Help Desk Analyst

Help Desk AnalystThe 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 DirectoryDiagnose 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 softwareAttentive to details and ability to be resourceful (using supplied documentation)Ability to support users with limited knowledge of computers, software, hardware, and systemsAbove average communication skills and telephone manner.Excellent organizational skillsBasic User & Security Group Active Directory administrationStrong knowledge of Microsoft based operating systems with emphasis on Windows 7 and Office 365Experience 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 service1+ 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.Questions: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?The hiring manager would prefer candidates local to Harrisburg, PA. Is your candidate local to the Harrisburg, PA Area? Where do they reside?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?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?This position is 40 hours per week. Is this understood?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?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.Compensation: $21.00 per hour