What are the responsibilities and job description for the Help Desk Technician I position at MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings?
Position Overview
The Help Desk Technician is a primary technical resource for diagnosing, troubleshooting and repairing hardware and software systems. This individual will directly support all employees as well as Executive level clientele and therefore must have a high level of discretion, professionalism, and dedication to customer service.
Responsibilities
· Provide Help Desk Support to all corporate employees; answering questions and resolving technical issues
· Respond to Help Desk requests concerning all IT related issues:
o Diagnose issues and provide creative effective solutions while troubleshooting hardware, software, and printing issues
o Escalate technical issues to appropriate IT professionals by providing clear, concise, and thorough research of technical details
o Provide troubleshooting activities involve recognizing, researching, documenting and accurately resolving users’ needs while following up to verify thorough completion of requests
o Work to eliminate recurring problems and reasons for service tickets
· Provide preventative hardware maintenance, replacement and repair of desktops and laptop computers
· Install, configure, and deploy technology according to organization standard specifications and coordinate the addition of new employees including network access, printer installs, mapped drives and email setup
· Support remote access and support through Global Protect, LogMeIn Rescue and Dameware, Atera
· Offer general Microsoft Office support including Outlook / Exchange additions and changes and general guidance to users
· Support mobile users for network access, email support and troubleshooting
· Support and maintain user account information through Microsoft Active Directory including rights, permissions, security, and systems groups
· Support Zoom and Blue Jeans video conferencing
Desired Skills & Experience
· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Management Information Systems, or similar discipline. Some Education requirements can be offset by work experience (industry or federal)
· 3 years minimum experience required, 5 years preferred
· Microsoft, Cisco or Aruba certifications preferred
· Ticketing System experience (creating, updating, closing tickets) (Service-Now experience a plus)
· Ability to work in a team environment with a variety of professionals while also working independently, with minimal supervision
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $65,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- On call
- Weekdays
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person
Salary : $65,000 - $75,000