Bear Help Technician

The Bear Help Technician will be part of a team that provides a high level of technical support to students, staff and faculty and have experience in desktop service with hardware and software installation, diagnosis and repair; strong attention to detail, analytical and organizational skills with excellent written and verbal communications skills. The Technician should be customer service focused and have interpersonal skills that would enable the ability to work with the campus community in a tactful, patient and courteous manner and have demonstrated ability to work with colleagues in a higher education environment.

This position will also be the technical support between ITS and vendors for various hardware and software issues for campus stakeholders. The position must possess and apply both business and technical expertise on moderately complex aspects of various technical issues and administration of business applications, desktop hardware, point-of-sale, digital signage, smart temps, timekeeping hardware as well as any new initiatives/projects that are implemented. The incumbent will work collaboratively with our stakeholders (students, staff, faculty) and work directly with other ITS divisions to coordinate efforts and advocate for their customer on technical issues and projects.

The Technician must be a self-starter, demonstrate good judgement in selecting methods and techniques to obtain timely solutions, be able to work with some independence and collaborate with other units across campus as needed. The position will be responsible for documenting system requirements and defining scopes of projects as well as participate in the implementation of projects, evaluation of user needs, and defining technical problems to help in determining solutions. Efficiently manage and perform the specification, installation, deployments and maintenance of computer hardware and software in both managed and un-managed environments.

Candidate will also be required to monitor and triage call and ticket queues to ensure customer calls and tickets are promptly addressed to adhere to ITS SLA. Please note this position is funded on soft funds and there is enough funding to support this position for a minimum of one year. Should additional funding become available in the future the position could be extended.

This position is classified as on-site. The full salary range for the Bear Help Technician is $28.73 - $43.74 per hour. However, the pay scale for this position is up to $32.99 per hour.

UCR bases salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs. Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, UCR is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff.

As a university employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Tier 1 & 2 Help Desk Support Provides Tier 1 & Tier 2 computer helpdesk and ServiceNow ticket support to all campus faculty, staff and students. Aims for first call resolution of tickets and phone calls, will be first contact for most of ITS and triage calls to appropriate ITS groups.

Will be supporting users on their Windows and Mac computer hardware, software, account and password issues, smartphones and tablets, wired and wireless networking, security and both Office 365 and R'Mail email systems.Technical Support Provides escalated, broad technical support. Plans and implements hardware and software upgrades. Troubleshoots, resolves or appropriately triages moderately complex network connectivity issues.

May provide server administration support to clients. Consults with users to assess and implement file structure needs and perform data migration. Performs backup server administration.

Creates and oversees creation of complex technical documentation. Develops and/or provides training as needed based on consultation with users and understanding of technology including one-on-one and small group training, FAQs, knowledge-based entries organizational-wide and job aids to assist users electronically. Provides internal technical support to more junior staff members.

Assist junior staff in resolving customer problems.Testing, Configuration, Analysis, Recommendations Tests hardware, software and configurations and analyzes/summarizes reports of results, drawing conclusions and making recommendations. Supports enterprise/organizational-wide systems and analyzes system dependencies to resolve computing problems. Provides systems analysis support to clients.

Analyzes and determines computing needs and makes recommendations on appropriate tools (hardware, software, peripherals).Internal Documentation and System Redesign/Development Tests systems and updates internal documentation. May provide input to system redesign or development efforts based on user needs.SCCM Administration Create master OS image file, SCCM application installation package, task sequence, driver package and boot image and media. Manage offline servicing of master OS image file, patch management, task sequence and application package deployment.

Responsible for Software Center Management. Participates in SCCM work group.

Broad knowledge of enterprise system functions, dependencies and interactions and ability to use this information to troubleshoot.Working knowledge of desktop and business/technical support systems.Demonstrates problem-solving skills.Demonstrated judgment to delegate/escalate issues appropriately.Advanced skill at creating technical documentation for complex processes and applications.Ability to elicit and communicate technical and non-technical information in a clear and concise manner.General knowledge of other areas of IT.

Intermediate knowledge of IT-related products and services.Effective skills at technical and administrative work direction.Demonstrated skill in configuring, troubleshooting and supporting escalated end user client systems including desktop, laptop and mobile computing devices.Working knowledge of server internals, especially as needed for troubleshooting and isolating issues.Requires interpersonal skills in order to work with both technical and non-technical personnel at various levels in the organization.Working knowledge of unit's business processes. Working knowledge of organization computer requirements, recommendations and policies including security standards.Demonstrated skill in providing excellent customer service in a University environment.

Working knowledge of server internals, especially as needed for troubleshooting and isolating issues. Demonstrates problem-solving skills.

Ability to elicit and communicate technical and non-technical information in a clear and concise manner. Demonstrated skill in configuring, troubleshooting and supporting escalated end user client systems including desktop, laptop and mobile computing devices. Effective skills at technical and administrative work direction.

Requires interpersonal skills in order to work with both technical and non-technical personnel at various levels in the organization. Broad knowledge of enterprise system functions, dependencies and interactions and ability to use this information to troubleshoot. Demonstrated judgment to delegate/escalate issues appropriately.

Advanced skill at creating technical documentation for complex processes and applications. Working knowledge of desktop and business/technical support systems. General knowledge of other areas of IT.

Intermediate knowledge of IT-related products and services.Demonstrated skill in providing excellent customer service in a University environment. Working knowledge of unit's business processes. Working knowledge of organization computer requirements, recommendations and policies including security standards.