Job Details
Level: Experienced
Job Location: Stamford, CT - Stamford, CT
Education Level: 2 Year Degree
Salary Range: $65,000.00 - $75,000.00 Salary
Job Shift: Day
Job Category: Information Technology
Description
Join An Award-Winning Team!
Omega Systems is a nationally recognized technology solutions firm serving a growing number of businesses across the Northeast. To accommodate our expanding footprint, we are regularly looking for talent willing to take on new challenges and innovative methodologies. If you are passionate about IT and eager to benefit from personal development, team-based collaborations, and an abundance of opportunities, consider joining the Omega Systems family and becoming part of our story.
Omega Systems Consultants Inc. is seeking a Full Time Service Desk Engineer to join our growing team in the Stamford, CT and New York, NY areas. The Service Desk functions as first line and escalation support to ensure the stable operation of the organization’s Customer support as well as local office support services, including maintenance, troubleshooting applications, developing and testing solutions, documenting, resolving incidents and bug fixes. The individual will also assist in the maintenance of knowledge-based repository of common reported problems and resolutions to further increase effectiveness and efficiency for OMEGASYSTEMS Service Desk operations.
FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND TASKS
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Operational Responsibilities
- Provide 2nd tier support through desk-side, remote, and local office support services
- Watch for repeat tickets to find trending issues.
- Work directly with Technical Account Manager on their customer’s escalated issues.
- Create new knowledge base articles to increase the rate of first line resolution
- Follow documented processes for incident management and request fulfilment
- Provide guidance and direction for escalated service issues
- Demonstrates dedication to customer service and able to quickly assess risks
- Analyze and document software requirements
Leadership and People Responsibilities
- Work with other colleagues within OMEGASYSTEMS teams to deliver an effective Customer support service offering
- Help ensure Customer support services teams are focused on achieving results using all resources available from initiation to resolution
- Ensure that effective working relationships at all levels are achieved by simplifying complex technical messages and acting as an advocate of OMEGASYSTEMS Customer support teams both externally and internally
Position Type / Expected Hours of Work / Travel Requirements
- This is a full-time position, and hours of work are typically Monday thru Friday from 8AM to 5PM. This position requires 25% travel
Incumbent(s) in this position may be required to perform other duties and special assignments not specifically stated.
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TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITY AND TASKS
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- Provide timely, resolution to technical support issues while following company standards
- Properly log, prioritize, assign, track and respond to incidents and requests in a timely manner
- Identify and resolve incidents within agreed SLAs, policies and procedures
- Develop new support documentation of solutions that are used by Customer support services
- Monitor incident trends and identify recurring incidents for resolution
- Ensure that all relevant incidents are linked to an appropriate problem
- Document and Test new solutions for OMEGASYSTEMS to use and implement in customer environments for problem resolution.
- Perform root cause analysis as needed for problems; working closely with other OMEGASYSTEMS support teams
- Install and maintain desktop hardware and software, provide PC hardware troubleshooting/repair
- Use advanced tools/technical knowledge to remediate Customer problems and conduct scheduled installs
- Analyze desktop usage and computer peripherals
- Analyze, troubleshoot, correct, and document defects in existing software systems
- Responsible for installation, testing, troubleshooting and repair of workstations
- Responsible for installation and configuration of workstation software
- Complete PC installation, maintenance, e-mail administration, and disk capacity monitoring
- Provide accurate estimates for and track data on time spent adding new features and fixing defects
- Ensure technical documentation is created and tested
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Qualifications
- 5 years information technology experience supporting inbound Customer requests or issue resolution
- High school Diploma
- Experience with ConnectWise Manage software or similar ticketing system
- Strong working knowledge of desktop and server operating systems (Windows, Linux, Unix, etc.)
- Proficiency with Microsoft operating systems, Microsoft Office Suite Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), and Microsoft desktop applications
- Experience with Active Directory account creation, password resets, group membership changes, distribution groups and other AD functions
- Experience supporting VPN clients and VPN Administration
- Experience support LAN/WAN network infrastructure
- Experience supporting applications running in an RDS or Citrix environment
- Strong working knowledge of Office 365 user and mail administration
- Proficiency with NTFS file permissions
- Experience with internal and external DNS administration
- Experience with creating, changing and troubleshooting Group Policies
- Experience with VMWare and/or HyperV
- Excellent listening, questioning, and customer service skills
- Strong problem-solving and logical thinking skills, able to absorb and relate to new technical concepts quickly and build on knowledge learned
- Ability to maintain composure, tact and effectiveness under stressful conditions
- Ability to organize information, efficiently manage time and balance multiple priorities
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, particularly an ability to relay technical concepts to a business audience
Preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or related field
- MS in Computer Science or Information Management