Service Desk Analyst - (Hybrid in Dallas, TX)

Velocity
  • Dallas, Texas
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    General Summary:
    Velocity, A Managed Solutions Company, is seeking a highly skilled and customer-focused Service Desk Analyst I to join our MSP Service Desk team. This role is responsible for providing Tier 1 technical support to Velocity clients and end users, troubleshooting workstation, software, hardware, and connectivity issues while ensuring requests are handled in a timely, professional, and service-oriented manner.
     
    The Service Desk Analyst I plays an important role in maintaining a positive client experience by actively monitoring ticket queues, documenting issues, providing clear status updates, and escalating requests when appropriate. This role is ideal for a motivated technical professional who enjoys solving problems, communicating with clients, and working in a fast-paced managed services environment.
     
    This position is primarily work from home but requires an on-site presence at client environment(s) on an as-needed basis
     
    Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
    • Provide Tier 1 Help Desk support and troubleshooting for client end users across desktops, laptops, hardware, software, peripherals, and common business applications
    • Monitor Velocity’s ticketing system for inbound client requests, ensuring tickets are prioritized, documented, updated, and resolved in a timely manner
    • Remediate workstation, operating system, software, connectivity, and managed services issues within the scope of Tier 1 support
    • Provide timely and professional status updates to clients throughout the lifecycle of open service requests
    • Escalate issues to appropriate internal teams or vendors when additional technical support is required, and assist with resolution as needed
    • Create and maintain accurate tickets for detected issues, recurring problems, or items identified as outside expected standards
    • Support proactive remediation of issues discovered through Velocity’s managed services tools, monitoring platforms, or service processes
    • Follow established troubleshooting procedures, documentation standards, security practices, and service delivery best practices
    Qualifications, Knowledge & Skills:
    • Prior experience in IT support, help desk, desktop support, managed services, or a similar technical support role preferred
    • Strong knowledge of Windows desktop operating systems, PC hardware, peripherals, and Microsoft patching processes
    • Working knowledge of basic networking concepts, including DHCP, DNS, NAT, subnets, and connectivity troubleshooting
    • Strong customer service orientation with the ability to communicate clearly and professionally with clients, vendors, and internal teams
    • Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, documentation, and follow-through skills
    • Ability to manage time effectively, prioritize tasks, and work across multiple tickets or issues simultaneously
    • Detail-oriented, organized, adaptable, and able to work well under pressure
    • Motivated self-starter with a willingness to learn, grow, and contribute to a team-oriented environment
    • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship. Velocity does not sponsor employment-based visas or provide sponsorship for this position. 
     
    Experience and Education:
    • Bachelor’s degree in technology or equivalent technical experience (3-5 years)
    • Preferred – experience supporting hospitality and / or healthcare environments
     
    Why you’ll love working at Velocity
    We are an energetic bunch — eager to succeed and have lots of company pride. We promote a collaborative work environment that prioritizes strengthening relationships with our customers and team members to achieve our goals.
     
    As a growing technology solutions and services company, every team member at Velocity has the opportunity to make an impact as we challenge ourselves to provide the best technology and customer experiences in the business. We’re excited about what we do, why we do it, and who we do it for.
     
    Diversity and Inclusion
    Velocity is committed to diversity and inclusion and is dedicated to fostering a work environment where all team members are comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work and have equal opportunities to thrive. Our team members work collaboratively and draw inspiration from various perspectives and experiences that make each of us unique. This strengthens our connections with our team members, customers, and communities.
     
    Our Values – Collaborative and Strong at the Core
    • Customer-obsessed
    • One team
    • Do the right thing
    • Let’s go!
     
    Our Benefits
    • Medical, Dental, Vision
    • PTO & Paid Holidays
    • Paid Parental Leave
    • Paid Sick Time
    • 401K – with Employer Match
    • Company provided Life Insurance, Short/Long-Term Disability
    • Supplemental Benefits Available
     
    About Velocity MSC
    Velocity started in 2005. Velocity's customer-obsessed approach, combined with its customized voice and data network solutions, and support services, enhances how multi-location enterprises communicate and do business. That’s why Velocity serves thousands of Fortune 500 companies across various industries. With over 500 employees, 13 redundant data centers, 450 carrier agreements, and 5,500 certified technicians throughout the U.S.— Velocity is an unstoppable force. To learn more, please visit https://velocitymsc.com/careers/.
     
    Velocity is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Velocity is an active participant with E-Verify.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationDallas, Texas
    Websitehttps://velocitymsc.com/careers/

    Skills

    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
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    • Business Solutionsunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Computer Networksunmatched
    • Computer Workstationsunmatched
    • Customer Experienceunmatched
    • Customer Relationsunmatched
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    • DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)unmatched
    • DNS (Domain Name System)unmatched
    • Desktop PCunmatched
    • Detail Orientedunmatched
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    • Documentationunmatched
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    • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
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    • Fortune 500 Customersunmatched
    • Healthcareunmatched
    • Help Deskunmatched
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    • Laptop Hardwareunmatched
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    • Microsoft Product Familyunmatched
    • Microsoft Windows Desktopunmatched
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    • NAT (Network Address Translation)unmatched
    • Network Operations Centerunmatched
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    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • PC Hardwareunmatched
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    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Procedure Developmentunmatched
    • Service Deliveryunmatched
    • Software Administrationunmatched
    • Software Patchesunmatched
    • Subnetunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Technical Supportunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Work From Homeunmatched

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