What are the responsibilities and job description for the Support Services Technician position at Veracity Technologies?
Company Description
Veracity Technologies was founded in 1989 to help small businesses in Minnesota get the most out of their business technology. Over the years we have evolved to offer a best in class technology support solution, including complete IT direction, expertise, relationship, and support in a managed services environment. Small businesses rely on us to relieve their technology worries so that they can concentrate on growing their businesses and realizing their goals.
We chose the name Veracity because we believe that technology-dependent businesses require precision, accuracy, and truth from their IT partner in order to receive high performing technology, access, integration, and ROI. Veracity's services are focused on providing the business tools that small businesses need to compete. We provide affordable technology designs that are tailor-made to meet the unique needs of your business.
Job Description
As a Support Services Technician you will work on our Service Desk and be our single point of contact for reactive support from our clients. The Service Desk is where our clients will judge our support. Below is a breakdown of the SS Technician’s area of responsibilities.
Job Responsibilities
* Reactive Support
Manage our clients’ expectations
Keep clients updated while their issues are being resolved.
Work reactive issues via phone, email, & support portal through our “Reliant ” Service Board.
Escalate reactive issues that cannot be resolved in a timely manner or require additional assistance to our Service Manager.
Meet our SLA goals for the Service Tickets.
* On-Site Support
Issues that cannot be resolved remotely.
Simple moves/adds/changes.
* Make recommendations to streamline our services & support.
* Any other duties assigned from the Management Team.
Great communication & customer service skills are an absolute must. You will be frequently communicating with business owners and end-users.
Your typical work week will be Monday – Friday, 8 hours/day. Over time and flexible scheduling is required at times to support our clients. You will be a member of an on-call rotation that provides emergency, after-hours support to our clients. On average you will be on-call for 1 week, every 10 weeks.
A typical day will involve working a Service Ticket queue & answering Help Desk calls. Most of the work can be done remotely from our office; however, some on-site work may be needed.
Dress is business-casual. We have a lunch room and keep a fridge stocked with drinks for our team members. We have a lot of equipment (servers, etc.) & NFR software allowing you to truly play and learn. This is a great environment for those that have a thirst for knowledge!
Veracity Technologies is an IT Professional Services organization. Our team is comprised of highly skilled IT professionals – with emphasis on professionals. If you desire to work in a fast-paced environment with the latest technology and truly be a subject-matter-expert than consider joining our team. Our question to you is; can you keep up?
Our organization is growing and our technical teams will get larger. We want to bring on team members that are willing to learn and grow with the organization. Future opportunities with our team may include the progression to Centralized Services, Network Administrators, Professional Service Engineers, or Virtual CIOs.
Qualifications
An ideal candidate will have at least 2-years prior IT-related experience and possess years of experience with desktop & server operating systems, Microsoft Office applications, and User Management via Active Directory & Exchange.
Additional Information
Skills & Abilities
- Self-motivated when projects are assigned; creates a task list; and works that list with minimal guidance. Reporting back to the Service Manager & clientele on progress/issues. We cannot afford to micro-manage.
- Exceptional communication, documentation, time management, & task management skills.
- Above average organization skills, a strong work ethic, is a team player, and can demonstrate problem solving skills.
- Committed to professional development & technical training. Maintaining current certifications is a requirement.
- Ability to excel in a structured environment.
- Thrives at meeting deadlines. Communicates progress to all affected parties.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.