Technical Support Specialist

City of Philadelphia, PA; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health coverage for you/

Paid vacation, sick leave & holidays

Generous retirement savings options

Public Service Loan Forgiveness 25%tu

Job summary

The City of Philadelphia, Office of Innovation & Technology, seeks a Desktop Support professional to provide 1st level technical assistance to city staff. You will install and troubleshoot desktops, laptops, printers, and peripherals, manage user accounts, and support Microsoft 365 applications.

The role supports both remote and on-site staff and requires strong customer service skills. Qualifications include 2+ years in desktop support, knowledge of Windows, AD, and VPN, with an A+

Qualifications

• Knowledge of PC hardware and software basics.
• Minimum 2-years’ experience in a Desktop Support organization.
• MCP certification or an associate degree can substitute for experience.
• Must have a valid PA Driver’s License and the ability to lift 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1st level IT support to customers.
• Install, configure, and maintain desktops, laptops, printers, and other IT equipment.
• Troubleshoot Microsoft 365 apps (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, OneDrive).
• Assist remote and on-site employees; respond to customer needs; document procedures.

Skills

MS Windows

MS Office

Active Directory

Troubleshooting

Education

A+ certification

Tools

Microsoft 365

VPN

Mobile device management

Job description

With a workforce of over 25,000 people, and opportunities in more than 1,000 different job categories, the City of Philadelphia is the fifth largest city in the United States and one of the largest employers in southeastern Pennsylvania. As an employer, the City of Philadelphia operates through the guiding principles of service, integrity, respect, accountability, collaboration, diversity and inclusion. Through these principles, we strive to effectively deliver services, to resolve the challenges facing our city, and to make Philadelphia a place where all our residents have the opportunity to reach their potential.

The Office of Innovation & Technology (OIT) is the central IT agency for the City of Philadelphia headed by the Chief Information Officer (CIO). OIT oversees all major information and communications technology initiatives for the City of Philadelphia - increasing the effectiveness of the information technology infrastructure, where the services provided are advanced, optimized, and responsive to the needs of the City of Philadelphia’s businesses, residents, and visitors. OIT responsibilities include: identifying the most effective approach for implementing new information technology directions throughout city government; improving the value of the city’s technology assets and the return on the city’s technology investments; ensuring data security continuity; planning for continuing operations in the event of disruption of information technology or communications services; and supporting accountable, efficient and effective government across every city department, board, commission and agency.

Job Description

Position Summary

• Appreciate the basics of multiple technologies and services from different technologies and service providers.
• Demonstrate keyboard skills and a good understanding of PC software and operating systems e.g., MS Windows, MS Office, Mainframe, SQL, Linux, Eclipse, AirWatch
• Apply classroom knowledge to working environment in order to provide basic & 1st level support to customers.
• Ability to use Android devices, Samsung, iPhones, iPads, MacBook’s
• Work independently and as a team member within established policies and procedures.
• Explain technical issues to nontechnical personnel.
• Work within standard documented procedures.
• Meet commitments.
• Install, configure, and maintain desktops, laptops, monitors, printers, docking stations, and other IT equipment.
• Create, modify, disable, and troubleshoot user accounts and access permissions in Active Directory and other systems.
• Assist users with password resets, account lockouts, MFA, and authentication issues.
• Troubleshoot Microsoft 365 applications, including Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and OneDrive.
• Provide basic support for mobile devices, printers, scanners, conference-room equipment, and other peripherals.
• Troubleshoot basic network connectivity, Wi-Fi, VPN and IP configuration issues.
• Maintain and contribute to technical documentation, knowledge-base articles, and troubleshooting procedures.
• Assist with device imaging, configuration, deployment, and replacement
• Provide support for remote and on-site employees as needed.
• Respond promptly to customer needs.
• Solicit customer feedback to help improve services.
• Manages difficult or emotional customer situations.
• Demonstrate good communication, problem solving, and application support skills.

Essential Functions

Customer Relations:

• Receive incident and information request calls from the customers for IT services, and service that call either by resolving on point of contact or passing the call to the most appropriate person for resolution.
• Monitor the progress of the call from inception to resolution.
• Keep customers informed of the progress of their queries.
• Escalate calls to the Service Desk Manager using predefined procedures where the resolution.

Technical:

• Prioritise and escalate calls based on knowledge of the business impact of the reported problems.
• Resolve as many calls as possible at tier 1.
• Assess and provide a clear definition of problems to pass to tier 2 & tier 3.
• Keep abreast of new development in technology within the Division of Technology so that the customers can be assisted with problems resolution at point of contact.
• Carry out first line incident resolution for any IT related problems that falls outside agreed targets.

Qualifications

Qualifications (Education and Experience)

• Knowledge of PC hardware & A+ certified
• Minimum 2-years’ experience in a Desktop Support organization
• NOTE: Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Certification (Windows 7) or an associate degree in Information Technology or Computer Technology can be substituted for any of the above experience
• Other Requirements-Must have a valid PA Driver’s License and the ability to lift 50 lbs.

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Principles of quality assurance, performance monitoring and the ways in which a commitment to a customer focus can be practically demonstrated.
• Principles of equality and the ways in which they can be demonstrated in every aspect of the Unit’s work.
• Principles of ITIL Service Management.
• Budget and Procurement Business Processes a plus.
• Basic customer service skills.

Additional Information

Salary cannot exceed $60,000

We’re interested in hiring the best possible candidate for the role. We recognize that experience, education, and qualifications can be attained in a variety of ways and that many skillsets are transferable.

Please include:

• Resume

Please note: Applications will not be considered without a cover letter.

Did you know?

• We are a Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program qualified employer : 25% tuition discount program for City employees (and sometimes spouses and dependents as well) in partnership with area colleges and universities
• We offer Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents
• Our wellness program offers eligibility into the discounted medical plan
• Employees receive paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Generous retirement savings options are available

*The successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire

Effective May 22, 2023, vaccinations are no longer required for new employees that work in non-medical, non-emergency or patient facing positions with the City of Philadelphia. As a result, only employees in positions providing services that are patient-facing medical care (ex: Nurses, doctors, emergency medical personnel), must be fully vaccinated.

The City of Philadelphia is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, source of income, familial status, genetic information or domestic or sexual violence victim status. If you believe you were discriminated against, call the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations at 215-686-4670 or send an email to faqpchr @phila.gov. For more information,go to: Human Relations Website:
http://www.phila.gov/humanrelations/Pages/default.aspx