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ID #23216660
State New York
City Syracuse
Job type Contract
Salary USD $21.5 21.5
Source Apidel Technologies
Showed 2021-11-21
Date 2021-11-19
Deadline 2022-01-18
Category Internet engineering
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Desktop Support (Contract to Hire)

New York, Syracuse, 13201 Syracuse USA

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Job Title: Desktop Support

Position Type: Contract

Location: Syracuse, NY

Duration: 3 months (Contract to permanent)

Primary Skills: Desktop Support

Description/Responsibilities:
  • Maintains, analyzes, troubleshoots, and repairs computer systems, hardware and computer peripherals. Documents, maintains, upgrades or replaces hardware and software systems.
  • Supports and maintains user account information including rights, security and systems groups.
  • May require an associate's degree in a related area or 5+ years of experience in the field or in a related area.
  • Familiar with a variety of the fields' concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of complicated tasks.
  • Typically reports to a project leader or manager. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

Position Description:
  • Field incoming help requests from end users via both telephone and work orders in a courteous manner.
  • Document all pertinent end user identification information, including name, department, contact information, and nature of problem or issue.
  • Build rapport and elicit problem details from help desk customers.
  • Prioritize and schedule problems. Escalate problems (when required) to the appropriately experienced technician.
  • Record, track, and document the help desk request problem-solving process, including all successful and unsuccessful decisions made, and actions taken, through to the final resolution.
  • Apply diagnostic utilities to aid in troubleshooting.
  • Access software updates, drivers, knowledge bases, and frequently asked questions resources on the Internet to aid in problem resolution.
  • Identify and learn appropriate software and hardware used and supported by the organization.
  • Perform hands-on fixes at the desktop level, including installing and upgrading software, implementing file backups, and configuring systems and applications.
  • Test fixes to ensure problem has been adequately resolved.
  • Perform post-resolution follow-ups to help requests.
  • Develop help sheets and knowledge base articles for end users.
  • Perform related duties consistent with the scope and intent of the position

Qualifications:
  • Knowledge & Experience:
  • Knowledge of basic computer hardware.
  • Experience with desktop operating systems including Microsoft, and Mac OS X
  • Extensive application support experience.
  • Working knowledge of a range of diagnostic utilities.
  • Good understanding of the organization's goals and objectives.
  • Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills, with a focus on rapport-building, listening, and questioning skills.
  • Strong documentation skills.

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