Desktop support specialist

Columbia, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 6/9/2024

The Role is complete onsite at Columbia, SC

C2 Clearance required -

Important notes from the Hiring Manager

Even though customer service skills are needed, there should be a strong background in technical support within their customer service experiences. Not customer service only

This is a 100% phone position communicating with our employees. Ability to explain complicated technical issues in a simplified manner

  • Actively resolve routine to moderately complex technical needs of customers by managing problems and suggesting solutions.
  • Research, resolve and respond to requests received from customers.
  • Ensure documentation and processes are current as business and technology changes evolve.
  • May have an in-depth knowledge or experience in specific areas

Nice to Have : o Citrix

o Citrix

o VPN

o Microsoft Products (Outlook, Teams)

Required Education : Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or job related degree

Required Experience : 0-1 years of Helpdesk / Desktop support experience

Duties :

Actively resolve routine to moderately complex technical needs of customers by managing problems and suggesting solutions.

Research, resolve and respond to requests received from customers. Ensure documentation and processes are current as business and technology changes evolve.

May have an in-depth knowledge or experience in specific areas.

40% Troubleshoot and restore technical service and equipment problems by analyzing symptoms using documented processes.

Complete customer requests and provide guidance in resolution of application, hardware, and software problems. Determine business impact of requests and escalate to higher-level professionals when necessary.

20% Maintain knowledge database and call tracking database to enhance quality of problem resolutions. Keep apprized of changes in technology and processes by ensuring knowledge and documentation is current and centralized.

20% Proactively monitor various systems to catch problems before they become outages and to ensure the health and availability of systems, servers, network, etc.

15% Analyze data to gain a better understanding of business impact. Conduct a gap analysis to respond to and align with customer business needs.

Required Skills and Abilities : Strong customer service skills. Good problem solving skills. Able to provide technical advice, guidance, and informal training to customers using hardware and software programs.

Understands basic technical problems and solutions in relation to the business environment. Understands the industry's business systems and processes.

Required Software and Tools : Proficient computer skills; able to maneuver through commonly used applications and systems used in the industry.

Work Environment : Fast paced, multi-platformed environment which may require action and response 24X7 to support the technical business needs of the customer within a technical help desk support center.

EEO :

Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of Minority / Gender / Disability / Religion / LGBTQI / Age / Veterans.

Last updated : 2024-06-09

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