Lead IT Help Desk Representative
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Role summary
Responsible for resolving IT support issues for internal customers, on a daily basis, using the diagnostic software tools and established problem escalation support procedures. Identifies and classifies the presented problem using technical information from equipment and diagnostic listening skills. Establishes the technical cause of the issue using step-by-step procedures and may perform system resets or other interventions to restore service to the appropriate standard. Depending on level, may resolve Tier II issues escalated from lower level Support positions. Documents issues in order to identify recurring problems and to build on the solution base available within the department. May report recurring problems to Systems engineering or other groups to develop longer term solutions and to prevent recurrence. May resolve more standard issues directly on the telephone with the customer avail of the opportunity to train users on specific issues they may not be familiar with. Requires progressive IT customer and technical support for a large and complex IT function.
Job summary sourced from the Empsight benchmark job library.
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