Desktop Support Specialist (New York)

A motivated self-starter that can thrive in both a team environment and while working autonomously. Buildings rapport with the team through technical proficiency, involving oneself in incidents or requests that are escalated or time sensitive. Performs routine technical assistance and maintenance duties, such as deployment/installation, configuration and maintenance of computers and workstations, or Video Conferencing Support where required Set an example for maintaining and updating ServiceNow Incidents and Requests, reviews open cases or other team members to help move things along and provide guidance where required. Provides instruction and/or training to users on new or updated technologies Actively participates in IT Asset Management; tracking of inventory and assets using ServiceNow and other toolsets Participates in projects where required, confident to take the lead when required Suggests projects or workflows that improve the Support teams ability to do their job Learns and uses runbooks and technology frameworks Problem solving skills: ability to think critically through a technical problem, Actively seeks out the root causes of issues Owns issues end to end Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and can confidently engage with stakeholders Becomes a subject matter expert in 1 or more technologies Consistently delivers high quality work in a timely manner Confidently interfaces with adjacent technology teams on complex problems or projects Actively participates in meetings Demonstrates excellent time management, sets expectations, and follows through on work Suggests enhancements to business processes, best practices, or knowledge articles Good working knowledge for several or all of the following systems: MS Windows operating systems 10, 11 Windows Server 2012+, WAC MS Azure, ServiceNow, Basic to advanced networking, MS InTune, iOS, Android Active Directory, Zscaler/VPN, Powershell. Cisco Webex or VoIP Audio Visual technologies, Cisco, Logitech, Polycom MS Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Slack, Teams Cloud Services such as Box or o365

Education Requirements:

Bachelors Degree and 4 to 5 years experience Other qualifications such as Microsoft role-based certifications, CompTIA or Google IT Support certificates are looked upon favorably.