Shipshape IT is seeking to grow its technical team to keep pace with its steady growth. Shipshape IT is a provider of fixed-price IT support to small and mid-size businesses in the DC metro area. The company is looking for highly motivated individuals with the ability to effectively communicate with both internal staff and clients. Candidates must also possess strong information technology background and knowledge.
Position Summary
The Senior Technical Support Specialist (TSS) role within the Support Services group will be responsible for ensuring all client-facing customer support requests are resolved in a complete, correct and timely manner. The ideal TSS should be able to take ownership of any support request and either take direct action to resolve any problems or engage the correct internal or external resources to resolve the issue. The TSS should be proactive in identifying areas where more junior staff members are struggling and should be available to train new and more junior staff on a regular basis. In addition to handling escalations, the TSS will assist with network and server monitoring to ensure maximum uptime for all clients. The TSS will also participate in documentation review for new clients to ensure standards are met for the Support Services group.
Preferred Experience Background
Our ideal Senior Technical Support Specialist will have 5 years of prior experience working for an MSP or onsite as support staff for a small business. Our ideal team members will strive to provide a high level of customer service and possess exceptional communication skills.
Responsibilities
All areas of responsibility listed below are essential to the satisfactory performance of this position. Any non-essential functions are assumed to be included in "other related organizational and logistical duties as may be reasonably assigned":
Provide on-site and remote desktop support for end users
Demonstrate leadership to the Support team and receive tier 2 and tier 3 escalations.
Answer phone calls and respond to tickets
Respond to client system outages
Coordinate on-site visits as needed for system troubleshooting and new system setup
Update client documentation when needed
Attend Individual and team supervision meetings
Time Tracking
Respond to client and corporate email within established time frame
Participate in training and development
Maintain top level customer service
Collaborate with Managed Services and Implementation Services teams to ensure maximum effectiveness when troubleshooting
Ensure that standard procedures are followed for troubleshooting and triage of all client technical issues
Provide regular status updates to Director and team members
Communicate effectively within Shipshape IT organization and with clients in both verbal and written communications
Participate in Shipshape IT on-call rotation
Required Experience
The position requires extensive experience working with:
Windows 7, 8, 10 installation, support, and troubleshooting
Windows Server installation, support, and administration (2012/2016/2019)
Windows Active Directory design, deployment, and administration
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010/2013/2016 – Administration, deployment, and migration
Office 365 Management
Managed antivirus solutions
Enterprise backup solutions
TCP/IP network design and troubleshooting
Configuration, deployment, and support of network routers, switches, wireless access points, and firewalls
Microsoft Office – Basic use, installation, and troubleshooting (including Project and Visio)
Virtualization Technologies (Hyper-V and VMWare)
Web hosting, DNS, and SSL certificates
Linux installation, support, and administration is a plus
Mac OS installation, support, and troubleshooting is a plus
Education And Certifications Preferred, Not Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems, or other related disciplines
Certifications: CompTIA A , Network , Security , MCSE, VMware
Additionally Must Possess
As Senior Technical Support Specialist, you will interact extensively (both over the phone and in person) with end-users that possess a wide range of technical knowledge. As such, you will need to possess strong analytical skills, excellent interpersonal skills, ability to design workable solutions to problems in a timely manner, the ability to travel to client sites (local travel only) and a strong customer service ethic.
You may be responsible for, and candidates should be able to perform light physical work. Examples would include things such as lifting, moving, and relocating computers or other information technology infrastructure within an office or data center facility.
Company Description
Working at Shipshape IT is an extraordinary experience, as evidenced by the high retention rate among employees. At Shipshape IT, we value our employees because they are what make us great. We believe that highly capable and satisfied staff deserve compelling fringe benefits and a supportive work environment. Shipshape IT provides competitive salaries and benefits. In addition to the general benefits provided by other employers such as health and disability insurance, vacation and holiday leave, Shipshape IT offers profit sharing, generous matching for retirement plans, education and training support, and team-building events that contribute to a high level of satisfaction both work and home.
Working at Shipshape IT is an extraordinary experience, as evidenced by the high retention rate among employees. At Shipshape IT, we value our employees because they are what make us great. We believe that highly capable and satisfied staff deserve compelling fringe benefits and a supportive work environment. Shipshape IT provides competitive salaries and benefits. In addition to the general benefits provided by other employers such as health and disability insurance, vacation and holiday leave, Shipshape IT offers profit sharing, generous matching for retirement plans, education and training support, and team-building events that contribute to a high level of satisfaction both work and home.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Information Technology
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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