Principal IT Client Support Specialist
N.Grafton, Massachusetts
Employer: Tufts University
Industry: (IT) Information Technology
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
Overview
The Principal IT Client Support Specialist is responsible for providing effective Tier 2-3 frontline client support and deskside assistance for Tufts faculty and staff using available technical tools, such as the knowledge base, remote management suite, and a service-management database.
Tufts has 3 main campuses: Medford/Somerville, Boston, and Grafton with clinics, hospitals and public, instructional, and computer and research labs in a multiple building setting, plus approximately a dozen remote sites. This position will be based at one of the main campuses.
What You'll Do
Basic Requirements:
What We're Looking For
Preferred Qualifications:
Minimum $35.50, Midpoint $42.30, Maximum $49.00
Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity; generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.
The Principal IT Client Support Specialist is responsible for providing effective Tier 2-3 frontline client support and deskside assistance for Tufts faculty and staff using available technical tools, such as the knowledge base, remote management suite, and a service-management database.
Tufts has 3 main campuses: Medford/Somerville, Boston, and Grafton with clinics, hospitals and public, instructional, and computer and research labs in a multiple building setting, plus approximately a dozen remote sites. This position will be based at one of the main campuses.
What You'll Do
Basic Requirements:
- The knowledge and skills that are typically acquired through a Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years of experience or a High School diploma and 7+ years of experience in the direct delivery of IT support and network services.
- Expert technical skills in the configuration, installation, and troubleshooting of Microsoft Windows & macOS, Microsoft Office Suite, email and web clients, Antivirus software, TCP/IP, and imaging software and well as experience troubleshooting peripherals (printers, scanners) and handheld devices (mobile, tablets, PDAs).
- Strong technical skills in remote desktop management tools, such as Ivanti/LANDesk Management Suite, Microsoft SCCM/MECM, Microsoft Intune, JAMF Pro/Casper, or Bomgar, etc.
- Strong knowledge of desktop security and standards (security/networking).
- Strong knowledge of trouble ticket systems (e.g. Service Now, ZenDesk, Remedy)
- Knowledge of local area networks and network administration.
- Experience with IMAP, LDAP, Microsoft ActiveSync, Active Directory and group policies, data recovery tools, Microsoft Exchange, WINS, DHCP, DNS, and TCP/IP.
- Significant experience with IMAP, LDAP, Microsoft ActiveSync, Active Directory and group policies, data recovery tools, Microsoft Exchange, backup strategies, WINS, DHCP, DNS, and TCP/IP.
- Demonstrated expert experience in four or more of the following:
- Unix/Linux installation, configuration and troubleshooting including Redhat, Ubuntu and Mandriva distributions.
- Endpoint Systems Management (e.g. MS SCCM/MECM, MS Intune, Ivanti, JAMF BigFix Tivoli, Altiris, Kace, etc.) software deployment and patch creation.
- Configuration, setup, and support of laboratory instrumentation and complex lab functions in a sciences/research setting.
- Significant experience implementing endpoint security processes and protocols (scanning, data gathering, forensics, incident response management).
- Virtual Desktop Infrastructure or Virtual Application technology (e.g. VMWare, Citrix).
- Successful development and delivery of a major training and documentation initiative related to technology.
- Advanced support in a clinical environment.
- Providing dedicated advanced support to large group of executive/VIP clients with specialized, non-standard technology needs.
- System and Application administration for department-level technologies (e.g. database applications, business process applications, web administration, etc.).
- Excellent communication and customer service skills are a must in this dynamic customer facing role.
- Strong organizational and attention to detail skills are a vital part to the overall success of people in this position.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver professional customer service, end user training and consultation, effective team.
- Willingness to mentor junior staff and provide training on technical topics on a cross-campus basis.
- Experience in managing technical projects
What We're Looking For
Preferred Qualifications:
- MSCE, A+, Network +, CCNA, ACMT, ITIL or other industry standard certifications.
- Experience providing technical support and services to classroom and computer lab environments.
Minimum $35.50, Midpoint $42.30, Maximum $49.00
Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity; generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.
Created: 2024-08-22
Reference: 20697
Country: United States
State: Massachusetts
City: N.Grafton
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