Description
Serve as the first point of contact for end-user technical support, troubleshooting hardware, software, network, and account issues via phone, email, chat, and ticketing systems. Provide remote assistance, perform basic installations and configurations, escalate complex problems, and maintain accurate documentation while meeting service levels.
- • Respond to and resolve help desk tickets for software, hardware, and access issues.
- • Use remote tools and diagnostics to verify fixes and identify errors.
- • Perform basic installations, updates, and peripheral setups following standards.
- • Monitor ticket queues and user-impacting alerts, and report outages.
- • Image and configure workstations, mobile devices, and standard applications.
- • Document tickets, actions taken, and outcomes in the ITSM system.
- • Maintain asset, inventory, and deployment records.
- • Use knowledge bases, manuals, and diagnostics to troubleshoot and guide users.
- • Gather user requirements and relay recurring issues to IT teams.
- • Create FAQs and quick guides; train users on common tools and best practices.
- • Escalate complex incidents to Tier 2/3 or vendors with clear documentation.
- • Provision, modify, and revoke user accounts and permissions per policy.
- • Coordinate hardware repairs and replacements with vendors or field technicians.
- • Provide feedback on tools and recommend standardization or upgrades.
- • Stay current on supported platforms through self-study and training.
- • Identify ticket trends and suggest process or knowledge-base improvements.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
