Desktop Support Technician (Onsite)
TDS
- Madison, WI
- $18.22-27.05 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provides basic maintenance, troubleshooting and support for end user devices.
- Assembles/disassembles end-user desktops (both physical & virtual), laptops, tablets, monitors, keyboards, printers, and other peripheral devices following design installation specifications.
- Completes software installation/de-installation for operating systems, applications, utilities, drivers, etc. on end user devices.
- Installs and moves devices at customer locations, including removing old devices, connecting and testing new equipment, transferring applications, data, etc.’
- Ensures customer satisfaction and reports concerns and follows up as required.
- Monitors and determines severity of any incident and troubleshoots issues that may occur with applications, servers or devices. This may include monitoring jobs, powering on/off systems, swapping cables or assistance with a local console.
- Completes routine system maintenance and enhancements.
- May requisition IT hardware and receives incoming hardware to confirm accuracy of items received versus items ordered, taking corrective action when necessary.
- Updates the asset management system as equipment is installed moved and retired.
- Reclaims client hardware after break/fix replacement, upon request, and as a result of other business activities.
- Associate degree in related field -OR- equivalent combination of education and functional / technical experience
- Based on business needs, ability to work overtime as requested
- Valid driver's license, insurance and access to reliable transportation
- Associate degree in related field -OR- equivalent combination of education and functional / technical experience
- 2+ years’ IT operations / deployment, client hardware or equivalent technical work experience
- Based on business needs, ability to work overtime as requested
- Valid driver's license, insurance and access to reliable transportation
- Basic knowledge in the following:
- End-user computer device hardware
- Common 'off the shelf' software
- End-point security technologies
- Device networking (LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi), Active Directory and Group Policy
- Mobility and remote access technologies
- Virtualization technologies
- General understanding of infrastructure design, development and deployment.
- Ability to effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with customers at all levels of technical understanding
- Good interpersonal skills with issue resolution and conflict management abilities.
- Effective analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to effectively follow established support procedures and document issues in the appropriate system(s)