IT Support analyst

firstPRO, Inc; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

firstPRO, Inc. seeks a motivated Service Desk professional to provide Tier 1 support for hardware, software, and end-user devices. You will handle inquiries by phone, remote access, or on-site, escalating Tier 2 as needed while maintaining strong security awareness.

You will work under supervision to support team initiatives and continuously improve service delivery in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience providing EUD support or Service Desk support.
• High school diploma required; some college preferred.
• Technical School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Certs: A+, Network+, Security+ preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides first contact support for the Department and acts as a liaison between the client community and the rest of the Department.
• Diagnoses and resolves problems which may involve hardware, packaged software and peripheral equipment over the phone, via remote tools or on-site.
• Maintains strong technical skills to provide prompt support for customers to determine problems and provide resolutions.
• Manages Level 1 queues and coordinates queues for site/service, working with various stakeholder groups.
• Understand and comply with information security policies and standards.
• Escalates Tier 2 issues to appropriate resource.

Skills

Customer service

Problem solving

Communication skills

Technical knowledge

TCP/IP knowledge

Microsoft software

On-site support

Education

High school diploma

Some college

Technical School Diploma or equivalent

A+ certification

Network+ certification

Security+ certification

Tools

Remote control tools

Incident management systems

Job description

• Demonstrates basic knowledge of both Tier 1 service level support as relates to addressing Hardware (PC or End-User Devices & peripheral equipment), and application software, and operating system issues.
• Exhibits sound customer service skills by effectively handling customer problems and ensuring proper escalation procedures are followed to problem closure.
• Demonstrates sufficient knowledge of call log tracking to record accurately all needed information
• Tracks all customer service items to completion.
• Evaluates customer service issue to determine level of service needed.
• Resolves all Tier 1 issues.
• Escalates Tier 2 issues to appropriate resource.
• Maintains and increases knowledge of our customer’s IS applications, hardware, mobile devices and multiple operating system platforms
• Works under direct supervision to accomplish daily assignments in support of team initiatives.

Job Functions

• Provides laser-like focus on customer service and satisfaction with some knowledge and experience of incident management, problem management and change management processes, practices and procedures.
• Serves as the first point of contact for the Department and acts as a liaison between the client community and the rest of the Department
• Adheres to Service Desk standards, processes and systems required to deliver consistent high quality customer service
• Diagnoses and resolves problems which may involve hardware, packaged software, proprietary software and peripheral equipment over the phone, via remote control tools or on-site.
• Maintains strong technical skills to provide prompt support for customers to determine problems and provide resolutions.
• Manages Level 1 queues and recommends new queues to ensure proper categorization and assignment of issues. Coordinates queues for site/service, working with various stakeholder groups.
• Understand and comply with all enterprise and IS departmental information security policies, procedures and standards.
• Support the integration of information security in the development, design, and implementation of Technology Resources that process, transmit, or store our customer’s information.
• Support all compliance activities related to state, federal regulatory requirements, healthcare accreditation standards, and all other applicable regulations that govern the use and disclosure of patient, financial, or other confidential information.

Skills

• Able to perform effectively in a team environment as well as with little direct supervision.
• Customer service-oriented team player with first-rate communication, documentation, organizational, problem solving, written and verbal skills.
• Ability to understand, analyze and resolve problems, while on the phone or on-site with user.
• Must have working knowledge of many various pieces of equipment and software including printers, terminals, PCs, networking, and telecommunication hardware, etc.
• Knowledge and understanding of issues inherent to Microsoft software including, but not limited to security, deployment, imaging, auditing, licensing, and compliance; deployment and upgrading; features and functionality.
• Organized with the ability to follow established processes and provide recommendations for improvements.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems by investigating and implementing predefined potential solutions using troubleshooting skills.
• Working knowledge of the TCP/IP protocol suite.
• Medical terminology helpful and previous medical Service Desk support background preferred.

Education/Other

• High school degree required.
• Some College preferred.
• Technical School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of experience providing EUD support, Service Desk support or equivalent experience/knowledge.
• Preferred Certs: A+, Network +, Security +