Desktop Support Technician

Kavaliro; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an Application Systems Analyst / Programmer to provide technical support for government digital services. This remote position focuses on Tier I and II support, requiring great customer service and technical troubleshooting skills. Successful candidates will assist in issue resolution related to mobile applications and ensure high-quality service delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience providing Tier I and II support for digital services.
• Ability to document issues and resolutions.
• Technical knowledge for mobile applications for iOS and Android.

Responsibilities

• Provide Tier I and II technical support and assistance for mobile applications.
• Analyze, reproduce, report, and resolve issues in applications.
• Communicate effectively about the status of support tickets.

Skills

Customer service skills

Technical troubleshooting

Communicative skills

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

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Position Title:Application Systems Analyst / Programmer.
Location:100% remote- MUST SIT IN COLORADO

Description The Customer Support work unit is responsible for providing support to assist in the delivery of government information technology services to Coloradans. The work unit provides Tier I and II support for state government digital services and acts as a liaison for identifying and escalating bugs, issues and/or security breaches.

This position provides Tier I and II technical support and customer assistance for the mobile application and the Portal including analyzing, reproducing, reporting, and resolving problems in both iOS and Android mobile operating systems. In addition, this position will provide customer education and assistance with installation of the app on supported devices following defined procedures, processes, and methods. In this role, the service desk specialist will obtain customer and device information, detail the reported issue clearly including any relevant information and troubleshooting methods attempted, to create tickets within the ticketing system.

Tier I and II Customer Support job description:

• Provide Tier I and II support for a wide range of enterprise and agency IT service offerings.
  
  
• Effectively and efficiently resolves incoming Tier I and II support tickets through preferred channels, and escalates for support when necessary.
  
  
• Abide by Service Level Commitments and OIT and agency policies.
  
  
• Use documented processes and procedures to assist during service outages (emergency and planned).
  
  
• Provide outage status updates when prompted by users.
  
  
• Ensure that all tickets opened related to the outage are appended to the parent ticket in the ticket management system.
  
  

• Effectively communicates situational data to peers and partners as defined by OIT and agency policy.
  
  
• Provide customer service skills; oral or typed communication to provide ticket status information to end users upon request by querying the ticket management system.
  
  
• Written communication to document issues and steps taken to resolve incidents.
  
  
• Share information and ideas, communicate constructively about issues, and help to build a culture of teamwork.
  
  
• Answer customer questions related to policy and procedures.
  
  
• Responds to accessibility accommodation requests in a timely manner, escalating to the Technology Accessibility Program (TAP) team, when needed.
  
  
  

Examples of regular, ongoing decisions made by this position related to this duty:

• Perform prescribed processes to troubleshoot and resolve login, user profile, connectivity or software issues. Determine potential root cause, what app components may be involved, and how to test these components to isolate the cause of the issue.
  
  
• Decide what steps to take to resolve the issue that may include updating or reinstalling software, changing settings, updating profiles, or escalating novel or new issues to team leadership.
  
  
• Always provide a friendly atmosphere to the work unit, even when frustrated with the workload or decisions.
  
  

Examples of typical issues or challenges encountered by this position, and the guidance used to resolve the issue:

• A user cannot log into the app. This could be the result of an incorrect username or password that needs to be reset.
  
  
• Determine business impact, and overall severity of ticket.
  
  
• Effectively documenting the details of the situation.
  
  
• Challenges could be related to upset customers. Be the first point of contact, and the “face” of app. Customer Support is often the recipient of complaints.
  
  
• The incumbent will need to keep a positive attitude and work with the end user to assure them their issue will be resolved in a timely manner.
  
  

Ticketing System Duty Description:

• Ensure all chats and calls are correctly recorded, classified and assigned the priority, urgency and resources.
  
  
• Serve as the initial customer single point of contact for the organization.
  
  
• Monitor the ticket status and provide updates to the supervisor when service level agreement is not met.
  
  

Examples of regular, ongoing decisions made by this position related to this duty:

• Work with App users to identify the root cause of the issue, what app component may be involved, and educate, resolve or escalate the user ticket as needed.
  
  
• Work with the leadership team to escalate user tickets after following the troubleshooting steps if not resolved.
  
  

Examples of typical problems or challenges encountered by this position, and the guidance used to resolve the problem:

• The challenge of the ticketing system is to make sure Service Desk Specialists are logging details for each call or chat within tickets and internal notes, to ensure users receive timely communications with resolutions as well as for escalation and research when required.
  
  

Organizational Commitment Duty Description:

• Participate in team meetings, work sessions, and organizational improvement activities.
  
  
• Share information and ideas, communicate constructively about issues, and help to build a teamwork culture.
  
  
• Read technical books or articles; attend classes, seminars and forums; and participate in educational events to stay abreast of appropriate new technologies.
  
  
• Share new information with other team members.
  
  

Examples of regular, ongoing decisions made by this position related to this duty:

• Work as a team player to identify information from meetings, training, etc to provide to the team during regular staff meetings.
  
  

Examples of typical issues or challenges encountered by this position, and the guidance used to resolve the issue:

• During a chat with a frustrated customer reporting problems logging in, the user may not realize the root cause is that their user profile information on file is outdated. Customer Service skills are employed to de-escalate and empathize while obtaining new information to be provisioned to the user account to assist the user with logging in.
  
  

Other Duties as Assigned:

• Take on additional duties as they arise to fulfill the OIT mission and goals.
  

Kavaliro provides Equal Employment Opportunities to all employees and applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Kavaliro is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Kavaliro will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please respond to this posting to connect with a company representative.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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