NOC Tier I IT Tech ; Non-Merit

Regular

Schedule:

39 hours per week

A Non-Merit vacancy exists in the Office of Information Technology, Service Desk

Non-Merit positions are not classified within the Baltimore County Government Classification and Compensation Plan.

A list of eligible applicants will be established based on the examination as outlined below.

Current and future NOC Tier I vacancies occurring in the Office of Information Technology may be filled from the list of eligible applicants.

List all promotions and changes in job duties due to reclassification as separate work experiences on your application. Applicants must include the dates of the promotions and reclassifications.

Note:

Failure to complete all fields of the "Work Experience" section of the application will result in your application not being considered. A resume will not be considered in determining your qualifications for a position. Applicants selected for an interview may provide a resume at that time.

You can attach your transcript(s) or license(s) to your application.

Failure to submit proof of Licenses, Certifications and Education will result in your application not being considered. Proof of licenses, certifications, and/or education must be submitted with each application.

• Serves as Tier 1 first-line technical support for internal customers on OIT’s Service Desk.
• Responsible for troubleshooting, problem solving, and technical support of all networked systems including applications, mobile devices, PC’s, laptops and, peripherals for Baltimore County government agencies and the Baltimore County public libraries.
• Serves as a Champion for OIT and provides friendly, thorough and professional customer service.
• Receives inbound service requests via phone, email or portal.
• Creates tickets, and provides first call resolution whenever possible by troubleshooting IT issues.
• Escalates tickets when necessary, qualifying the complexity of issues and assigning the ticket to the proper support areas.
• Remotes into devices to resolve issues when necessary.
• Performs password resets.
• Recognizes and escalates Priority 1 issues, ensuring that someone is working the issue and providing timely updates.
• Monitors Service Desk email queue.
• Monitoring the Data Center for issues and temperature extremes.
• Performs mainframe moves, adds, changes, and print jobs.
• Updates Team’s Documentation/Knowledgebase.
• Stays current on updated technologies.

• Destroy hard drives.
• Assists with imaging PCs, prepping mobile devices.
• Assists other IT teams as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Computer and Networking certifications are a plus but not required.

Incumbents must be of good moral character and emotionally stable.

This position works an average scheduled workweek of 39 hours. Assigned shifts can be day or evening, with a requirement that the employee work weekend rotations, which are 12-hour shifts on both Saturday and Sunday. This position will periodically work on holidays.

Employees in this position must be available for on-call rotation for production problems 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Perform off-hours system changes and updates. Occasionally lift 50 pounds, sit, walk or stand for extended periods of time. Travel within Baltimore County, and outside of the County for work and training. May be required to use their own vehicle to respond to remote sites for troubleshooting and repair work.

The work of this classification is essentially sedentary, and involves the use of computers and office machinery.

Applicants selected for an appointment to a position in Baltimore County must successfully complete an employment background investigation, including but not limited to a criminal background, education and fingerprint check.

Possession of a high school diploma plus a minimum of (2) years of technical and troubleshooting experience (IT Service Desk/NOC).

• a college degree and service experience in Service Desk/NOC environment;
• Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) foundations certification;
• Information Technology Infrastructure…