Desktop Support Engineer

Overview

On Site
Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
50% Travel
Able to Provide Sponsorship

Skills

CS IS
IT
Inventory Management(Asset Management Operations)
WS1
Windows
Apple imaging
MacOS
TCP/IP
DNS
DHCP
VPN
firewalls
SQL
MySQL
Oracle
Python
PowerShell

Job Details

Job title: Desktop Support Engineer
Location: Reston, VA
Job description:
Description:

Overview:
We are seeking a highly professional, polished, and customer-focused Desktop Support Engineer to join our dynamic team. This role requires a well-groomed individual with excellent interpersonal skills who can represent the IT function with confidence and courtesy in high visibility environment.
Responsibilities:
* Provide support for desktops, laptops, mobile devices, and peripherals (Windows, macOS, iOS, Android)
* Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to hardware, software, network connectivity, and operating systems,
* Setup and configure new workstations, imaging, deployment, and software installations.
* Handle escalations for complex issues, diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve technical problems.
* Own and resolve critical incidents, providing prompt responses and effective solutions with timely communication.
* Escalate cases to engineering teams as needed and manage these escalations until resolved.
* Document root-cause analyses, technical solutions, troubleshooting steps, and team processes; review existing documentation for gaps and outdated information.
* Monitor engineering escalations for trends, usability issues, bugs, performance issues, training quality problems, and knowledge gaps, report findings to leadership.
* Analyze tickets and environments for potential technical issues/trends and give proactive recommendations to improve system performance and stability.
* Seek and propose process improvements to increase support team efficiency and enhance customer experience.

Qualifications:

* 5+ years in a technical role or bachelor's in CS IS or IT with 4+ years in service roles.
* 2+ years in a senior escalation role.
* Strong communication skills, clear technical explanations to diverse audiences.
* Experience with Inventory Management(Asset Management Operations)
* Experience with WS1, Windows and Apple imaging.
* Excellent problem-solving under pressure.
* Customer service experience, conflict de-escalation, effective client advice.
* Leadership skills that fosters teamwork.
* Multitasking in fast-paced environments, quick issue resolution.
* Advanced knowledge of Windows and MacOS.
* Strong understanding of networking (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, firewalls).
* Familiar with database (SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle) and scripting knowledge (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
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