Service Desk Analyst

TALENT Software Services; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Excellus is seeking a Service Desk Analyst to support the IT Help Desk and Information Technology Division. You will handle incident triage, resolution, and reporting, with on-call rotation 24x7x365 and on-site coverage during core and non-core hours, including nights, weekends and holidays as needed.

You will coordinate with Security, Network, Systems, and Applications teams, resolve desktop and mainframe issues, install software remotely, and maintain clear documentation to meet IT service

Qualifications

• Associate degree (or two years related work experience in lieu of degree).
• Thorough knowledge of all Microsoft Operating Systems.
• Experience with Active Directory, Lotus Notes, Print Servers, Microsoft Office, VPN and security concepts.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, both technical and non-technical.

Responsibilities

• Logs incident details, prioritizes codes, documents actions to resolution.
• Provides first line investigation and diagnosis.
• Communicates with users, informs of progress and outages.
• Resolves incidents on desktops, laptops, printers, scanners, mainframe/web apps, and network issues.
• Installs/configures standard software and drivers remotely.
• Keeps abreast of software/hardware used and supported.
• Collaborates with Security, Network, Systems, and Application teams.
• Maintains documentation for Help Desk and supports real-time issue management.
• Leads smaller projects as directed by Management.
• Provides on-call 24x7x365 support and shift coverage.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Written & verbal communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Customer service

Team collaboration

Prioritization under pressure

On-call availability

Education

Associate degree in Computer Science or Information Technology or relevant field

A+ Certification or MCITP or Windows 7/8/10 Certification

Job description

Summary Description: The Service Control/Operations Methodology at Excellus generally consists of the following disciplines:

• Service Desk
• Access Management
• Asset and Configuration Management
• Incident/Problem/Change Management

The Service Desk Analyst is specific to the Service Desk Function at Excellus through the IT Help Desk. The Service Desk Analyst role is to ensure resolution, reporting and triage for the Information Technology Division in regard to all IT problems and requests. This position provides on-call rotation support 24x7x365 along with on-site departmental coverage during both core and non-core hours including nights, weekends and holidays as deemed necessary by Management. Essential Resource Responsibilities / Accountabilities:

• Logs all relevant incident/request details, allocating categorization and prioritization codes, documenting successful and unsuccessful decisions made and actions taken, through to final resolution.
• Provides first line investigation and diagnosis.
• Communicates with users; keeping users informed of incident progress, notifying them of upcoming changes or outages.
• Resolves incidents and/or requests in regards to desktop and laptop PC's, printers, scanners, operating systems, 100 + mainframe, web and LAN applications, network issues, remote connectivity, handheld palm and blackberry computing, VPN home support, wireless issues and security access problems.
• Installs and configures standard software, PC updates and needed PC drivers remotely.
• Keeps abreast of all software and hardware used and supported by the organization.
• Works closely with all IT areas (ex: Security, Network, Systems, Application Development) along with Subsidiary Business partners at Lifetime Care, Lifetime Health Medical Group and Med America.
• Keeps management and peers informed of "real time" issues and/or problems and completes tasks in a timely manner as per the IT service level agreements.
• Incumbent is heavily involved in potential and confirmed Virus attacks to corporate computers.
• Provides direction and oversees Intern/Contract/Temp help as needed.
• Prepares and maintains clearly written documentation (of processes) for use by Help Desk, other support departments, and end users.
• Leads smaller size projects as directed by Management.

Minimum Resource Qualifications:

• Associate degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or relevant field (or two additional years related work experience in lieu of degree).
• Must have a thorough knowledge of all Microsoft Operating Systems.
• Must have experience in Active Directory, Lotus Notes, Print Servers, Microsoft Office Professional, Dial-In Protocol, Citrix, VPN, Internet, Intranet, mobile computing, Security, and mainframe technologies.
• A+ Certification or Microsoft Certified IT Professional, Windows 7/8/10 Certified, Enterprise Desktop Support Technician.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a focus on rapport building, listening and questioning skills.
• Strong written and oral communications skills both technical and non-technical.
• Highly self-motivated with the ability to present ideas in user-friendly language.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Proven analytical and problem‑solving abilities and keen attention to detail.
• Ability to conduct independent research into a wide range of computing issues as required.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Experience working in a team oriented collaborative environment.
• This job requires shift work to ensure appropriate operations of the Health Plan computing environment 24x7x365.

Physical Requirements:

• Must possess the ability to sit for long periods and view information on computer monitor.
• Willingness to provide on-call 24x7x365 support, some weekend work.
• In support of the Americans with Disabilities Act, this resource requirements document lists only those responsibilities and qualifications deemed essential to the position