Technician, Client Services

It Solutions Consulting; Alton (AL); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and prescription plans

Dental & Vision

Paid Holidays and Flexible PTO

401K/ROTH with Safe Harbor matching

Stock Appreciation Rights

Life insurance and disability

Job summary

IT Solutions seeks a Technician, Client Services to support multiple clients in a MSP environment. You will handle inbound and escalated inquiries, triage issues, and guide customers through technical steps. Excellent customer service and a calm, solution-oriented approach are essential.

The role requires 2+ years in network administration, familiarity with Windows desktops/servers, and Office 365. Travel to client sites is common; some days may be remote or onsite at ITS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 2+ years’ work experience as a Network Administrator installing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting network, data center and security technologies.
• Experience managing Windows desktops/servers (2012-Current) and Office 365 Exchange Online.

Responsibilities

• Answering technical service calls and creating customer tickets.
• Triage issues to root cause and document findings.
• Troubleshoot Internet, hardware, and software issues with customers.
• Provide phone and remote support with a customer-first approach.
• Escalate tickets to appropriate groups and track progress.
• Collaborate with multiple technician groups to resolve incidents.
• Travel onsite to client offices; some work from home or onsite at ITS.

Skills

Client facing

Troubleshooting

Communication

Organizational skills

Microsoft 365

Active Directory

Physical ability

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Tools

ConnectWise Manage

Office 365

Windows Server

Cisco AnyConnect

Meraki

SonicWall

Fortinet

Job description

Description

About ITS:

Do you have the CHOPS? IT Solutions lives its values: Client Success is Our Success, Hungry for the Journey, Ownership Thinking, Passionate Problem Solving, and Surrender the Ego. If your values align, we want you to be a part of a fast-growing Managed Service Provider specializing in providing high-end technology solutions to small and mid-market businesses. IT Solutions is a nationally recognized leader in the IT space, with over 25 years of experience and thousands of satisfied clients. Join and grow with us, as we continue to innovate new ways to help businesses Experience Excellence.

Job Summary: The Technician, Client Services is part of the Managed Services team responsible for supporting one (or multiple) clients and handling inbound and escalated inquiries for the client’s products and services. The ideal candidate is a dedicated, relentless problem solver who applies logic and an instinctive approach to resolving technical issues. At IT Solutions, most of our clients rely on us as their sole technological resource. This person should enjoy learning new technologies on the fly while solving diverse technical challenges. The candidate should understand the value of best practices and have the foresight to thoroughly consider all potential outcomes before making impactful changes. The ability to manage the stress of client-down situations is an absolute must, and it is paramount to always provide excellent customer service.

Requirements

Responsibilities:

• Answering technical service calls and creating customer tickets.
• Must have excellent troubleshooting skills, be able to triage a customer's issue, getting to the root of the problem in a timely matter and document issue(s).
• Able to troubleshoot Internet connection issues, hardware issues and talking customers step by step through several processes
• Provides phone support to end users with an enthusiastic attitude to analyze, troubleshoot and resolve issues to customer's satisfaction.
• Ensures creation of tickets and escalation to appropriate group(s).
• Provides remote hardware/software support, documentation, support logs and other related information throughout triage process.
• Analyzes and troubleshoots the logs and tracks the nature and resolution of problems and can perform all levels of routing incident analysis.
• Interact and work directly with multiple advanced technician groups and vendors to escalate technical issues, provide client updates, and drive incidents to resolution often collaborating between more than one group at a time.
• Work regularly with the client’s internal service and project coordinators who assign tickets.
• Travel onsite to the client office as defined to provide services. Days not spent traveling will be worked onsite at IT Solutions or, at times, working from home.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Confident and comfortable with client facing activity.
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Communicate effectively with internal team members, customers, clients, and stakeholders.
• Maintains the ability to stay organized and be detail oriented.
• Demonstrates a passion for solving problems or helping others and take the initiative in driving continuous improvement/execution excellence.
• Exceptional organizational skills, including the ability to self-manage and multi-task effectively and accurately in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Understanding of all Microsoft 365 offerings, as well as a basic understanding of Active Directory.
• Ability to lift at least 50 pounds and be comfortable with climbing up step ladders.

Experience

Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent level of experience in related field
• 2+ years’ work experience as a Network Administrator installing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting network, data center and security technologies.
• Experience managing or troubleshooting all Windows desktop and Windows Server (2012-Current) versions.
• Experience managing or troubleshooting with Office 365 Exchange online and Microsoft Exchange 2013-Current.
• Experience with any of the following firewalls and remote access VPNs: Cisco AnyConnect, Meraki, Sonicwall, Fortinet, etc.
• Experience with a ticketing system, such as ConnectWise Manage
• Experience supporting virtual desktop environments: Multi-Server Remote Desktop Server farm w/ Secure Gateway is preferred

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• CompTIA A+, Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS certification, Cisco Certifications not required but would be a plus
• Proficient in a recent version of Microsoft Office suite
• Must have reliable transportation. The majority of work is to be done at client offices across the office location area (mileage will be reimbursed) with some work to be done from your home.

Compensation Package

ITS offers a full benefits package, including:

• Rich Medical and prescription plans
• Dental & Vision
• Paid Holidays and Flexible Paid Time Off
• 401K/401K Roth with Safe Harbor matching
• Stock Appreciation Rights
• Company-paid life insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance
• Company-paid mental health support & financial wellness services
• FSA for medical and dependent care
• HSA option with compatible medical plan
• Company-paid training, materials, and exams
• Performance-based bonuses

IT Solutions is an equal employment opportunity employer that provides opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.