Job Title: Network Communications Specialist Contract Duration: 2 months, possible extension Location: Harrisburg, PA Work Arrangement: Onsite Schedule: 2nd Shift - Saturday through Wednesday 1600-0030 with Thursday and Friday off
Summary
This position requires a technical individual with a customer-service-minded approach to supporting agency staff and IT teams. The individual will work closely with staff, vendors, service providers, and IT personnel, while also being able to work independently, multitask, prioritize and manage workloads, and ensure prompt service and end-user issue resolution.
Responsibilities End-User Support
Answer inbound phone calls regarding network issues from employees and LEC/Last User Contract (LUC) vendors.
Create and escalate ServiceNow trouble tickets to engineers, Tier 2 staff, and/or third-party service providers to ensure timely resolution of IT and network issues.
Work with NOC Tier 2 Engineers, staff, contracted personnel, and third-party providers as needed.
Research and update reference publications and diagnostic aids to obtain information necessary to resolve end-user issues.
Follow IT Service Desk and Network Operator knowledge base procedures and recommend improvements when needed.
Promptly and appropriately escalate high-priority issues.
Monitoring & Maintenance
Utilize network management tools such as SolarWinds and SquaredUp to monitor remote site networks and hardware.
Actively monitor the status of networks and connected network assets using established tools and promptly initiate appropriate actions.
Respond to outages and system failures using established escalation processes.
Provide first-line investigation and diagnosis of network incidents, documenting all details and prioritizing incidents appropriately.
Escalate after-hours incidents to staff for resolution.
Assign unresolved incidents to higher-tier support or LUC providers to coordinate service restoration and obtain necessary information for tracking outages or service degradation.
Coordinate with network staff and vendors to assist with service restoration based on alarm conditions.
Actively monitor the ServiceNow ticket queue.
Monitor appropriate email accounts for event notifications and initiate action as needed.
Proactively identify and resolve problems.
Communication
Serve as the primary network contact for employees and business partners outside of regular business hours.
Perform Enterprise Incident communications using defined processes and approved templates.
Monitor the network hotline during coverage hours.
Issue network status updates using established procedures.
Follow quality standards and demonstrate strong customer service skills.
Routine Tasks
Assist network engineers and technicians with outstanding tasks.
Update network operations and knowledge base documentation.
Participate in disaster recovery activities.
Complete assigned tasks.
Required Skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to communicate clearly and maintain professional phone etiquette.
Ability to support end users with varying levels of IT knowledge and experience.
Ability to follow directions and adhere to established operational procedures, knowledge base documentation, and standard operating procedures.
Ability to adapt to change.
Detail-oriented and resourceful.
Strong organizational skills.
Ability to troubleshoot end-user issues and escalate when necessary to ensure timely resolution.
Experience with incident management, call tracking, and ticketing software.
Preferred: 2+ years of systems administration, help desk, and/or call center experience.
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Numbers & Facts
Location
Meadville, PA
Skills
Call Centersunmatched
Call Monitoringunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Computer Networksunmatched
Customer Escalationsunmatched
Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
Detail Orientedunmatched
Disaster Recoveryunmatched
Documentationunmatched
Documentation Standardsunmatched
Establish Prioritiesunmatched
Help Deskunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Incident Managementunmatched
Knowledge Baseunmatched
Multitaskingunmatched
Network Administration/Managementunmatched
Network Architecture/Engineeringunmatched
Network Connectivityunmatched
Network Monitoringunmatched
Network Operations Centerunmatched
Network System Hardwareunmatched
Operations Processesunmatched
Organizational Skillsunmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Procedure Developmentunmatched
Process Developmentunmatched
Publicationsunmatched
Quality Metricsunmatched
RMONunmatched
Resolve Customer Issuesunmatched
ServiceNowunmatched
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)unmatched
Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
Technical Supportunmatched
Telephone Skillsunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
Trouble Ticketsunmatched
Workplace Issuesunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched
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