IT Desktop Support Technician - Start ASAP

Depot Support Technician

Full-time

100% Onsite support

Essential duties for the position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Hardware Inventory Management ensuring stock levels are constantly monitored.
• Hardware request and receipt through our internal ordering system.
• Actively monitoring the ticket queue and managing requests through to completion.
• Housekeeping on IT rooms.
• Supporting events like annual Power down post desk checkouts (PC/monitors/Mouse Keyboard/desk phone/headset/webcam).
• Supports hardware decommissioning events.
• Supports Business moves / changes ensure involvement in early stages of planning.
• Managing escalations through to conclusion.
• Manage client expectations.
• Setup and installation of Temporary training rooms / Office wide events - Expo's.
• Comms room patching.
• Supports work from home hardware requests.
• Ensure that policies and guidelines relating to overtime and expenses are adhered to. All local guidelines for cost control are adhered to.
• Manage own workload to ensure that assigned activities are completed within targets defined within SLA s/OLA s.
• Demonstrate high levels of customer care behaviours at all times and adopt an approach that shows consistent commitment to providing a customer focused quality service.
• Work across lines of service to ensure a coordinated approach to providing support for the customer.
• Actively participate in a program of Continuous Service Improvement taking ownership of actions that deliver results.
• Perform basic troubleshooting, system upgrades and replacements for employees.
• Deploy equipment for new hires and refreshes and collect equipment from offboarded employees.
• Evaluate user requests and requirements and recommend effective technological solutions.
• Install, configure, and troubleshoot hardware, including desktops, laptops, and peripherals.
• Will be required to work outside business hours and participate in additional weekend work.
• Image/re-image computers, configure IP phones and mobile phones.

*JOB REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven ability to work independently with little supervision as well as in a team environment.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and customer care skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure and to tight timescales.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of Windows operating system, applications, and computer hardware.
• Interacting with other support groups across multiple platforms.
• Experience using a help desk call management system.
• Technical grasp of strategic platforms such as Microsoft, Networks and Security, WAN, LAN.
• Industry standard certifications a plus (MCSA, A , Network , CCENT, CCT).
• Shell scripting experience a plus (Windows PowerShell, Perl, Windows cmd line).
• Experience in the financial industry.
• An understanding of ITIL Service Support and Delivery disciplines and methodologies.
• Focus on customer service.