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Company Description

Procom is a leading provider of professional IT services and staffing to businesses and governments in Canada.
With revenues over $500 million, the Branham Group has recognized Procom as the 3rd largest professional services firm in Canada and is now the largest "Canadian-Owned" IT staffing/consulting company.
Procom's areas of staffing expertise include:
Application Development
Project Management
Quality Assurance
Business/Systems Analysis
Datawarehouse & Business Intelligence
Infrastructure & Network Services
Risk Management & Compliance
Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
Security & Privacy
Specialties Contract Staffing (Staff Augmentation)
Permanent Placement (Staff Augmentation)
ICAP (Contractor Payroll)
Flextrack (Vendor Management System)

Job Description

Desktop Services Engineer  

On behalf of our client, Procom Services is searching for a Desktop Services Engineer for a contract opportunity in Durham, NC.

Desktop Services Engineer Job Details

This person will be supporting upper level management. Must have previous experience supporting VP's and above. Sr Leadership support experience is a must!

In this role you will provide professional assistance to internal and external customers having hardware- and software-related problems with their supported desktop, laptop or peripherals. Able to resolve local area networking issues to ensure connectivity to the Corporate network, and work with the Infrastructure and Messaging teams as necessary to resolve incidents. Support is provided in a timely manner in accordance to published SLAs while maintaining a high level of customer satisfactions.

Provide Level-2 and Level-3 technical support for supported desktops, laptops, and peripherals. This includes the following activities:

Correcting hardware problems with supported desktops, laptops and peripherals by coordinating support with OEM vendors.

Managing returns on warranted parts and systems

Packaging and shipping replacement parts to customers

Maintaining standard software configurations, including troubleshooting, loading and configuring software images, supported applications and drivers

May lead the development of information technology and infrastructure projects

Installing, supporting and troubleshooting approved desktop software

Performing planned maintenance, moves, adds and changes

Provide support services to employees with technical problems and information technology issues involving desktop, laptops, PDA or network services from local personnel or from employees using network remote access (VPN)

Provides timely resolution of problems or escalation on behalf of the customers to appropriate technical personnel

Creating and maintaining images for standard systems Recommends hardware and software solutions, including new acquisitions and upgrades

Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions

Uses skills as a seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of industry practices, company policies, and procedures

Troubleshooting and resolving intermediate LAN connectivity incidents

Ability to work on call after hours as required Communicate effectively with multiple customers and co-workers. This includes the following activities:

Consulting with the Service Desk on support calls

Able to communicate highly technical information to both technical and non-technical personnel

Providing Case status updates to management and end-users

Providing phone support and diagnostics to remote customers

Participating in training programs designed to educate customers about basic and specialized applications

Develops, documents, and implements standard operating procedures and customer service guidelines relating to Desktop Managed Services support

Assess day-to-day activities to minimize customer down-time and ensure customer satisfaction

Analyzes problem trends and develops ideas to achieve problem resolution

Desktop Services Engineer Mandatory Skills

Must have prior experience supporting senior leadership

Ability to work independently and take ownership

Solid technical and analytical skills required

Ability to manage IT / Desktop initiatives and organize projects

Thorough knowledge of supported Microsoft Windows operating systems

Intermediate Experience with Active Directory administration

Thorough knowledge of installation, configuration, use and troubleshooting techniques of supported versions of Microsoft Office

Strong interpersonal skills in dealing with a wide range of customers with varying computer abilities

Experience troubleshooting intermediate complex local area network (LAN) and VPN connectivity issues

Associate's Degree or equivalent experience required

A+ Certification recommended

MCTS, MCITP, MCPD, MCM preferred

MCSA, MCSD and MCSE preferred

ITIL Certification preferred

4-6 years or more of related experience preferred

Desktop Services Engineer Start Date

ASAP

Desktop Services Engineer Assignment Length

6 months

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Please send your resume in Word format only.