Help Desk Support Technician 1

Description & Requirements

Maximus is seeking a Help Desk Support Technician to provide expertise to a critical federal client.

The Help Desk Specialist Tier 1 will provide support to end users on a variety of issues.

This position will identify, research, and resolve technical problems.

This is a remote position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist Technician II in providing Desktop and Operational Support to assigned site and remote offices.
- Install, configure, maintain, and support desktops, laptops, printers, scanners, and other PC peripherals and related hardware, as well as remote access devices.
- Install and support a variety of PC operating systems.
- Diagnose, resolve, and follow up on issues relating to various user concerns.
- Use remote desktop software to provide remote support and resolve issues for users whom may be at remote offices or home office users.
- Provide written updates for problem resolution in ticketing system, knowledge bases, troubleshooting manual(s), or on-line documentation repository.
- Assist in troubleshooting advanced technical issues within the network and telecommunications environments, especially as they relate to problems at the workstation level.
- Serve as a technical liaison to project managers as needed.
- Assist in providing support to project managers to integrate and transition projects or new technology efforts to the production support environment.
- Assist in maintaining software and workstation image management, including the use of image deployment software to perform imaging tasks for workstations.
- Perform other duties as may be assigned by management.

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Diagnose, resolve, and follow up on issues relating to various user concerns

- Provide remote support and resolve issues for users whom may be at remote offices or home office users

- Provide written updates for problem resolution in ticketing system, knowledge bases, troubleshooting manual(s) and procedures, or on-line documentation repository

- Assist in troubleshooting advanced technical issues within the network and telecommunications environments

- Assist in providing support to project managers to integrate and transition projects or new technology efforts to the production support environment

- Assist in maintaining software and workstation image management, including the use of image deployment software to perform imaging tasks for workstations

- Identify areas deserving attention in the technical support environment, and consult with management

- Ensure tickets are accurately documented and resolved in a timely manner

- Work within the team framework created by management and work with team members on assigned projects

- Work tasks as assigned which include but not limited to email, chat, ticketing system, and all applicable queues

Minimum Requirements

- High School diploma or equivalent with 0-2 years of experience.
- May have additional trainin...