Support Engineer

Kforce has an enterprise client seeking a Support Engineer II in New York, NY. Summary: IT Support is the first point of contact for technical support service requests. Our IT Support Associate II spends their day fielding incoming chats, calls, and online requests from corporate and its subsidiary employees worldwide. The successful IT Support Associate II will be customer focused and motivated by team success. They will be innovative, energetic, and able to adapt to new processes and procedures quickly while dealing with a high volume of requests. They will also be committed, flexible, and demonstrate the ability to maintain high levels of productivity while maintaining quality support. Responsibilities:

• Provide basic technical support to corporate employees worldwide
• Research, resolve, and respond to inquiries received via web chat, telephone calls,email, ticketing system, all in a timely manner, in accordance with organizational standards
• Diagnose and troubleshoot end user computing problems including analyzing the problem, identifying the appropriate resources, testing proposed fixes and following upto ensure the problem has been resolved
• Create and submit detailed call logs documenting customer interactions that are accurate, thorough, and timely
• Informs customer of needed repairs and answers basic questions; Ensures that customer understands and is satisfied with work completed
• Follow all standard operating procedures (SOP) through the effective use of knowledge management
• Acquire and maintain current knowledge of relevant policies in order to provide technically accurate solutions to users
• Assist with activities to triage and escalate any system or network outage to reduce downtime
• Assist with remote assistance in Teleconferencing systems and AV presentation equipment

Requirements:

• High School/GED or equivalent diploma
• Associate's degree in Computer Science or related field or experience equivalent
• 2+ years of experience supporting Windows, Mac and/or Linux Operating systems in a corporate setting
• 2+ years of experience in helpdesk or desk-side environment
• Adherence to shift schedules and timeliness are key requirements
• Willingness to work flexible shifts and scheduling, weekends, and holidays
• Experience in Windows, Mac OS environments
• Strong verbal skills proven ability to communicate with technical and non-technical staff
• Ability to work both independently and within a team environment
• Display a commitment to quality and strong multi-tasking skills

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer science or IT related field
• ITIL Foundation Certification
• Microsoft MCSE, MCITP Systems Administrator (Active Directory)
• Advanced Linux systems administration skills
• Strong troubleshooting skills of very complex systems
• Ability to explain complex IT concepts in simple terms