Help Desk Technician

Planet Depos, LLC; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 37,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Health Savings Account

Life Insurance

Voluntary Long Term Disability

PTO

Paid Holidays

401(k)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Maternity Leave

Job summary

Planet Depos, LLC is seeking a Help Desk Technician to provide daily IT support for employees in Rockville, MD. The role focuses on diagnosing issues, remote troubleshooting, onboarding new hires, and maintaining hardware/software assets.

You will manage tickets, assist with mobile devices, printers, and network devices, and ensure security basics like MFA/AD are applied. Work hours are 9:00am–5:00pm EST, with potential after-hours and occasional travel to other DMV offices.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ IT experience in user support for hardware/software problems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to diagnose and solve basic technical issues.
• Detail-oriented and able to work under pressure.
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Provide phone and helpdesk support for local and off-site employees.
• Diagnose system errors and other issues.
• Follow-up with employees to ensure issues are resolved.
• Assist with onboarding and training of new employees.
• Set up new employee accounts and delete terminated employee accounts.
• Manage helpdesk tickets in a timely manner.
• Utilize ticket tracking system to document all support incidents.
• Assist with maintaining inventory of hardware, software and support assets.
• Support PCs, mobile devices, printers and related equipment.
• Support software applications, including troubleshooting programs and applying releases.
• Understand basic cybersecurity technologies (MFA, DUO, MDM).
• Meet SLA’s, KPI’s and Metrics as defined.
• Primary onsite work at Rockville, MD office; travel to other DMV offices possible.
• Possible after-hours/weekend work.

Skills

Help desk support

Communication

Troubleshooting

Ticketing systems

Tools

Microsoft Active Directory

Office 365

Azure (Azure AD)

Intune

Group Policy Management

NTFS Permissions

MDM

Job description

Description

The Help Desk Technician provides daily support to employees who are using software, hardware, or other computer systems and needs help completing tasks. They are responsible for troubleshooting problems through diagnostic tests and remote access to computers. They assist in coordinating PC hardware, software and peripheral installations, and upgrades. In addition, they provide support for telephony, operational activities, and other technologies, as directed. They must have sufficient technical knowledge and be able to communicate effectively to understand the problem and explain its solution. They must also be customer-oriented and composed? to deal with demanding customers.

HELP DESK TECHNICIAN ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provide phone and helpdesk support for local and off-site employees.
• Diagnose system errors and other issues.
• Follow-up with employees to ensure issues are resolved.
• Assist with the onboarding and training of new employees.
• Set up new employee accounts and delete terminated employee accounts.
• Manage helpdesk tickets in a timely manner.
• Utilize ticket tracking system to document all support incidents.
• Assist with maintaining inventory of hardware, software and support assets.
• Responsible for assisting employees with PC’s, mobile devices, printers, and related equipment (monitor, keyboard, mouse, hard drives, etc).
• Support software applications, including troubleshooting programs, testing, and applying new software releases.
• A basic understanding of Cybersecurity technologies (MFA, DUO, MDM, etc.)
• Meet SLA’s, KPI’s and Metrics as defined.
• Primary onsite work at the Rockville Md. Office to assist in supporting the company’s physical office (e.g., connections for employees’ workstations and phones, wireless access points, routers, computer server room, etc.).
• Possible additional travel may be required to satellite PD offices in the DMV area.
• Possible after-hours/weekend work.
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs
• Perform other duties as assigned.

HELP DESK TECHNICIAN LOCATION:

Rockville, MD

HELP DESK TECHNICIAN SHIFT:

9:00am - 5:00pm EST Monday - Friday

HELP DESK TECHNICIAN COMPENSATION:

$27.00 - $30.00 per hour

BENEFITS:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance
• Voluntary Long Term Disability
• PTO
• Paid Holidays
• 401(k)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Maternity Leave

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Information Technology, specifically in user support for hardware/software problems.
• Good understanding of computer systems? mobile devices? and other tech products.
• Ability to diagnose and solve basic technical issues.
• Must have great attention to detail and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be motivated, organized, and work well under pressure.
• Must be able to work well without direct supervision.
• Must have a strong sense of urgency and ability to prioritize.
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs

Strong Background In:

• Microsoft Active Directory
• Active Directory User Management
• Group Policy Management
• NTFS Permissions
• Office 365 and Azura cloud services
• Intune Management
• Conditional Access Policies
• Privileged Identity Management
• Office 2010 and above Required

EOE M/F/D/V