Posted 8 days ago
Senior Service Desk Technician (Boston, MA-Hybrid)
AI Summary
Provides end-user IT support as the initial contact for incidents and service requests, troubleshooting and resolving issues or escalating as needed while maintaining SLA alignment and documentation quality.
About this role
ITSM Operations: Incident management, service requests, SLAs, categorization, prioritization, escalation, knowledge articles, documentation quality.
· Manage service desk tickets using ITSM tools, ensuring accurate categorization, prioritization, troubleshooting notes, resolution details, asset linkage, and knowledge article references.
· Maintain accurate asset management and CMDB data for assigned devices, peripherals, users, locations, configuration items, lifecycle status, and support history.
· Act as an escalation point for Tier 1 and Tier 2 support issues, ensuring timely resolution of complex incidents and service requests while maintaining SLA alignment, which will entail supporting Tier 1 and Tier 2 call queues as needed.
· Use Microsoft Excel to analyze ticket queues, SLA performance, asset data, inventory exceptions, and operational trends; create clean summaries, pivot tables, filters, formulas, and export-ready reports as needed.
· Create and maintain high-quality knowledge base articles, runbooks, troubleshooting guides, and process documentation that enable repeatable support and reduce escalations.
· Mentor junior technicians, model customer-focused communication, and coach the team on troubleshooting standards, documentation quality, process consistency, and automation adoption.
AI and Automation: AI-assisted troubleshooting, knowledge generation, automation opportunity identification, low-code/no-code workflow support
· Use AI-enabled support practices, knowledge search, prompt-based troubleshooting, and automation opportunities to improve ticket resolution, self-service, deflection, and technician productivity.
· Design, support, or improve automation workflows for recurring service desk processes such as onboarding, access requests, device fulfillment, approval routing, knowledge routing, and status notifications.
Endpoint Management: Windows, macOS, mobile devices, Microsoft Intune, remote tools, app deployment support, device compliance awareness
· Diagnose and resolve hardware, software, mobile, endpoint, application, and basic network issues, including VPN, Wi-Fi, DNS/DHCP awareness, connectivity, printer, and peripheral troubleshooting.
· Support identity and access tasks across Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Okta MFA, group membership, password resets, account lifecycle activities, and secure access practices.
· Support endpoint management activities using Microsoft Intune, including device enrollment awareness, compliance checks, app deployment support, configuration troubleshooting, and basic mobile device management.
· Participate in IT projects, endpoint refreshes, application deployments, identity initiatives, automation pilots, and service improvement efforts.
Networking: VPN, Wi-Fi, TCP/IP basics, DNS/DHCP awareness, printer/peripheral connectivity, structured escalation
· Diagnose and resolve hardware, software, mobile, endpoint, application, and basic network issues, including VPN, Wi-Fi, DNS/DHCP awareness, connectivity, printer, and peripheral troubleshooting.
Asset Management: Asset records, device ownership, lifecycle status, inventory accuracy, configuration item relationships, audit readiness
- 2-4+ years of technical support experience
- Strong analytical problem solving and troubleshooting abilities
- Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills; able to work both independently and within a team-oriented environment.
- Ability to concisely document processes, procedures, issues, resolutions; strong writing skills required.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; able to adapt instructions and guidance to the skill level of the end user.
- Self-motivated, forward thinking.
- Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment; handle multiple issues/requests simultaneously; able to quickly re-adjust priorities on demand.
- Windows 11 end user support
- Microsoft O365 end user support
- Support, troubleshooting and imaging of hardware (Dell and Mac laptops).
- Basic knowledge of network connectivity and troubleshooting (wired and wireless), TCP/IP subnetting, DHCP, routing & switching, VPN.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Active Directory (user & computer accounts, OU’s, Group Policy) and EntraID.
- Printer support (both USB and network) – hardware, drivers, installation, print queue management, troubleshooting.
- Experience with Windows 11 OS
- Experience with ITSM ticketing systems (JIRA, Ivanti, etc.)
- Experience with Ivanti Neurons
- Experience with OKTA verify
- Experience with Active Directory
- Experience with Microsoft Office O365
- Experience with monitoring and remote management tools
- Experience with JAMF administration
- Experience with Dell laptops
- Experience with Apple OS
- Experience with Mac laptops
- CompTIA A+ (220-1101)
- CompTIA A+ (220-1102)
- CompTIA Net+
- ITIL Foundation 4.0
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