HelpDesk Technician
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Job Description
Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nations leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highlyranked by Castle Connolly Medical a healthcare rating company for consumers among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.
Bargaining Unit:
UUP
Job Summary:
The Department of Information & Technology Services at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a fulltime HelpDesk Technician / Programmer Analyst.
The Programmer Analyst (SL2) will cover the call center at the IT Service Desk and assist in resolving user issues related to computing hardware and software over the phone or in person at the main campus or the satellite sites.
To meet professional obligations this position may require effort beyond normal scheduled hours of work as needed to meet project deadlines and user work requisitions. At times the incumbent will be required to monitor the Network Management/Alerting systems and respond appropriately
Duties and Responsibilities Include:
- Responsible for ensuring phone coverage in the IT Service Desk call center and properly triage customer requests coming via telephone email and webbased systems.
- The incumbent will be required to log and document all support calls in the current ticketing system to provide resolution of user issues over the phone or in person. If necessary escalate the issue to senior support staff in a timely manner.
- Routinely check voice mail and Service Desk queue in the current ticketing system for outstanding end user requests
- Assist in troubleshooting user issues related to computing hardware and software and provide solutions on the phone or in person.
- Initiate and coordinate timely repair of end user devices including but not limited to computers printers mobile devices as well as other peripherals which might be covered by third party maintenance agreements.
- Adhere to Customer Support Service Level Agreements and Operational Level Agreements within IT teams.
- Ensure courteous timely and effective resolution of end user issues.
- Other duties and responsibilities as required.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree preferred or minimum of two(2) years IT experience
- Excellent customer service skills and experience working with endusers especially technology customer Service/Help Desk experience
- Experience in both Windows base PCs is required and Apple PC s preferred.
- Extensive experience with Microsoft Office 365 and conferencing platforms such as Teams and Zoom
- Excellent interpersonal written communication analytical and creative skills
- Excellent approach to information systems issues/problems
- Exceptional knowledge of computer hardware and Microsoft Windows environment
- Experience in application particularly clinical application support.
- Working knowledge of a range of diagnostic utilities
- Proactive attitude with the ability to efficiently work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a highpressure environment
- Ability to present ideas in a userfriendly language to nontechnical end users
- Ability to absorb and retain information quickly
- Or a satisfactory equivalent combination of experience training and education to all of the above.
Preferred Qualifications:
Work Schedule:
Monday to Friday; 9:00am to 5:00pm (FullTime)
Salary Grade/Rank:
Salary Range:
Commensurate with experience and qualifications
Executive Order:
Pursuant to Executive Order 161 no State entity as defined by the Executive Order is permitted to ask or mandate in any form that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation or any prior compensation history until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time please contact the Governors Office of Employee Relations at(518)or via email at.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin religion creed age disability sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation familial status pregnancy predisposing genetic characteristics military status domestic violence victim status criminal conviction and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.
Women minorities veterans individualswith disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process or in order to perform the essential functions of a position please contactHuman Resources at
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
