Information Technology Support Technician

Akkodis is seeking a IT Support Technician - Hybrid role for a 12 months Contract position with a client located in Plymouth, MN.

Pay Range: $40/hr. - $45/hr. On W2 (The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.)

Position Summary:

The IT Support Team is the first point of contact for company's team members in need of IT services or support. The principal goal of the team is to provide excellent support by troubleshooting issues, fulfilling requests, and providing technical guidance at the first point of contact. This may involve direct interaction via in person, phone, or chat, responding to inquiries via email or the end user portal, or interacting with users through screen sharing and other virtual means.

Software/Hardware Support focuses on troubleshooting and improving our end user hardware and software environment. The team collaborates with all business areas to sustain and enhance the technical systems that enable company to operate simply and efficiently in both mills and offices. They have a deeper understanding of O365, operating systems, and standard software suites. They also perform life cycle management of IT assets, including laptops, desktops, and peripherals.

Responsibilities:

• Act as a primary support point for hardware, application, and data processing requests and issues from our facilities and offices across North America.
• Respond to incoming requests (e.g., emails, dashboard alerts, text, chat, phone, or in person) and accurately identify, diagnose, prioritize, resolve/escalate the tickets within established SLA standards.

Enter/update technical problems, causes, status, and solutions within the ITSM software.

• Participate in an after-hours support rotation to provide support to end users.
• Perform escalations to vendors or internal departments when necessary and work with the other party to resolve the issue to the end user's satisfaction.
• Under the direction of senior staff, help create/configure minor enhancements as requested by the business or identified by the application team staff.
• Support projects for software upgrades and new deployments, hardware updates and new deployments, Audio/Visual events.
• Create and maintain documentation for standard Technical Support policies, procedures, and practices. Develop how-to documentation, training material, and FAQs for company's team members (end users).
• Work effectively in a team environment to provide support to our end users with a positive customer service attitude.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Experience providing excellent customer service
• Highly self-motivated and directed with keen attention to detail
• 1 year's experience in technical support
• Be tech savvy and able to learn new technology quickly
• Exhibit a strong work ethic and must maintain the confidentiality of information at all times
• Familiarity with O365 and standard software suites.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Admin Portals (Exchange, O365, Azure, etc.)
• Curious and solutions focused
• Solid documentation skills
• Experience supporting Operating Systems and the O365 Suite
• Excellent interpersonal skills with both technical and non-technical personnel.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with device endpoint management, including configuring, testing, and deploying machines using Autopilot/Intune or similar tools
• Knowledge of SCCM or other endpoint management tools
• Understanding of Active Directory (group policy management, Sites and Services, Users and Groups)
• Experience with ServiceNow or similar ITSM software
• Experience with project management, change management, and basic ITIL principles
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field
• Experience or training in Design Thinking

Other Considerations:

• Occasional irregular hours, including evening and weekend work and monthly on-call rotation.

If you are interested in this IT Support Technician role in Plymouth, MN then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis go to www.akkodis.com. If you have questions about the position, please contact me at (610 998 7407) or Devyani.singh@akkodisgroup.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees with the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records by federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

· The California Fair Chance Act

· Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

· Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

· San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance