Senior System Admin

First American; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

First American is seeking an IT Support professional in Bengaluru, India, to identify and resolve complex user issues, manage high-priority tickets, and maintain system uptime. The role involves remote problem solving, vendor coordination, and configuring hardware and software as per customer specifications.

Candidates should have experience with desktop/laptop troubleshooting, strong customer support skills, and the ability to prioritize tickets to meet SLA requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience in resolving user and system issues with SLA adherence.
• Ability to configure hardware/software to user specifications.

Responsibilities

• Identify and resolve complex user issues and high-priority tickets.
• Provide remote problem solving and coordinate with vendors for resolutions.
• Configure desktop hardware/software and manage user accounts and domains.

Skills

Customer support

Ticket prioritization

Multi-tasking

Service desk tools

Education

B.Com or equivalent

Tools

Service desk tools

Job description

Company Summary

First American (India) is a GCC (Global Capability Center) of the First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF) family of companies. FAI is a proud member of the FORTUNE 500 companies and has been amongst the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for eight consecutive years. First American Financial Corporation provides comprehensive title insurance, closing/settlement, property data and technology solutions. First American (India) creates quality solutions for its customers by combining software, back office, and knowledge processing operations to fulfill First American's business requirements. Our priorities are our employees, customers, and shareholders - in that order. First American (India) has been ranked amongst India's Best Companies To Work For™ 2023: Listed amongst the Top 100 by Great Place To Work® India, FAI is also certified Best Workplaces for Women and Workplace with Inclusive Practices. IT Services provides secure, fast, innovative and green infrastructure capabilities to meet evergrowing customer demand. Our teams thrive on building capabilities across areas of Cloud Migration, Dev Ops, Network and Information Security amongst others.

Job Summary

This role shall be responsible for identifying and resolving complex issues reported by users, system requests and handle high priority tickets. This position maintains user and system up-time through effective remote problem solving and by working with outside resources and vendors to deliver effective resolution. Must have experience with remote access systems. Ability to manage multiple customer accounts at any given time. Ensure support tickets are resolved in accordance with Service Level Agreements and customer policy / procedures, Configure hardware / software to customer specifications. Deliver support for reported problems with desktop computers, laptops, peripherals and mobile devices. Evaluate new product versions and recommend upgrade schedules. Set up and troubleshoot domains, user accounts and software accounts. Format, install, set up, maintain, and troubleshoot desktop and laptop computers with and for end users.

Competencies

• Demonstrate knowledge of troubleshooting desktops/ laptops and basic understanding for networks.
• Excellent customer support skills.
• Ability to prioritize IT tickets and respond effectively to end user.
• Should be able to think on his feet to ensure tickets and closed within SLA.
• Ability to multi task while managing multiple tickets and user requests.
• Knowledge of using any ticketing tool such as service first.

Technical Skills

• Upgrading, supporting and troubleshooting Windows 10 and Microsoft Office 2016 and any other authorized desktop applications.
• Upgrading, supporting and troubleshooting for printers, computer hardware and any other authorized peripheral equipment.
• Performing general preventative maintenance tasks on computers, laptops, printers and any other authorized peripheral equipment.
• Performing remedial repairs on computers, laptops, printers and any other authorized peripheral equipment.
• Understanding the working nuances of FAI's existing IT infrastructure.
• Preparing to trigger system updates as and when necessary.
• Understanding the basic servers in use at FAI.
• Being able to effectively diagnose any issues or incidents with servers.
• Trigger server updates as and when necessary.
• Support development and implementation of new projects and new hardware installations.
• Perform configuration and maintenance activities relating to user profiles and policies.
• Ensure adherence to the terms of license agreements.

Educational Qualification and Experience

• Minimum of 15 years of formal education - Graduate / Post Graduate in Commerce.
• Professional work experience of 2 to 3 years.

FAI is committed to create an environment that respects, supports and inspires all individuals. We do not discriminate on the basis of color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation and age. At FAI, we celebrate diversity and believe that an inclusive workforce benefits employees, the organization and our community. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

For more information about our company and dedication to putting People First, check out https://firstam.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/faicareers.