Help Desk Support Technician

DecisionPoint Corporation; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Help Desk Support Technician to enhance their customer service team. In this role, you will be pivotal in a fast-paced call center environment, ensuring effective problem resolution and documentation. Your expertise in handling hardware and software issues will be essential as you interact with customers, providing them with timely assistance and support. This position not only offers the chance to grow your technical skills but also to contribute to a collaborative team that values your input. If you thrive in dynamic settings and are passionate about delivering exceptional service, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Match

Paid Time Off

Flexible Spending Account

Training Reimbursement

Education Assistance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Qualifications

• 1+ year experience in a help desk role with strong customer service skills.
• Certifications in customer service or desktop support are required.

Responsibilities

• Provide detailed documentation of reported problems in the incident management system.
• Respond to customer inquiries and resolve issues effectively.

Skills

Customer Service

Problem Solving

Incident Documentation

Communication Skills

Education

HDI Customer Service Representative certification

HDI Desktop Support Technician certification

A+ certification

Tools

ServiceNow

Remedy

CAPRS

Job description

Overview

DecisionPoint Corporation is seeking a Help Desk Support Technician to join our team! The Help Desk Support Technician will work in a Call Center environment, providing detailed call/problem documentation of reported incidents utilizing the Change, Asset and Problem Reporting System (CAPRS). Problem reporting in the CAPRS is required in both real-time voice and emergency notifications. The candidate will function as a Customer Service Representative (CSR). The candidate identifies and reports on a wide variety of hardware, software, mainframe access and print problem determination/escalation. All employees are considered mission critical and are expected to report even during inclement weather conditions.

This position requires 1 day a week onsite in Baltimore, MD.

Duties & Responsibilities

Essential Functions, Responsibilities & Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• The Initial Call Intake function, normally performed by the Customer Service Representative (CSR), provides detailed interaction/incident documentation of reported problems utilizing the incident management system.
• Documents and provides problem analysis and resolution on a wide variety of hardware, software, video, mainframe, and network problems.
• Dispatches all vendor hardware maintenance requests, following priority levels as defined in the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).
• Customer Service Representatives also utilize operational communications systems within the Service Center to communicate real-time events to management and customers as required.
• Utilize email, instant messaging, and other monitoring tools to remain aware of current issues affecting widespread availability.
• Respond to customer calls concerning general inquiries, providing “how to” assistance for specific problems.
• Accept and process virtual call inquiries for hardware and software.
• Open a call ticket for every customer contact and determine and document scope, impact, and priority; resolve, or escalate to incident (level-2).
• Follow-up with customers, vendors, or SSA components, as required, to resolve problems and ensure ticket updates are current.
• Close all tickets only when a problem has been resolved to the customer’s satisfaction and all steps to resolve an issue are completely documented in the service tickets.
• Create a report detailing all open, severity-1 issues encountered up until the time of the report creation and submit to the designated distribution list.
• Gather information and follow required diagnostic procedures.
• Adhere to the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

Qualifications

• Must hold at least one of the following certifications: HDI Customer Service Representative, HDI Desktop Support Technician or an A+ certification.
• Minimum of one year experience serving in a help desk role and experience with Windows Operating System workstation/server, Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS), Microsoft Exchange/Outlook, client/server applications, Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), very high speed Backbone Network Service (vBNS), Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS), VoIP, and Cisco routers.
• Minimum of one year of IT call center support experience required.

Desired skills:

• Ticketing system knowledge/experience (ServiceNow, Remedy or any other ticketing system).

The hourly range for this role is $19/HR to $21/HR.

DecisionPoint provides a comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) Match, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Training Reimbursement, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and Holidays.

Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

• EEO and Affirmative Action Policy:DecisionPoint Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of DecisionPoint Corporation to provide equal employment opportunity in accordance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under Federal, State or Local laws.
• Pay Transparency Policy:In accordance with Presidential Executive Order 13665, DecisionPoint Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
• Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information:By expressing your interest and submitting your resume for this position, you authorize DecisionPoint Corporation to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience.