Service Desk Technician
Summary
First-level IT support technician at a retirement-services firm: day to day the person troubleshoots hardware, software and network issues, documents tickets, supports executives and the sales team, runs new-hire tech onboarding, and handles IT inventory/admin, with a weekly rotating after-hours on-call shift. Hybrid role based in the Boston office (4 days onsite, 1 remote).
The Role
Great Gray is looking to add a Service Desk Technician to our Technology team. This role serves as the primary technical point of contact for employees in our Wilmington office, while also supporting others throughout the organization in a remote capacity.
Location
This position will work from our Boston, MA office. Great Gray currently supports a hybrid work model with 4 days onsite, and 1 day remote.
Expectations for this role include an on-call schedule which rotates on a weekly basis. Service Desk Technicians from our four US office locations cover both routine and urgent/critical incidents submitted outside of regular business hours, from 7:30pm ET through the start of the next business day.
Visa sponsorship or transfer of an existing visa is not available for this position. Applicants must be authorized to work directly for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship or transfer.
Responsibilities
Technical Support:
- Provide first-level IT support for hardware, software, and network issues
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical problems in a timely manner
- Maintain accurate documentation of support tickets and resolutions
- Escalate complex issues to appropriate IT teams when necessary
Executive Support:
- Offer dedicated technical assistance to executive leadership
- Prioritize and respond promptly to executive requests
- Ensure executive technology needs are anticipated and addressed
- Maintain discretion when handling sensitive information
Sales Team Assistance:
- Support our Sales teams with technical issues both on-site and remotely in-the-field
- Assist with technical aspects of sales presentations and demonstrations
- Ensure sales tools and applications are functioning optimally
- Provide just-in-time technical support during client meetings
Onboarding:
- Coordinate and execute technology onboarding for new employees
- Prepare and configure hardware and software for new hires
- Deliver initial training on company systems and tools
- Create and maintain onboarding documentation and checklists
General Administration:
- Manage inventory of IT equipment and supplies
- Assist with implementing IT policies and procedures
- Contribute to continuous improvement of IT service delivery
- Participate in IT projects as needed
- Complete other related duties as assigned
Qualifications & Experience
Required:
- 2+ years of experience in IT help desk or technical support
- Strong knowledge of common business applications and operating systems
- Excellent customer service and communication skills
- Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical users
- Experience with ticketing systems and IT service management
- Proven ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment
Preferred:
- Technical certification (CompTIA A+, HDI, ITIL Foundation)
- Experience supporting executive-level staff
- Familiarity with onboarding processes
- Knowledge of sales tools and CRM systems
Personal Attributes:
- Exceptional problem-solving abilities
- Professional demeanor and presentation
- Adaptability to changing priorities
- Strong attention to detail
- Team-oriented with a collaborative approach
- Commitment to continuous learning
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity.
- Entrepreneurial mindset to bring best practice ideas to the team.
- Exhibits our Great Gray attributes: Disciplined Curiosity, Growth Mindset, Results Ownership, Collaboration, Grit
$65,000-$90,000
*This base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
The pay range displayed above is the base pay compensation range that Great Gray expects to pay for this position at the time of this posting. Individual compensation within this range, or that may warrant a provision for pay beyond this range, depends on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, candidate’s prior education and relevant work experience and training as well as position location and local market demands. Our pay-for-performance culture also includes participation in an annual incentive bonus plan for this position which is not included in the ‘Base Pay Range’ noted above.
Skills
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- What are your salary expectations for this position?
- Are you subject to any restrictive covenants that would preclude you from fully performing your work with another employer?
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- Are you legally authorized to work in the country you are applying to?
- Do you now or will you in the future require visa sponsorship or transfer of visa sponsorship (e.g., H-1B, O-1, TN, E-3) from another employer to maintain work authorization in the United States?
- Are you currently located within commuting distance to the assigned office location for this role?
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