Desktop Support Engineer

Pay: $40/hr

Location: New York, New York

Duration: 1 month with possible extension

Core Responsibilities:

• Perform testing and monitor desktop performance and provide performance statistics and feedback to Workplace Technology Support Manager.
• Receive and respond to incoming calls, pages, and/or emails regarding Workplace Technology (desktops/laptops, PDA's, etc.) problems with company standard processes.
• Perform Software installation requests and provide Tier 2 troubleshooting for all standard and enterprise approved applications.
• Assist organization with developing, maintaining and promoting procedures, policies, reports, and other documentation for contribution to the Enterprise Knowledgebase for the Enterprise Service Desk and Workplace Technology Support Team to drive first call resolution rates.
• Perform onsite analysis, diagnosis and resolution of simple to more complex desktop problems. Recommend company approved best practices for end-users, including hardware repairs and warranty work with the manufacturers.
• Install, configure, test, maintain, monitor and troubleshoot end-user workstations, related hardware and software. Ensure all physical desktop connections (i.e. Ethernet jacks, telephone ports, connections between PC's and peripherals, etc.) are in proper working order.
• Supports the onboarding and offboarding processes including client-based equipment provisioning and creating and managing user accounts & permissions.
• Support the client-based equipment refresh cycles, including PC and peripheral upgrades for existing end users.
• Manage internal and external IT inventory and ensuring adequate supplies are on hand.
• Identify tasks and processes that can be improved to ensure IT and end users are as efficient as possible.
• Automate software asset management processes and deploying applications via Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM).
• Manage Service Desk's performance, statistics and workflows. Provide technical support and problem resolution to Service Desk staff.

Expertise:

• 8+ years of experience implementation/managing desktop in a Microsoft Windows environment, imaging, patching, software deployment and related technologies.
• Ability to communicate effectively/consistently and develop respectable working relationships with other coworkers, Service Owners, and Executive Staff is essential.
• Customer oriented, a positive, team-oriented attitude, flexibility, and understanding of the business issues driving the need for information technology, and solid work ethic is expected.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. The ability to interact with all levels of the organization and communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Strong organizational skills including the ability to set shifting priorities and meet deadlines/adaptability/flexibility.
• Capable of resolving the most complex problems/tasks.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Systems Center Configuration Manager concepts and reporting and working knowledge of Active Directory.
• A+ Certification required.
• Ability to be a team player and consistently promote the value of the services provided by the support team.
• DOSD - Dell Online Search Dispatch certification desired.
• MCDST desired.

Critical Skills

• Experience with all Conferencing Technologies (telephony/video-calls/content sharing)
• Experience with Printer technologies (setup/maintenance/configurations/networking)
• Self-motivated/driven and able to work with little supervision or direction
• Strong bias for action and results orientation
• MS Office Suite Software
• Knowledge of Windows OS Registry
• Knowledge of local/domain user security
• Knowledge of Active Directory and Group Policy Knowledge
• ITIL v.3 Foundation Certification