Fox News has flagged the Technical Associate job as unavailable. Let’s keep looking.

Job Description Summary: 

GW Information Technology is the chief provider of technology services and applications at GW. The area partners with all key stakeholders across GW to equip students, faculty, and staff with the technology and tools necessary to achieve academic excellence. This position works within GW Information Technology and ensures collaboration with both University stakeholders and external vendors.

This experienced technical support position provides enhanced and complex technology support to end users including faculty, students, and staff. This position often focuses on the diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of both hardware and software issues in a service environment with frequent interaction with VIP customers, with hours that may include evening and/or weekend operation. This role typically handles Tier II or Tier III requests by users in either a call center or onsite environment.

This position may have the following duties:

  • Provides incident management and routine systems support services at a Technology Support Center or Call Center
  • Supports clients via in person, telephone, email, or via remote systems management in their utilization of various systems and enterprise applications
  • Gathers technical data from clients in order to diagnose issues and provide data for root cause analysis
  • Uses designated ITSM system as a work management and tracking tool
  • Delivers exceptional and with sense of urgency customer service to clients
  • Dispatches to support urgent customer, classroom or collaboration space incidents when necessary
  • Performs staff computer installs and support to include cable management, imaging, software installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of computers, printers, peripherals, etc.
  • Coordinates service requests including AV support and faculty technology training
  • Provide expert tier 2 and tier 3 support in a professional environment, spearheading initiatives, and coordinating projects with minimal supervision
  • Creates and disseminates operational documentation, staff training materials, and user documentation
  • Trains peers and customers on new processes and technologies
  • May provide oversight for equipment loans at a Technology Support Center
  • Assists with the generation and reporting of operational metrics
  • Assists supervisor in ad hoc reporting on quality measurements and performance tracking responsibilities.

This position works in central information technology and may supervise junior student employees with guidance from management. Performs other related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.

Minimum Qualifications: 

Qualified candidates will hold a Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area of specialization plus 2

years of relevant professional experience, or, a Master’s degree or higher in a relevant area of

study. The degree must be conferred by the start date of the position. Degree requirements may

be substituted with an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Additional Required Licenses/Certifications/Posting Specific Minimum Qualifications: 

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • Excellent customer service and communications skills with high level of attention to detail and a sense of urgency aptitude.
  • Experience providing advanced hands-on Windows and Mac support, endpoint security as well as enterprise level video teleconferencing equipment 
  • Proficiency in scripting, writing macros or automation tools. 
  • Basic project management and planning skills 
  • Experience using device management tools such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, JAMF and Airwatch MDM
  • Experience with using ITIL methodology and ITIL-based ITSM ticketing systems such as BMC Remedy or ServiceNow. 
  • Industry certifications such as A+, ITIL or HDI
  • Leadership skills in training students and junior level technicians 

Campus Location: Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C.

College/School/Department: GW IT

Family 

Sub-Family 

Stream 

Level 

Full-Time/Part-Time: 

Hours Per Week: 40

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday

Position Designation: 

Telework: No

Required Background Check: Criminal History Screening, Education/Degree/Certifications Verification, Social Security Number Trace, and Sex Offender Registry Search

Special Instructions to Applicants: 

Position Type: 

Posting Number: T000346

Job Open Date: 

Job Close Date: 

Open Until Filled: No

Applicant Review Will Commence On: 

Background Screening Successful Completion of a Background Screening will be required as a condition of hire.

EEO Statement: 

The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Read Full Description
Confirmed 10 hours ago. Posted 30+ days ago.

Discover Similar Jobs

Suggested Articles