Service Desk Technician I- Salt Lake City

WGU; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 44,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Western Governors University seeks a Tier 1 IT Support Technician in Salt Lake City. The role handles omnichannel user requests, logs incidents, and provides initial assessments and resolutions in a fast-paced, student-focused environment.

Ideal candidates have 1–2 years in tech support, familiarity with Windows/Mac, and strong communication skills. This is a hybrid, full-time position offering comprehensive benefits and ongoing professional growth.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and customer service abilities.
• Experience or training in technical support at Tier 1 level.
• Familiarity with Windows and MacOS platforms.
• Understanding of mainstream Internet Browser troubleshooting.
• High School Diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Receive Omnichannel interactions and log incidents or service requests.
• Initial assessment, categorization, prioritization, and first contact resolution.
• Escalate incidents to IT support groups as needed.
• Perform hierarchical escalation to IT leadership.
• Maintain ownership of incidents and ensure timely updates and resolution.
• Adhere to attendance, performance, and confidentiality policies.
• Participate in projects like knowledge base creation and reporting.

Skills

Strong communication

Customer service

Analytical skills

Independent work

Written communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

ServiceNow

Salesforce

Job description

If you’re passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country—and you’re committed to working hard to play your part in building that future—consider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

Pay Range: $20.96 - $30.43

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Receive Omnichannel interactions from end users, and create incidents or Service Requests, logging all pertinent information.
• Provides initial assessment, categorization, and prioritization of Incidents and Service Requests and provides initial support, targeting a higher level of first contact resolution.
• Ensures Incidents and Service Requests are properly escalated to appropriate IT support groups.
• Perform hierarchical escalation to Service Desk Management and the IT Leadership Group.
• Maintains ownership of Incidents, ensuring timely entry, updating, Communication and resolution of all issues.
• Adheres to company policies, including attendance, punctuality, and minimum performance
• expectations
• Adheres to confidentiality of student and staff information.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• May participate in peripheral projects, including not limited to employee engagement, knowledge base creation and maintenance, training, data gathering and reporting.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to work Independently and in Dynamic Environment
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills
• Ability and desire to provide excellent customer service to internal customers
• Strong analytical skills balanced with effective communication and excellent customer service skills.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Tasks are accomplished by following a defined standard or set of procedures to achieve day to day
• objectives with limited impact on the area.
• The work performed is closely supervised and consists of tasks that are routine and well defined with
• specific instructions to achieve standardized solutions.
• Problems and issues faced are routine and solutions are readily available. There is a well-established and familiar set of activities and/or processes that will derive a solution.
• There is a responsibility for checking data and information for minor changes.
• Communication with contacts within the job area is typical, and information that is provided or obtained requires little explanation or interpretation.

Minimum Qualifications

• 1-2 years of related experience or similar training and development.
• Requires basic knowledge of technical processes and procedures, including basic troubleshooting theory.
• Appropriate Technical Support experience and knowledge required for Tier 1 Technicians
• Familiarity with Windows and MacOS platforms
• Understanding of mainstream Internet Browser troubleshooting.
• High School Diploma or GED

Department Minimums

• Candidate must reside within commuting distance (30 min's) of WGU offices (Salt Lake City, UT).
• This position offers a hybrid working model requiring at least 60% in office (3/5 days per week) and may be altered at Leadership discretion to meet the needs of the business, to staff specific projects, or to address performance concerns.
• Requires employee to consistently meet department/role-specific performance metrics.

Preferred Qualifications

• 6 months of related technical or contact center work experience.
• ServiceNow and Salesforce ticketing system experience
• CompTIA A+, Google IT Support Certification or equivalent
• ITIL Foundations V3 or higher

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

Additional Information

Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

• Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive.
• Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail].
• Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.