Technical Support Specialist - Level 2

Port Cyber Corporation is seeking to grow its technical team to keep pace with its steady growth. Port Cyber is a provider of fixed-price IT support to small and mid-size businesses in the DC metro area. The company is looking for highly motivated individuals with the ability to effectively communicate with both internal staff and clients. Candidates must also possess a strong information technology background and knowledge.

The Technical Support Specialist Level 2 (TSS - L2) role within the Support Services group will be responsible for ensuring all client-facing customer support requests are resolved in a complete, correct, and timely manner. Typical responsibilities are:

Tier 1 and 2 Issue Resolution – The TSS - L2 should be capable of taking ownership and resolving issues directly or engaging the correct internal or external resources to drive the issue to resolution. The TSS - L2 will also assist with certain escalated issues.

Responding to Networking/Server Alerts – At times, the TSS - L2 will be responsible for assisting with resolution of network and server related issues to ensure maximum uptimes for all clients.

Onsite Support – The TSS - L2 will be required to make scheduled and unscheduled onsite visits to client offices and homes to assist with support items that cannot be addressed and resolved remotely.

Documentation – Along with all other technical staff, the TSS - L2 will participate in reviewing and maintaining documentation of clients’ information technology infrastructure and systems. The TSS - L2 will also be responsible.

All areas of responsibility listed below are essential to the satisfactory performance of this position. Any non-essential functions are assumed to be included in "other related organizational and logistical duties as may be reasonably assigned":

• Respond to and resolve client incidents via remote and on-site desktop support. Incidents are submitted via phone calls and email.
• Resolve client system outages and coordinate client communication.
• Maintain ownership of multiple client issues and incidents while independently researching reliable and scalable solutions.
• Facilitate hardware orders and deploy new workstations.
• Update client documentation and standard procedures.
• Maintain response SLAs and follow standard operating procedures for triage and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with other Support Services staff to ensure a positive and effective client experience.
• Provide regular status updates to Director of Support Services and other senior staff.
• Attend regular individual and team supervision meetings.
• Maintain top-level customer service and communications, both written and verbal, within Port Cyber and with clients.
• Participate in training and development of customer service and technical skills.
• Participate in Port Cyber on-call rotation

The ideal Technical Support Specialist will have tier 1 and 2 experience performing Windows and Mac desktop support in a business environment. Prior experience working in a desktop support role for an Information Technology Managed Services Provider (MSP) is beneficial but not required. Our ideal team members will strive to provide a high level of customer service and possess exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

This position will be highly collaborative with staff members varying degrees of experience and technical expertise and will provide opportunities to learn new skills and to take on additional responsibilities. Team members will be most successful by employing critical thought and analysis to learn new technologies and consistently improve in customer service.

The position requires familiarity and fundamental skill levels with the following technologies:

• Windows Desktop OS (installation, support, and basic troubleshooting)
• Mac OS
• Microsoft Office Applications (basic use, installation, and troubleshooting)
• Windows ServerOS
• Windows Active Directory Administration
• Microsoft 365 Management (Users, Teams, Exchange, One Drive, SharePoint)
• Managed antivirus/EDR solutions
• Managed backup solutions
• TCP/IP networks and network devices (routers, switches, firewalls)…