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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas Service Desk Specialist in Topeka, Kansas

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13045939

As the primary liaison between IT and internal business clients, this role streamlines incident resolution by phone, chat or email while offering technical guidance. Responsibilities encompass incident ticket management, research, resolution, and follow-up. Additionally, this position handles desktop hardware loading and delivery, software installation, and troubleshooting for LAN environments. It may involve preparing Service Desk incident reports and contributing to hardware/software assessments. The role includes on-call duties during evenings and weekends when needed.

Why Join Us?

  • Family Comes First: Total rewards package that promotes the idea of family first for all employees.
  • Professional Growth Opportunities: Advance your career with ongoing training and development programs.
  • Dynamic Work Environment: Collaborate with a team of passionate and driven individuals.
  • Inclusive Work Environment: We pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued and respected.

What youll do:

  • Facilitate communication across the organization, requiring strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Deliver Tier 1 and some tier 2 level enterprise service desk support for internal users through phone, email, and chat interactions
  • Provide incident support for various systems, including mainframe applications, web, network, hardware, software, virtual environment, and telephone systems
  • Assist other support groups during system outages, changes and upgrades
  • Log and track all incidents and service requests, reviewing resolutions and following up with customers
  • Play a pivotal role in our IT Service Management framework, actively participating in and contributing to the Incident, Problem, Change, Knowledge, and Asset Management processes
  • Support and assist in technologies such as Active Directory, Azure, VMWare and ServiceNow
  • Support both internally developed and vendor purchased applications
  • Manage incoming and outgoing computer equipment inventory, assisting in updating asset management and CMDB
  • Perform installation, maintenance and repair of desktop, laptop computers and peripherals across the organization (including remote offices) and safely transport computer equipment (up to 30 pounds)
  • Availability to work weekends and after hours when needed\ \

What you need:

  • High school graduate or equivalent; Associate or Bachelors degree in Information Technology or related field and/or industry recognized certifications are preferred
  • Obtain Support Analyst or Desktop Technician certification through the Help Desk Institute within approximately 1 year of hire
  • Valid driver\'s license and qualifying driving record for company automobile insurance

Bonus if you have

  • Basic understanding LAN, WAN, PCs, printers, networking, web browsers, internet, mainframes, operating systems, and telephone systems
  • Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
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