Desktop Support Technician.

University of Miami; United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Tuition remission

Job summary

The University of Miami Information Technology & Systems Department is hiring a full-time Desktop Support Technician to provide technical user support for faculty and staff in Coral Gables, FL. This role focuses on desktop, network, and AV support, ensuring timely resolution of issues and high-quality customer service.

Responsibilities include hardware/software installation, AV setup for events, video conferencing support, and accurate ticket logging in ServiceNow, while adhering to university

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; CompTIA A+ or Network+ preferred but not required.
• 2+ years of relevant desktop support experience.
• Proficiency with Windows OS and Microsoft Office.
• Experience with AV equipment and video conferencing.
• Familiarity with IT security policies (MFA, disk encryption, endpoint protection).
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tickets.

Responsibilities

• Serve as first point of contact for desktop and network issues.
• Provide quality customer service and timely ticket updates.
• Install, configure, and maintain desktop hardware, software, and peripherals.
• Support lectures, presentations, and conferences with AV and video conferencing.
• Log, track, and close Service Center tickets in ServiceNow.
• Assist with classroom technology and hybrid teaching tools.
• Ensure compliance with IT security policies and asset management.

Skills

Help desk

AV support

Video conferencing

Windows OS

Microsoft Office

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

CompTIA A+ or Network+ certification optional

Tools

ServiceNow

Job description

The University of Miami Information Technology & Systems Department has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Desktop Support Technician to work in Coral Gables, Florida. The Desktop Support Technician provides technical user advice and support to academic and administrative staff for problems and questions related to network communications. The Desktop Support Technician monitors systems and advises senior staff of network application status.

Core Responsibilities

• Acts as first point of contact in the problem determination process, for desktop and network issues.
• Provides quality customer service to all clients in a timely and professional manner.
• Organizes and prioritizes support requests.
• Monitors, administers, tracks, and verifies completion of help desk tickets.
• Assists staff with the installation, configuration, and ongoing usability of desktop computers, peripheral equipment, and software.
• Prepares, installs, tests, and certifies any desktop configuration, including software drivers.
• Conducts basic troubleshooting for desktop and laptop computers.
• Applies migration from the previous PC and executes PC hardware moves.
• Software installation and configuration on workstations.
• Verifies software is functional and escalates issues.
• Decommissions any existing hardware that has been replaced.
• Completes, updates, and closes Service Center tickets.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.
• Develops and periodically refines systems and procedures for efficiently handling customer service calls.
• Provides technical expertise and assists clients in sophisticated problem determination and resolution.
• Prioritize and respond to service requests.
• Provide technical and audio/visual support for lectures, presentations, symposiums and conferences.
• Provide video conferencing support for faculty and staff presentations, lectures and dissertations.
• Assist departmental and program requests regarding video capture and streaming for online and hybrid curricula.

Department Specific Qualifications

• Serve as the primary point of contact for frontline hardware, software, and audiovisual (AV) support across Miami Business School classrooms, computer labs, faculty offices, and staff workstations.
• Collaborate directly with department supervisors to assess upcoming project requirements and identify evolving technology needs.
• Install, configure, and troubleshoot laptops, desktop workstations, mobile devices, and peripherals for faculty, staff, and student-facing environments.
• Proactively monitor and maintain endpoint health by deploying software updates, system patches, and routine preventative maintenance while enforcing University IT security policies (e.g., MFA, disk encryption, endpoint protection, and access controls).
• Provide prompt, customer-focused technical support both in person and via remote tools, ensuring all incidents and service requests are fully logged, tracked, and closed within ServiceNow.
• Support faculty with classroom technology and digital teaching tools, and provide on-site AV support for special events.
• Track and maintain an accurate inventory of department hardware, software licenses, and peripheral equipment using the designated asset management platform.
• Assist faculty with digital teaching tools and hybrid classroom technologies; provide on-site technical and AV support for special academic events, guest lectures, and conferences.
• Partner with cross-functional IT groups and campus peers to support school-wide technology initiatives and system upgrades.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• CompTIA A+ or Network+ Certification preferred but not required.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience
• Skill in completing assignments accurately and with attention to detail.
• Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work under pressure while meeting deadlines.
• Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion.
• Ability to work evenings, nights, and weekends as necessary.
• Commitment to the University’s core values.
• Ability to work independently and/or in a collaborative environment.
• Proficiency in computer software (i.e. Microsoft Office).
• Any appropriate combination of relevant education, experience and/or certifications may be considered.

Benefits

• The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff

The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service. A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System (UHealth) have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation.

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The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022.

With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.