NCDIT - Specialist- Mid Level

**This is a remote position. This candidate will work either: Sat Tues Sat and Sun hours are 7am 7pm and Mon and Tues hours are 7am to 4pm so its a 40 hour week OR Wed Sat Wed and Saturday hours are 7am to 7pm and Thurs and Fri hours are 8am to 4pm so its a 40 hour week.


The DIT Service Desk is the 24 7x365 single point of contact for customer submitted incidents and service requests. Service Desk Technicians provide consultation elevated support and/or advanced instruction to users of hardware software operating systems telephony unified communications mainframe identity management networking and other information technology based systems located throughout the state agencies and universities as well as for private businesses and citizens. The Service Desk Tech provides advanced technical support via phone email chat and tickets working under general supervision of the Service Desk management team. Responsible for researching/analyzing issues/troubleshooting problems and soliciting relevant information from users to describe and document routine and nonroutine problems and resolving or escalating them to the next level. This position is critical in promoting a positive customer experience and requires a high customer service orientation strong interpersonal skills and advanced troubleshooting skills to provide support to a diverse population. This position may be required to work weekends and holidays as needed.

Required Experience:
Impeccable customer service skills along with the ability to apply more advanced technical knowledge to independently work on routine and complex tasks and document details into an IT Service Management application using ITIL methodology.
Enhanced computer literacy is required.
Understanding of contact center environment and Service Desk role.
Experience with ServiceNow is preferred.
HDI Support Center Analyst ITILv3 Foundation A certification highly preferred.
Effective communication skills (verbal and written) including proficient typing grammar and spelling skills are required.
Advanced troubleshooting and problem solving skills in Microsoft Windows Office suite O365 desktop hardware/software voice and network connectivity network printing email smartphones and webbased applications.
Ability to organize and follow more complex and/or detailed technical procedures.
Capable of analyzing and resolving routine problems based on existing documentation training and resources.
Working knowledge of technology principles and terminology associated with the work unit and ability to integrate in identifying problems or solutions.
Demonstrated sense of ownership reliability and urgency.
Ability to establish proactive relationships with customers including providing education to customers as appropriate. Able to convey ideas on nonroutine subjects clearly.
Proficient in translating technical issues into understandable terms for nontechnical users.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements associate degree in computer information technology computer technology Integration networking technology or related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution; and 24 years of related work experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Degrees must be from appropriately accredited institutions.