Tier 2 Help Desk Specialist - Tysons, United States - Maximus Services, LLC

Maximus Services, LLC

Verified Company

Tysons, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Description & Requirements
The Help Desk Specialist III will provide support to end users on a variety of issues. This position will identify, research, and resolve technical problems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for the 24x7 operation of the MAXIMUS infrastructure.
Identify, research and resolve technical problems.
Mentor and train other technicians on more complex and/or critical procedures and items.
Document, track and monitor problems to ensure timely resolution.
Promote a high level of customer satisfaction through proper telephone techniques, and respond with the appropriate amount of urgency to user problems.
Provide hardware support of PCs and Laptops, such as installing replacement hardware or upgrading hardware.
Support Software/Hardware on equipment such as Scanners, Copiers, Printers, Monitors and other peripherals.
Provide support for Windows XP and Windows 7 by evaluating and troubleshooting issues including running indepth diagnostics.
Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Essential Duties:

Diagnose, resolve, and follow up on issues relating to various user concerns
Provide remote support and resolve issues for users whom may be at remote offices or home office users
Provide written updates for problem resolution in ticketing system, knowledge bases, troubleshooting manual(s) and procedures, or online documentation repository
Assist in troubleshooting advanced technical issues within the network and telecommunications environments
Assist in providing support to project managers to integrate and transition projects or new technology efforts to the production support environment
Assist in maintaining software and workstation image management, including the use of image deployment software to perform imaging tasks for workstations
Identify areas deserving attention in the technical support environment, and consult with management
Ensure tickets are accurately documented and resolved in a timely manner
Work within the team framework created by management and work with team members on assigned projects
Handles customer support requests that cannot be solved by Tier
System release tracking and smoke testing of customer facing system components
Perform trend analysis and root cause analysis
Foward support requests not resolved by Tier 2 as required by following established procedures.
Open trouble shooting bridges with customers as needed to resolve incidents.

Education and Experience:

Associate degree from an accredited college or university required, equivalent experience will be considered in lieu of degree
At least four (4) years of relevant Help Desk experience required
Knowledge of and the ability to monitor logs and scheduled events, as well as report on problems and anomalies
Experience with and/or ability to use call center telephony equipment
Experience in customer support or call center support
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Project)
Government experience preferred
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Strong analytical and problemsolving skills
Ability to follow processes, procedures, and guidelines to ensure repeatable customer experiences
Highly detailoriented, organized, timely, and customer serviceoriented
Ability to work well independently and in a team setting
Adaptable, flexible and able to deal with ambiguity and change
Excellent oral and written communication and customer service skills
Excellent attention to detail and good analytical skills

Minimum Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

High School diploma or equivalent with 4+ years of experience, or Associate degree with 2+ years of experience.
May have additional training or education in area of specialization.
Works on assignments that are moderately difficult, requiring judgement in resolving issues.
Understands implications of work and makes recommendations for solutions.
Has substantial understanding of the job and applies knowledge and skills to complete a wide range of tasks.
Able to research and resolve most nonroutine issues independently.
Communicates on complex or sensitive issues or drafts such responses for supervisor or team lead.

EEO Statement

Pay Transparency
- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.