Specialist, Technology Support II - Act Consulting

ACT Consulting has an immediate need for a Technology Support Specialist with our direct client.

ACT Consulting is a leader in the staffing industry providing candidates on a national basis for contract contract to hire and direct hire engagements while maintaining the highest regard for people integrity and customer satisfaction. Our clients are comprised mostly of Fortune 1000 companies primarily in the areas of Information Technology Engineering Professional Accounting and Finance.

Please take a moment to review the job description. If this is something you are interested in please send a copy of your resume to jerald@act-info.com or contact me directly at 704-248-8877.

• Job Title: 33913034 - Technology Support Specialist
• Location: Columbia, SC
• Duration: 12 Months
• Role: This role focuses on efficiently managing and allocating support tickets to the appropriate departments to ensure timely resolution of technical issues.

Duties:    

• Actively resolve routine to moderately complex technical needs of customers by managing problems and suggesting solutions. 
• Research, resolve and respond to requests received from customers. 
• Ensure documentation and processes are current as business and technology changes evolve. 
• May have an in-depth knowledge or experience in specific areas. 
• 40% Troubleshoot and restore technical service and equipment problems by analyzing symptoms using documented processes. 
• Complete customer requests and provide guidance in resolution of application, hardware, and software problems. 
• Determine business impact of requests and escalate to higher-level professionals when necessary. 
• 20% Maintain knowledge database and call tracking database to enhance quality of problem resolutions. 
• Keep apprized of changes in technology and processes by ensuring knowledge and documentation is current and centralized. 
• 20% Proactively monitor various systems to catch problems before they become outages and to ensure the health and availability of systems, servers, network, etc. 
• 15% Analyze data to gain a better understanding of business impact. 
• Conduct a gap analysis to respond to and align with customer business needs. 
• 5% Perform other job related administrative duties as needed.

Skills:    

• Strong customer service skills. Good problem solving skills. 
• Able to provide technical advice, guidance, and informal training to customers using hardware and software programs. 
• Understands basic technical problems and solutions in relation to the business environment. 
• Understands the industry's business systems and processes. 

Required Software and Tools: 

• Proficient computer skills; able to maneuver through commonly used applications and systems used in the industry. 

Work Environment: 

• Fast paced, multi-platformed environment which may require action and response 24X7 to support the technical business needs of the customer within a technical help desk support center.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or job related degree. OR an Associate Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree OR 2 years of job related work experience plus 2 years of technical help desk experience or other job related experience.