NIH Desktop Engineer (Level I)

Key Concepts Knowledgebase, LLC., is seeking a Desktop Engineer (Level I) for a project at a large NIH CIT support organization. The successful candidate will work with our IT managers, engineers, technicians, and the client to ensure the expectations of both parties are fulfilled in a timely, cost-effective manner.

The Desktop Engineer (Level I) responsibilities are as follows:

• Provide polite, friendly, professional, and courteous customer service at all times
• Work through various types of technical and customer service issues and ensure customer satisfaction
• Performs installations, upgrades, configuration, and troubleshooting of customer-specific hardware and software, and mobile devices
• Provide instructions to customers and support staff in the use of equipment and software
• Posses the ability to complete multiple simultaneous tasks/projects in a timely manner
• Interface with other teams when needed to help resolve customer issues
• Document incident status and solutions using ticket tracking system
• Accepts warm transfers from other technicians to continue customer support
• Efficiently escalate issues to higher tiers when needed
• Ensure SLA compliance

• Configure and install various IT hardware and application systems such as desktops, routers, servers, switches, Wi-Fi antennas, Network security devices, Access control system any other application once given the necessary procedures and authorization.

• Develop installation schedules, prepare and create installation packages.

• Prepare documentation for configuration changes at each site and supporting test reports.

• Coordinate post installation operations and maintenance support.

• Keep track of all hardware inventory and provide weekly reports on status of all Hardware inventory stock.

Qualifications:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Must be detail-oriented, organized, and can work under tight deadlines.

• Must have a comprehensive knowledge of generic IT hardware devices.

• Must have the ability to read and understand installation guides, wiring drawings, system requirements and site-specific installation policies/procedures.

• Must have excellent analytical skills in troubleshooting IT hardware installation, application setup, and maintenance, testing capabilities, problem identification, and/or resolution.

• Must understand how to configure IT hardware, and/or be able to communicate with engineering for directives on newer system's configuration.

• Must have competencies in testing/verifying proper operation of all hardware installations with direction from the engineering staff or IT administration.