IT Desktop / Helpdesk Support Specialist

Client is seeking a highly motivated, flexible, organized, and detail-oriented PC/Mac Desktop Support Specialist to join our dynamic team in Bethesda, MD. If you want to learn, grow, and help then this is the job for you. We support a project/customer that seeks to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic disease seeks fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability.” Our work here supports a vital mission and has significant impact on the medical and scientific communities we serve. This position will include the following responsibilities.

Responsibilities:

• Customer Support – Provide prompt, knowledgeable, and professional customer support to our customer base. We support customers that are both local and remote and cover a wide range of technical proficiency. As the customer-facing arm of NIAID IT support we are expected to perform our duties with a high level of competency and courtesy.
• Desktop Support - Provide technical support on software, hardware, and operating systems (Windows and MacOS), including installations, configurations, maintenance, troubleshooting, imaging new systems and processing outgoing surpldonation systems, preparing GFE laptops and phones for international travel. Also includes printer support, setup/troubleshooting VoIP phones and setup/configuration
• Mobile Device Support – Support managed mobile devices on iOS and Android
• Respond to incident and request tickets in a timely fashion and document all activity related to a ticket.
• Escalates tickets appropriately.
• Projection Unit: Schedule, setup and breakdown.

Basic Qualifications:

• 2+ years of customer service experience
• 1 to 3 years exp. with Windows 10
• 1 to 3 years exp. with Macintosh operating systems
• 1 to 3 years exp. with Network and re-imaging workstations

Preferred Skills:

• PC/Windows Support
• Macintosh
• iOS and Android
• Active Directory
• Microsoft Office 365
• Microsoft Teams
• Knowledge of Windows Firewall and related settings
• Experience with full disk encryption on both Windows and Macintosh computers
• Knowledge of an enterprise network infrastructure, including Active Directory and Group Policies
• Desktop/Customer Support:
• Provide technical support on software, hardware and operating systems (Linux, Macintosh, Windows), including installations, configurations, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge about personal computers – desktops, laptops, hybrids. Also including BIOS and hardware configurations and drivers.
• Remediate configuration management baseline and policy non-compliance and resolve security vulnerabilities.
• Troubleshoot and support Microsoft (Office) 365 and Adobe products, also various scientific software applications.
• Configure new computer systems and related peripherals for users.
• Image new systems and process outgoing surpldonation systems.
• Prepare government-furnished laptops and phones for international travel.
• Provide printer support, setup/troubleshoot VoIP phones.
• Setup/configure/troubleshoot government-provided mobile devices.
• Assist with Microsoft Teams, Office 365, and OneDrive usage.
• Basic network troubleshooting on a TCP/IP network.
• Providing remote customer support via multiple methods.

Education:

• High School Diploma or higher