Helpdesk Technician

Company Description

Ask IT Consulting Inc, backed by a $500 million Microtek group company, provides an industry leading blend of technology, business consulting, and outsourcing services. Ask IT is a minority-owned enterprise; it has been founded on providing the highest quality possible and on the devotion to customer satisfaction. ASK IT consulting is an equal opportunity employer, which is a global staffing, consulting and technology solutions company, offering industry-specific solutions to fortune 500 clients and worldwide corporations.  

Job Description

General Description

Provide technical assistance to computer users. Answer questions and resolve computer problems for users in person, via telephone and electronically. Provide assistance concerning the use of computer hardware and software, including printing, installation, word processing, electronic mail, and operating systems.

Coordinate and work with third party support vendors in providing assistance to computer users for a variety of technical issues including networking, end user computer hardware, communications and applications. Create incident tickets and change request tickets within a ticket management tool, monitor ticket queues and escalation of tickets beyond SLA’s. 

Job Responsibilities

• Oversee the daily performance of computer systems and applications.

• Answer user inquiries regarding computer software or hardware operation to resolve problems.

• Monitor ticket queues, assign tickets to appropriate internal and external support staff, escalate tickets outside of SLA’s until resolved.

• Set up equipment for employee use, performing or ensuring proper installation of cables, operating systems, or appropriate software.

• Install and perform minor repairs to hardware, software, or peripheral equipment, following design or installation specifications.

• Maintain records of daily data communication transactions, problems and remedial actions taken, or installation activities.

• Read technical manuals, confer with users, or conduct computer diagnostics to investigate and resolve problems or to provide technical assistance and support.

• Refer major hardware or software problems or defective products to third party support vendors for service.

• Develop training materials and procedures, or train users in the proper use of hardware or software.

• Confer with staff, users, and management to establish requirements for new systems or modifications.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years experience performing as Helpdesk Technician with hands on knowledge in resolving issues with Outlook, MS Office, Win 7, Active Directory, COTS applications.

Additional Information

 If you are interested in finding out more about opportunities near you, , please email me at ryanaskitc.com