Customer Technical Specialist

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a Customer Technical Specialists to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The ideal candidate will support our DHS customer at airports across the U.S. You'll be responsible for delivering professional, high quality services directly to end users, providing both remote and in-person support for new installations and break/fix incidents. If you are a skilled Customer Technical Specialists looking to contribute to critical missions and work with a passionate team, we encourage you to apply.

Be part of a team that is dedicated to making a difference in national security and public safety.

Location:

• The position requires on-site work at our Denver, CO location.
• Must be willing to Travel up to 25%.

Day to Day Work Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supporting and troubleshooting a variety of technologies (Cisco switches, fiber backbone, Network interconnectivity, desktops/laptops, tablets, local/network printers/scanners, peripherals, network devices, communication devices (cell-phones, desk phones and VTC), Electronic Time and Attendance System (eTAS) clocks, Duress Alarms, and Transportation Security Equipment (STIP) adhering to contracted service level agreements.
• Provides technical support for end user devices hardware (laptops, desktops, printers, tablets, mobile devices) and peripherals, software (COTS, GOTS, Web), network infrastructure (routers, switches, etc.), Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), audiovisual display systems, duress alarms, analog and wireless technologies.
• Schedules and coordinates customer desk-side support for the installation of new software or to performance hardware or software break/fix activities.
• Sets-up and configures new end user equipment including laptops, mobiles devices, printers, VTC units, VoIP phones and other peripherals.
• Documents all changes in ticketing system to ensure all asset and configuration information is up to date.
• Investigates and resolves all connectivity issues related to end-user, site infrastructure and STIP IT equipment.
• Executes and maintains IT infrastructure inventory information, completing regularly scheduled inventories of all IT cabinets and IT cabinet equipment, updating pictures, drawings and asset information.
• Recommends to Peraton management customer service and IT process support enhancements, researching and new technologies and procedures.
• Provide technical guidance for directing and monitoring information systems operations.

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Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 0 years’ experience or Associate’s degree and 2 years’ experience or HS diploma/equivalent and 4 years experience.
• U.S. Citizenship, must have the ability to obtain a DHS Entrance on Duty (EOD) clearance.
• Experience with desk-side IT support.
• Ability to communicate in a professional manner with senior executive government staff.
• Experience supporting variety of IT technologies (Laptops, Mobile devices, etc.)
• 4+ hours per day on your feet walking many times long distances through airport and offices to support customer equipment.
• Ability to kneel, bend , reach to get under desks to connect/repair cabling and ability to connect patch cables from patch panel to network switch.
• Ability to lift up to 40-50 pounds installing IT equipment.
• Ability to push/pull carts transporting equipment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant DHS focused experience.
• A+ Certification.
• Network+ Certification.
• Cisco & Microsoft Certifications.
• Ability to install Cisco switches and complex fiber backbone interconnectivity.
• Knowledge and experience connecting/patching/repairing Cat6 & fiber infrastructure.
• ITIL4 Certification.
• Able to plan and prioritize team workload to ensure objectives are achieved on time.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and…