PennDOT (Tier 1 Help Desk)

Short Description:
Help Desk Analyst - 1+ year of field experience. 2-year associates degree or equivalent technical study.


Complete Description:
***This requisition has an hour-long in-person interview.***
***Client would prefer candidates local to the Harrisburg, PA Area.***
***Do not resubmit candidates from previously released Help Desk req #s ***36.***
Vendors, please be aware that candidates submitted at least 6 months ago from 5/21/26 may now be reconsidered for this req.
***This position is funded through 6/30/27, so use that date in the RTR. Contract end date is dependent on the final schedule and projected needs. Historically additional funding should then last a fiscal year.***


***For this particular hiring team management directly emails the candidate to set up interviews. Please provide your candidate's e-mail address (and if desired their phone number) under Summary of Qualifications (seen in the Details tab). This should never be in the resume.***

The training cycle runs 3-4 weeks, so start date would most often fall 2 to 3 weeks from the date of acceptance.

This team teleworks on every Friday.
This position is 100% onsite and at The Riverfront Office Center (ROC) (the main DMV
building along the Susquehanna River, just south of I-83), specifically located at-
1101 South Front St., Harrisburg, PA 17104
Since the team moved to that location there is no longer a need to bring a *** check as PennDOT doesn't charge for badges there.

This is a Tier 1 position requiring working on phones all day. This position is 100% on the phones, password resets and application support. No Tier 2 work will be performed. This is an operational-type job and reliability, and communication are key components to making the department successful.


PennDOT seeks someone with customer service experience, people skills, prefer a team environment and have basic IT experience. They can teach the IT, but the candidate either will have or doesn't have people and customer service skills.

The Help Desk Analyst performs the skills listed below-
• Provides technical assistance, support, and advice to end users for hardware, software, and systems via phone.
• Investigates and resolves computer software and hardware problems of users.
• Answers questions, applying knowledge of computer software, hardware, systems, and procedures.
• Talks with technical and non-technical co-workers to research problem and find solution.
• Asks user with problem to use telephone and participate in diagnostic procedures, using diagnostic software or by listening to and following instructions.
• Create and escalate Remedy trouble tickets to Tier 2 Service Desk staff and/or 3rd Party Service Providers as needed to ensure resolution.
• Follow quality standards and displays strong customer service skills.
• Able to work in a team environment.
• Complete assigned tasks.
• Excellent communication skills; both written and spoken.
• Reset or restore mainframe, LAN and User IDs and passwords through RACF or Active Directory
• Diagnose and coordinate the repair of products by dispatching and tracking the work of appropriate Service Providers.
• Research and update, as needed, reference publications and diagnostic aids to seek information necessary to resolve end user issues.


Required Skills:
• Experience with call tracking and ticketing software
• Attentive to details and ability to be resourceful (using supplied documentation)
• Ability to support users with limited knowledge of computers, software, hardware, and systems
• Above average communication skills and telephone manner.
• Excellent organizational skills
• Basic User & Security Group Active Directory administration
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft based operating systems with emphasis on Windows 7 and Office 365
• Experience with using and troubleshooting Office 365 within a network environment (permissions, calendar sharing, delegation)
• You will be a self-motivated achiever who gains satisfaction from providing excellent customer service
• 1+ years previous IT Service Desk and/or Call Center experience required.


***Saturday work from 8 AM - 12 PM is scheduled for once a quarter and management will give at least two weeks' notice beforehand.***


Skills:
Skill Required / Desired mount of Experience Expertise Rating Move 1+ years' previous IT Service Desk and/or Call Center experience required Required 1 Years Experience with call tracking and ticketing software Required 1 Years ttentive to details and ability to be resourceful (using supplied documentation) Required 1 Years bility to support users with limited knowledge of computers, software, hardware and systems Required 1 Years bove average communication skills and telephone manner. Required 1 Years Basic User & Security Group Active Directory administration Required 1 Years Strong knowledge of Microsoft based operating systems with emphasis on Windows 7 and Office 365 Required 1 Years Experience with using and troubleshooting Office 365 within a network environment (permissions, calendar sharing, delegation) Required 1 Years Excellent organizational skills Required You will be a self-motivated achiever who gains satisfaction from providing excellent customer service Required


Questions:
Question 1
The vendor rate is *** Do you accept?
Question 2
Resume wise, please do not include filler material (e.g. describing a company's core capabilities/description). Please only include relevant info (e.g. what was done at the job/project). Is this reflected in the resume?
Question 3
The hiring manager would prefer candidates local to Harrisburg, PA. Is your candidate local to the Harrisburg, PA Area? Where do they reside?
Question 4
For this particular hiring team management directly emails the candidate to set up interviews. Did you provide your candidate's e-mail address (and if desired their phone number) under Summary of Qualifications (seen in the Details tab). This should never be in the resume. Did you do that?
Question 5
This is a Tier 1 position requiring working on phones all day. This position is 100% on the phones, password resets and application support. No Tier 2 work will be performed. Is this understood?
Question 6
This position is 40 hours per week. Is this understood?
Question 7
Inaccurate responses to the skills above will result in your company being omitted from future PennDOT requisitions. The skills (and applicable experience) must also be explicitly referenced in the candidate resume. Have you confirmed that the responses to the skills above are accurate and reflect the actual experience the candidate possesses?
Question 8
Do you understand, and will abide by, the provision in your subcontract with OST that it is PROHIBITED for government equipment to be taken or used outside of the United States by your contractors? The consequences of this occurring can and will result in repercussions to you, the prime vendor, regardless if the candidate works for a sub-vendor of yours. It will also result in immediate termination of the contractor, and make them ineligible for rehire in the program.

Benefits
PEAK's benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Dependent Care Savings Account (DCA), and 401K plan. PEAK believes that taking care of our team is essential for success and we are proud to provide benefits that enhance both your well-being and your future. Additionally, our associates may be eligible for Paid Sick Leave as required by Federal, State, or local laws.


Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO)
PEAK Technical Staffing is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. PEAK does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, and business need. We encourage all individuals to apply.


Americans Disabilities Act (ADA)
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