Senior IT Help Desk Support Technician
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Role summary
Resolves the more technical and equipment aspects of standard IT help desk issues for internal customers. Uses diagnostic hardware and software tools to diagnose and isolate service problems, in accordance with well defined troubleshooting procedures and guidelines. Makes use of tracking software to track and monitor the resolution of issues and open tickets. May reset one or more pieces of equipment or apply other solutions to quickly resolve problems. May escalate issues to more experienced support staff, if the issue falls outside the scope of their training. May identify and document fault patterns over a period of time and involve other engineering or other technical resources in the IT function or the vendor community to develop permanent fixes.
Job summary sourced from the Empsight benchmark job library.
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- Compensation for Senior IT Help Desk Support Technician varies by industry, region, company size, and revenue. Most surveys above publish cuts on those dimensions. Industry-specific surveys (healthcare, tech, financial services, etc.) typically report meaningfully different ranges than cross-industry surveys for the same role.
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