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Desktop Support Engineer – Mac & Windows
Job Number: 2018-31776
Category: Information Technology
Location: Worcester, MA
Shift: Day
Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt
Business Unit: UMass Chan Medical School
Department: School - IT-Customer Service - W875038
Job Type: Full-Time
Salary Grade: 73
Num. Openings: 1
Post Date: Oct. 8, 2018

GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION:

The Desktop Support Engineer is involved in all aspects of computer support Services (Mac/Windows), resolving

hardware and software problems in a multiple platform environment.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Under the direction of the Manager of  PC Services, provides second level support to end users
  • Review and advise company’s standard PC hardware platforms
  • Review and advise company’s standard PC software suite
  • Implement and maintain  the configuration of the PC Software
  • Maintain and repair PC hardware
  • Makes critical business decisions daily with minimal supervision
  • Acknowledge and resolve user service requests utilizing the service request management system
  • Broad application of standard principles, concepts and techniques, including working knowledge of related fields, toward the identification and resolution of user problems
  • Provide resolution to a diverse range of complex problems
  • Frequently interacts with all other areas of Information Services, and external customers as necessary
  • Escalates more difficult user issues as appropriate
  • Preparation and presentation of troubleshooting documentation via Help Desk FAQs
  • Performs other duties and responsibilities as required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Some College education or formal training
  • 3-5 years of related experience
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Travel to off-site locations required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • ACMT or other Apple Certification
  • MCDST or other Microsoft Certification
  • Scrum/Agile experience
  • Casper/SCCM/McAfee/Office 365 experience
  • Customer Service/Negotiation skills
  • Corporate and/or Higher-Ed experience

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