Infrastructure Operations Center Support Specialist Associate

University Of Michigan; Ann Arbor (MI); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous time off

Retirement plan with employer match

Health insurance options

Parental and Maternity Leave

Job summary

University of Michigan is seeking an Infrastructure Operations Center Support Specialist Associate to provide Tier I monitoring and after-hours support for networks, data center infra, and related systems.

You will detect, analyze, and elevate alarms, assist with disaster recovery tasks, and collaborate with teams to restore services. Flexible to work overtime, weekends, and holidays as needed in a critical on-call environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of experience in a related role with confidentiality and customer service.
• Proficiency with hardware and network monitoring software.
• Experience with IT Service Management tools such as ServiceNow, Team Dynamix, or similar.
• Strong basic computer skills and ability to communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Monitor networks and infrastructure to detect and escalate alarms.
• Provide Tier I resolutions and workarounds, escalating to Tier II as needed.
• Interact with end-users via phone and email, prioritizing requests.
• Assist with data center access, media handling, and disaster recovery tasks.
• Develop and maintain knowledge base documentation and respond to trends.

Skills

Customer service

Troubleshooting

Network monitoring

Communication skills

Education

Associate or higher in IT field

Tools

ServiceNow

TeamDynamix

Monitoring tools

Job description

Infrastructure Operations Center Support Specialist Associate

A cover letter and resume are important submissions for the hiring team to get a sense of your experience. In the cover letter, in one page or less, please let us know how this role aligns with your career aspirations and skills. Submit both a cover letter and resume as one file.

Competitive salary available based on qualifications, experience and education of the selected candidate.

Who We Are

Information and Technology Services (ITS) supports U-M faculty, researchers, staff, and students in their use of technology to teach, learn, research, and work, and be leaders in their fields. We are dedicated to creating cohesive digital experiences and promoting university wide innovations. ITS's mission is to be trusted enablers of technology for the U-M community. ITS works together to provide cohesive digital experiences and seamless support to the U-M community. For more information about ITS, visit: https://its.umich.edu/about

Job Summary

The Information and Technology Services (ITS) organization has an opportunity to employ a Infrastructure Operations Center Support Specialist Assoc. This specialist will provide Tier I support, monitoring networks from a centralized IT operations center. The goal is to ensure high availability and attainment of service level agreements. To achieve this, the specialist will effectively detect, analyze, and elevate alarms for Network, Voice, Video, Hardware, Data Center infrastructure, and related systems. You will provide Tier 1 after-hours support to faculty, staff, students, guests and alumni. The Specialist also performs tasks such as backup tape handling, operational monitoring, job scheduling requests, and access to data centers. You will have problem resolution, diagnostic and customer service skills.

You will report to the Infrastructure Operations Center Manager. The ITS Infrastructure Operations Centers department provides Tier I monitoring support for networking systems, security and data center infrastructure as well as provide backup support for the ITS Service Center after-hours.

Note: ITS Infrastructure Operations Center operates 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. You will need flexibility to work overtime, weekends and some holidays. Additionally, this position is considered critical and may be required to work onsite during the University's Emergency Reduction in Operations policy.

Responsibilities*

• Perform monitoring functions using a variety of toolsets to monitor networks, job schedules, and physical infrastructure with the ability to identify and address alerts to ensure escalation
• Work with network services, systems support, applications development and hardware vendors to restore service
• Perform research to isolate and troubleshoot alarms and events by applying basic networking fundamentals
• Receive inbound emails, phone calls from end-users and service request tickets. Evaluate problems and determine priority of responding
• Provide Tier I resolutions, workarounds, and elevate problems to Tier II support. Follow up with users to ensure problem resolution
• Maintain proper handling and storage of media to insure integrity of data for Disaster Recovery needs which involves processing tapes
• Consult with vendors to report hardware failures
• Provide access to Data Centers using established guidelines
• Provide trending and analysis of networks and equipment using monitoring tools
• Build relationships by collaborating with team members, support groups to understand service improvement requests and opportunities
• Develop and edit technical support knowledge base documentation ensuring materials are accurate and comprehensive
• Stay current with relevant advances in technologies. Responsible for maintaining and updating knowledge of IT policies and procedures, hardware, software and technical services
• Demonstrate skill development by actively participating in growth opportunities for continuous development and improvement. Apply new skills and knowledge to the job, as evident by the ability to efficiently and effectively perform assigned duties. This results in meeting or exceeding customer expectations and performance metrics

Required Qualifications*

• Minimum two years of experience in a related role requiring confidentiality, timeliness, customer service, organization, prioritization, troubleshooting, and working independently to successfully assist customers with their computing needs
• Demonstrated proficiency with hardware and network monitoring software tools
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge with IT Service Management tools such as Service Now, Team Dynamix, or similar tools
• Demonstrated proficiency with current computer technology and applications (e.g. word processing, spreadsheet, and collaboration applications)
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and ability to provide phone support to customers

Why Work at Michigan?

In addition to a career filled with purpose and opportunity, The University of Michigan offers a comprehensive benefits package to help you stay well, protect yourself and your family and plan for a secure future. Benefits include:

• Generous time off
• A retirement plan that provides two-for-one matching contributions with immediate vesting
• Many choices for comprehensive health insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability coverage
• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Parental and Maternity Leave

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes .

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.The review and selection process maybegin as early as the eighth day after posting.Thisopening may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO Statement

The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.