Help Desk Technician II

Columbia Advisory Group

Overview

MUST CURRENTLY RESIDE IN THE COMMERCE, TX AREA.  NO SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE AT ANY TIME.

The Help Desk Technician’s role is to provide tier 2 technical support to customers via remote support tools and in person. The Help Desk Technician will use their technical skills and expertise to resolve issues and properly ensure that complex and/or high-priority problems are elevated to specialized support groups for resolution.

Responsibilities

  • Effectively, professionally, and respectfully represents other Information Technology staff members, teams, and their services to the client community.
  • Provides support for all Information Technology products and services. Support may include answering questions, troubleshooting problems, teaching or instructing customers regarding software or hardware functionality, and communicating policy.
  • Determines the most effective manner to resolve customer’s technical issue
  • Records required customer and incident information in an IT ticketing system. Updates tickets with appropriate entries of activities and closes tickets with resolution entered upon completion
  • Follows basic quality techniques in both processes and services to ensure the organization’s quality standards are met
  • Resolves Level 2 work orders and elevates complex and/or high-priority problems to the appropriate support groups for resolution
  • Verifies that suggested solutions effectively resolve the users’ problems through verbal or email follow up
  • Works on Help Desk related projects as assigned by the Help Desk Manager
  • Contribute to knowledge base articles and documentation of incident resolution
  • Manage ticket queue and routing to correct technical support team
  • Adhere to defined metrics outlined by Help Desk Manager

Qualifications

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

  • Proficiency working in an IT-related field supporting end-user devices, operating systems, applications, and basic wireless/wired connections support
  • Proficiency using Microsoft and MAC operating systems and Office
  • Ability to research solutions and determine the best solution set for the current environment
  • Must be willing and able to learn new technologies as new products and services are adopted
  • Ability to explain technical terminology to non-technical end users and create knowledge-base documents
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and customer service orientation
  • Excellent time management and organization skills to balance, prioritize and perform multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to work independently and also effectively communicate within a team environment
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Self-motivated and highly organized
  • Must exercise discretion and sound judgment and be able to work well independently
  • Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment while being able to think critically
  • At least two years of IT Support experience or equivalent training
  • Advanced Proficiency in Microsoft Office Products, including troubleshooting, usage, etc.

Minimum Qualifications – Education & Prior Job Experience

  • MUST CURRENTLY RESIDE IN THE COMMERCE, TX AREA
  • No sponsorship is available at any time
  • Associates Degree or two years of relevant experience
  • Two years of break-fix of the Windows and Mac environments
  • Two years of experience in a technical, professional environment

Preferred

  • A+ certification is a plus
  • ACMT Certification
  • Network+
  • Adobe Certification

To apply for this job please visit careers-columbiaadvisory.icims.com.