Desktop Support Engineer

Req ID: 290776 

NTT DATA Services strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Desktop Support Engineer to join our team in SYDNEY, New South Wales (AU-NSW), Australia (AU).

• Shift: 8AM to 5PM (Mon-Fri)– flexibility required as this might change in the future

   

  Desktop Support

   

  Primary Purpose Of The Role:

  Manage a team of IT desktop support technical specialists and provide effective and timely day-to-day IT desktop support, advice, guidance and diagnosis, and timely incident resolution for clients. The role assists the client portfolio to meet their goals in infra management and uptime. The role is part of the Shared Services team flexibly providing IT desktop support and related services. A client focused, service excellence delivery orientation is critical to success in this role.

   

  Accountabilities:

   

• Manage an IT desktop support team unit to achieve operational outcomes. Manage the day-to-day work activities of the team, including timelines, expected customer experience, prioritizing and allocating workflow. Provide timely and effective advice, information and expert technical interpretation on complex IT desktop support matters, in a manner easily interpreted by stakeholders.
• Place the customer at the centre of all decision making, and effectively assist and respond to customers who may have limited knowledge and/or skills in the area of IT desktop support.
• Be the key IT Desktop Support point of contact for the client portfolio and proactively partner with leaders to fully understand, anticipate and be responsive to their business needs. Review all feedback channels regularly to gauge customer experience and service quality. Manage complex and competing demands with multiple stakeholders and actively manage systems for logging, monitoring, resolving and referring IT desktop support activities.
• Evaluate and respond to complex or contentious operational or service delivery issues to ensure that financial, reputational and business risks are minimized. Monitor, review and analyse incident management performance metrics and recurring issues/requests. Proactively make recommendations for prevention and resolution. Manage the consistent use of agreed tools and methods to address and resolve user identified problems.
• Supervise and provide IT desktop support for a range of devices, hardware, software, network, systems and other computing related technologies. Services include technical support in the diagnosis and resolution of complex software and hardware incidents, requests and problems. Troubleshoot and provide fast support via remote desktop connections. Plan and oversee hardware/software/maintenance assessments and schedules including patching, cleaning, data recovery, upgrades and testing.
• Ensure antivirus installation, scans and monitoring and other security protocols as per required standards. Collaborate with colleagues and TechRoom/Smarthands and other departments to achieve issue resolution, escalation and compliance as appropriate.
• Coordinate and oversee user accounts creation, monitoring and maintenance, access levels and permissions, and implementation of systems resource use policies in accordance with security procedures and delegations.
• Collaborate with different client departments and Central Operations to coordinate, schedule, install, configure, integrate and analyse end user hardware and/or software, devices, peripherals and applications. Monitor installations effectiveness and compliance, and ensure configuration management records are maintained.
• Oversee and provide (where applicable) end user specialist research IT infrastructure and interface support including support for specific applications (e.g. finance, student, HR systems).
• Provide local IT asset management support and administration in accordance policies and procedures in place. with IT Services Division, and Procurement & Licensing Office requirements. Manage and oversee the provision of disposal; removing data from equipment, dismantling equipment, and arranging transportation for re-purposing or disposal in accordance with security, environment, health and safety procedures and standards. Develop, plan and manage IT Desktop Support projects and programs.
• Coordinate and implement backup and disaster recovery solutions as per procedures. Coordinate and respond to service interruptions, and other critical situations to re-establish system functionality. Contribute to business continuity and disaster recovery plans.
• Develop and maintain knowledge and technical capability across diverse and dynamic hardware, technologies, platforms and applications. Maintain awareness of industry developments, and emerging technologies and systems.
• Manage and support the validity of IT reference, knowledgebase and training materials to ensure team members access and apply up-to-date solutions for known issues; and stakeholders have increased resolution at first point of contact.
• Seek opportunities for enhancing the IT Desktop Support services through collaboration with peer Team Leaders, IT colleagues and other stakeholders, so as to maximize efficiency, leverage collective knowledge, and deliver integrated client services.
• Perform Departmental Health & Safety Officer, first aid and/or fire warden duties (if required); and ensure reasonably practicable steps are taken to create a safe and healthy work environment.

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  Job Description:

   

• Responding to client support requests.
• Contacting clients to find out the nature of the problem.
• Traveling to the client’s location or connecting via a remote link.
• Troubleshooting hardware and software issues.
• Installing and maintaining hardware and computer peripherals.
• Work is guided by operational and project objectives and measured on SLAs, CSFs & KPIs aligned to the same.
• Work on Day to Day Incident Resolution & Request Fulfilment aligned to ITIL Framework
• Involved with IMAC-D ( Install, Move, Add, Change & Decommission / Disposal) for Desktops, Laptops, Monitors, Printers and other IT Equipment and Peripherals as needed, between desks, floors or buildings as required. This will be physical on floors as well as logically on Database.
• Learn new and emerging technologies as needed, guided by business requirements
• Regularly coaches and mentors peer team members
• Troubleshooting networking and connection issues.
• Advising on software or hardware upgrades.
• Providing basic training in computer operation and management.
• Completing job reports and ordering supplies.
• Provide network technical support for complex network related incidents, changes and projects
• Troubleshooting of Cisco and wireless technology, network routing and switching
• Coordinate with higher, peer and subordinate elements to troubleshoot, modify or establish LAN/Voice/Video services in support of the mission.
• Implement and maintain networked systems, including configurations, supporting / troubleshooting network problems and coordinating with vendors for installation of such items as routers, bridges, concentrators and switches
• Deploy, test, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot telecommunications equipment and network to include but not limited to: Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Unity voicemail, Voice Gateways, Cisco router/switch, Jabber, Telepresence, and Codian MCU devices. Avaya phones, Avaya Media Gateway
• Manage, operate and maintain LAN/Voice/Video services for the Command.
• Provide and manage a secure, high performance network, for services including VoIP, QoS, CoS, LAN’s, SBC’s, traditional TDM and SIP.
• Manage and drive remediation efforts related to information security, remediation may be from incidents, penetration tests, vulnerability scans, internal/external audits and other assessments

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About NTT DATA Services

NTT DATA Services is a recognized leader in IT and business services, including cloud, data and applications, headquartered in Texas. As part of NTT DATA, a $30 billion trusted global innovator with a combined global reach of over 80 countries, we help clients transform through business and technology consulting, industry and digital solutions, applications development and management, managed edge-to-cloud infrastructure services, BPO, systems integration and global data centers. We are committed to our clients’ long-term success. Visit nttdata.com or LinkedIn to learn more.

NTT DATA Services is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants without regarding to race, color, religion, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter so that we may connect you with the appropriate team.