Desktop Administrator

Top Skills' Details
- 1-2 Years of IT Support, Desktop or Help Desk experience. This candidate will be supporting mostly faculty from a desktop perspective in an environment that is made up of about 400 devices that are 60%/40% PC to MAC, respectively. Therefore a mix of both would be preferred.
- Imaging and deployment experience.
- Apps packaging experience.
- Candidate will be working with junior staff to delegate tasks and project assignments.
TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENT
Windows 10, Active Directory, Group Policy, Windows registry, Window File and Print
Apple Macintosh, OS X, iOS, JAMF
MS Office, Adobe Creative Suite
Google GSuite for EDU, Chromebook
MS SCCM, SysPrep, Smart Deploy
TCP/IP
Desktop Firewall, Anti-Malware
Description:
SUMMARY:
The Desktop Systems Administrator (DA) is responsible and accountable for the effective lifecycle management of the end users and mobile computing devices, including processes and technologies associated with acquisition, inventory and asset management, imaging and installation, configuration, maintenance, renewal and disposal. The Desktop Administrator supervises and coordinates the activities of 5-10 part-time, student employees who support the lifecycle management activities.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Actively supports personal and mobile computing devices and software, including device acquisition, testing of OS image and deployment of baseline system configuration, for Windows, Apple Mac OS and Apple iOS devices.
Ensures timely and consistent distribution of software updates and security patches in accordance with departmental standards.
Identifies, utilizes and maintains methods and technologies to promote efficient device and software configuration management.
Acquires and analyzes relevant data to inform decision making and continuous improvement.
Collaborates on the maintenance and renewal of systems and software configuration management tools.
Establishes and documents best practices for the technical support of personal computing and mobile devices.
Evaluates and recommends devices and software to satisfy specified requirements.
Supports the resolution of technology issues. Ensures that assigned incidents and requests are responded to and resolved in accordance with established standards.
Serves as a consultant regarding questions involving system(s) installation, configuration, and maintenance.
Communicates effectively in visual, oral, and written form with key constituencies.
Maintains a constituent centric approach at all times. Demonstrates professionalism in contacts with others.
Additional Skills & Qualifications:
QUALIFICATIONS:
1-3 years of relevant experience supporting desktop and mobile computing systems.
Successful, prior supervisory and/or team leadership experience in a professional work environment.
Proficiency in Microsoft Windows 10, Active Directory, Group Policy, Windows registry, Windows File and Print Services
Working experience with Windows and Apple operating systems
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Cloud, Gsuite and similar productivity tools.
Hands-on experience in configuring SCCM (or similar configuration management tool) to build, deploy and manage PC images
Hands-on experience with JAMF, Apple Remote Desktop, and Deploy Studio, to build, deploy and manage Mac OS images
Experience supporting virtual desktop technologies.
Working knowledge of networking technologies and protocols including Ethernet, TCP/IP, switches, routers, and firewalls.
Familiar with ITIL (or related) service management practices including incident, problem, configuration, and change management
Intellectually curious with a passion for personal development, learning, and teaching
Superior commitment to serving others with empathy, timeliness, accuracy, thoroughness, and professionalism
Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills; works effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
Ability to provide guidance and counsel to clientele in the assessment and development of existing and/or proposed processes and systems.
Self-motivated and proactive; works effectively with limited oversight and direction; attentive to detail; organized; ably manages resources, constituencies, projects of varying size, and multiple and competing priorities and deadlines

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