Sr. Desktop Support Technician

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking a Senior Field Support Technician to deliver world-class in-person IT support across BILH entities. You will handle Level 2–3 issues, log and triage requests, and act as an escalation point for the Service Desk while supporting PCs, printers, and mobile devices across Windows, macOS, and vendor devices.

You will continually update your technical skills, participate in onboarding, and contribute to standardized ITSM workflows while maintaining strong customer

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• 3–5 years related work experience in large enterprise IT support.
• Windows 10 and macOS knowledge; iOS and Android devices.
• Experience with ITSM systems such as ServiceNow or Remedy.
• Solid experience with Citrix, AD, Exchange and O365.

Responsibilities

• Provide Level 2–3 in-person and escalation support.
• Escalate to SMEs or management as needed; log and track tickets.
• Troubleshoot desktop and peripherals; resolve OS, profile, and network issues.
• Assist with network-related tasks (IP/DNS) and security practices.
• Contribute to knowledge base and standardized ITSM workflows.

Skills

Customer service

Escalation support

Desktop support

Active Directory

O365

Education

High School diploma or GED

A+ Certification

Tools

Citrix Systems

Microsoft Exchange

Office 365

Active Directory

Remedy

ServiceNow

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you’re not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Responsible for delivering world class field support services across all BILH entities and its affiliates. Using the Information Technology Service Management suite provided, this Tier 2 and 3 in-person support position is responsible for all aspects of customer requests and incident management. This includes acting as an escalation point on tickets not resolved by the Service Desk and Field Support as well as logging, triaging, resolving, and timely follow up of service requests/incidents. The Senior Field Support Technician interacts with all levels of BILH colleagues and thus must have superior customer relations and communications skills. This individual must be highly skilled in both customer service and various information technology areas. On a day-to-day basis, the Senior Field Support Technician ensures proper operation and support of PC’s, printers, peripherals, and mobile devices. This individual also supports all standard operating systems, software applications, and vendor devices. The position requires an attitude of constant learning, curiosity, helpful engagement with clients and colleagues, and being invested in the success of the group and its services. The ability to find answers from documented solutions and research technical issues to resolution is critical.

Job Description:

Essential responsibilities including but not limited to:

1. Responsible for Level 2 support providing intermediate to advanced support. Consistently exceeds end user expectations by meeting established SLA’s and customer demands. Drives high customer satisfaction and ensures services align with BILH needs.
2. Exhibits competence, commitment and accountability to coordinate customer support issues and ensure timely response, positive outcomes and accurately identify when issues should be escalated to SME’s (Subject Matter Experts) and/or management. Also, acts as an SME for designated technologies.
3. Diagnose and resolve moderately difficult to complex desktop and peripherals related to interoperability, OS security issues, system access, passwords, and authentication. Accurately responds to desktop issues related to profiles, group policies and local system configurations.
4. Demonstrates an understanding of network-related activities and support, including but not limited to IP and DNS.
5. Possess professional knowledge and skills by participating in training opportunities, in-service programs, vendor seminars, etc. to maintain the highest level of technical skills possible. Participates in cross-training, mentoring and training for more junior staff. Acts as an escalation point for the Service Desk.
6. Possess an understanding of BILH centric clinical and core applications with skill/ability to troubleshoot and resolve performance, access and interoperability issues. Perform assessments and diagnosis of problems using remote tools, with skill/ability to perform fixes and installations. Trains and helps onboard new team members.
7. Possess an understanding of best practices in regards to IT security in order to quickly identify potential business impacting vulnerabilities / threats.
8. Contributes to the creation of processes and procedures for the Service Desk knowledge base. Will work closely with teams to develop standardized workflows.
9. Ensures accurate and timely updates to the ITSM ticketing system

Required Qualifications:

1. High School diploma or GED required.
2. Certificate 1 A+ Certification preferred.
3. 3-5 years related work experience required in 3 plus years of Service Desk/Field/IT Support experience supporting a large enterprise of end users in a complex MS Windows / MS Office environment..
4. Moderate Knowledge of various Operating systems (OS) including but not limited to Windows 10 and MAC OS is required Knowledge of various mobile devices is required, including but not limited to: iOS and Android platforms is required. Knowledge of Network fundamentals is required.
5. Solid experience of Citrix Systems application is required. Solid experience with Microsoft infrastructure (Windows, Active Directory, Exchange, etc.) is required. Solid experience of Microsoft O365 applications is required.
6. May produce complex documents, perform analysis, and maintain databases. Ability to learn quickly and retain knowledge of a wide variety of systems. Knowledge and experience with ITSM systems such as Service Now or Remedy
7. Advanced technical computer skills as required for technical support specific to functional area and related systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Moderate Knowledge of Dell, Apple, HP and Ricoh hardware is desirable.
2. Knowledge of Oracle PeopleSoft and Workday application is desirable.
3. Knowledge of the Epic application is desirable.

Competencies:

1. Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are guided by precedents, policies and objectives. Regularly makes decisions and recommendations on issues affecting a department or functional area.
2. Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are highly varied, complex and often non-recurring, requiring staff input, innovative, creative, and Lean diagnostic techniques to resolve issues.
3. Independence of Action: Ability to set goals and determines how to accomplish defined results with some guidelines. Manager/Director provides broad guidance and overall direction.
4. Written Communications: Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.
5. Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
6. Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations.
7. Team Work: Ability to work collaboratively in small teams to improve the operations of immediate work group by offering ideas, identifying issues, and respecting team members.
8. Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service and staff training to meet customer service standards and expectations for the assigned unit(s). Resolves service issues in the assigned unit(s) in a timely and respectful manner.

Social/Environmental Requirements:

1. Work requires periods of close attention to work with out interruption. Concentrated effort of up to 4 hours without break may be required.
2. Work is varied every day and the employee needs to adapt to respond to these changes and use independent judgment and manage priorities.
3. No substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions
4. Health Care Status: HCW3: Regular provision of service in a patient care area. Examples: Unit coordinators, lead coordinator/supervisor, patient liaison, nutrition services, environmental services, registrars, information desks, security, etc- Health Care Worker Status may vary by department

Sensory Requirements:
Close work (paperwork, visual examination), Color vision/perception, Visual monotony, Visual clarity > 20 feet, Visual clarity <3 feet, Conversation, Monitoring Equipment, Telephone.

Physical Requirements:
Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and or up to 20 pounds of force frequently. Job is physical in nature and employee needs to stand and/or move around through the majority of their shift.
This job requires frequent walking, standing, bending neck, bending waist, twisting neck, twisting waist, maintain crouch for > 5 minutes, Repetition crouch(>2 times/minutes), climbing, maintain crouch for > 5 minutes, Repetition crouch(>2 times/minutes), Power Grasping using one hand, Fine Manipulation using one hand, Pushing/Pulling using one hand, Keyboard use, Reaching-above shoulder height, Reaching-below shoulder height, Lifting and carrying items weighing up to 10 lbs, Lifting and carrying items weighing up to 25 lbs, Pushing items weighing up to 10 lbs, Pushing items weighing up to 25 lbs.There may be occasional Crawling, Lifting and carrying items weighing up to 50 lbs, Pushing items weighing up to 50 lbs.

Pay Range:

$30.00 - $42.00

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geographyof work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

Responsible for delivering world class field support services across all BILH entities and its affiliates. Using the Information Technology Service Management suite provided, this Tier 2 and 3 in-person support position is responsible for all aspects of customer requests and incident management. This includes acting as an escalation point on tickets not resolved by the Service Desk and Field Support as well as logging, triaging, resolving, and timely follow up of service requests/incidents. The Senior Field Support Technician interacts with all levels of BILH colleagues and thus must have superior customer relations and communications skills. This individual must be highly skilled in both customer service and various information technology areas. On a day-to-day basis, the Senior Field Support Technician ensures proper operation and support of PC’s, printers, peripherals, and mobile devices. This individual also supports all standard operating systems, software applications, and vendor devices. The position requires an attitude of constant learning, curiosity, helpful engagement with clients and colleagues, and being invested in the success of the group and its services. The ability to find answers from documented solutions and research technical issues to resolution is critical.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients’ lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled