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Help Desk Specialist

Information Sciences Corporation
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 1/21/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/19/2025

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Position

Helpdesk Specialist

Location

Work location is in the Washington DC Metro area.

Experience

Experience should include general knowledge of microcomputer hardware components such as hard drives, CD-ROMs, floppy drives, modems, memory, etc. This expertise will allow the operator to provide direct first level assistance to users or to accurately determine problem type and priority.

Primary Duties / Responsibilities

  • Provide front-line, tier 1, technical support for customers requesting IT assistance
  • Answer telephone and e-mail requests from customers via the IT Customer Support Center call center phone line or Exchange e-mail mailbox
  • Assist users over the phone, escalate to technicians if needed, log / track work orders in Track-It database call center software, and send out Quality Survey’s to customers when work orders are closed out in Track-It!
  • Facilitate “mass” e-mail messages to FNS community, as needed and requested by TSB federal representatives
  • Duplicate CD-ROMs for customers, facilitate and coordinate walk-in requests for printer, software, computer installation and repairs
  • Maintain, monitor, and manage the call center Track-It! work order tracking system
  • Deliver Track-It! reports to customer representatives, as requested / needed
  • Maintain PC and peripheral equipment inventory lists and reports

Skills

Extensive hands-on knowledge

  • Basic user level knowledge of microcomputer Windows operating systems such as 2000 and XP
  • Ability to key at least 25 wpm to ensure call data is entered into the call tracking software application (currently Track-It!) as the calls are received
  • At least two years experience using microcomputers and entering data into a database, and two years help desk experience in a similar LAN / technical support environment
  • Outstanding command of verbal and written English, interpersonal skills and good communication skills to ensure accurate and rapid understanding of problems and communication of solutions or scheduling of follow-up technical assistance
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