change management, asset inventory and end-user productivity applications for the corporate IT environment.

• Manage corporate IT network, office data room, VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure), Azure, meeting room infrastructure, MFP, Wi-Fi, phones, and end-user devices. 

• Responsible for onboarding/offboarding for employees, including access management and changes during tenure.


Education and/or Experience Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree Preferred

• 2-4 years' experience in an IT related role

MCSA (Windows 10) a plus


Required Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Spanish with the ability to effectively interact with stakeholders and leadership

• Strong attention to detail and possess the ability to write and present information and documentation

• Strong ability to manage multiple issues at once.

• Demonstrated organizational and time management skills.

• Ability to work under general supervision and have strong interpersonal skills

• Demonstrated ability to provide in-person, walkup or remote IT support

• Experience deploying and supporting Windows Desktop OS, Mac OS Support Preferred

• Experience installing/uninstalling PC hardware/software

• Experience performing mass workstation deployments and migrations

• Must be willing to respond to on-call pager system after hours for support emergencies

• Ability to move about inside the office as needed to support customers.

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