Job Description
Our client, a growing firm in Mineola is looking for hands-on leader for their tech support team. This is an on-site role in Mineola.
Key Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
Pluses
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the senior escalation point for internal IT issues across users, endpoints, servers, cloud services, networking, security, and business applications.
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring to two junior IT team members, including coaching, task review, troubleshooting guidance, and skills development.
- Own or lead internal IT projects such as system upgrades, cloud migrations, security improvements, endpoint management, network changes, and process automation.
- Maintain and improve Microsoft 365, Entra ID/Azure AD, Intune, endpoint security, backup systems, networking, and core infrastructure platforms.
- Establish and enforce IT standards for documentation, ticket handling, change control, asset management, onboarding/offboarding, and user support.
- Monitor system health, security alerts, backup status, endpoint compliance, and recurring operational risks. Partner with department leaders to understand business needs and translate them into practical IT solutions.
- Improve internal helpdesk processes, reduce recurring issues, and ensure timely resolution of user problems.
- Assist with vendor management, licensing, procurement recommendations, and technology planning.
- Support cybersecurity best practices including MFA, conditional access, patching, endpoint protection, phishing defense, access reviews, and incident response.
- Maintain clear documentation for systems, procedures, credentials handoff, network diagrams, and recurring workflows.
- Participate in budgeting and roadmap planning for IT systems, tools, hardware refreshes, and security initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of progressive IT experience, ideally in internal IT, managed services, or a hybrid environment.
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft 365, Windows endpoints, Entra ID/Azure AD, Intune or similar endpoint management, networking (Unifi & Fortinet, backups (Datto), and security tools.
- Proven ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues across users, systems, networks, and cloud services.
- Experience mentoring or leading junior IT staff.
- Comfortable balancing hands-on support work with project leadership and technical planning
- Working knowledge of cybersecurity fundamentals, access control, patching, endpoint protection, and incident response.
Pluses
- Experience with Azure, PowerShell, automation, SharePoint, Teams, VoIP, firewalls, VPNs, RMM tools, or PSA/ticketing platforms.
- Certifications such as Microsoft 365 Certified Administrator, Azure Administrator, Network+, Security+, or similar.
- Experience building IT processes in a growing organization.
- Prior MSP experience.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Mineola, NY |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $90,000–$120,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 50 to 99 employees |
| Year Founded | 2002 |
| Website | https://phaxis.com/ |
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