Engineer I, Desktop Engineer

Job Title: Desktop Engineer I

Work Location: Coppell, TX

Duration: 3-6 months contract to hire

Education/Experience Required: 1-3 years of experience as an Engineer

Job Summary:

The Desktop Engineer I role is responsible for supporting all technology in the RSC. Key function of this role will be management of ticket volume escalated from Level 1 Corporate Support, onboarding/offboarding team members for key IT tasks, desk visits to resolve hardware issues, and troubleshooting with remote team members where necessary. Role also is responsible for deployment of technology to RSC team members and onboarding new technology as existing products sunset. Provide strategic input into hardware and software technology stack that are consumed by our organization. This role is critical to maintaining the stability of IT Services within the RSC and for decision makers at the highest level of the organization.

Your Key Job Functions:

Prepares, tests and releases software application and security updates to production using Microsoft SCCM or other deployment tools

Onboarding and Offboarding of team members, including desk visits, hardware troubleshooting, termination flows. Includes training team members on IT functions during team member onboarding through Peopleworks Team

Troubleshoot and resolve escalated issues of team members regarding hardware or software incidents/requests - Escalation from Level 1 Corporate Support

Update document workflow deficiencies, and implement process improvements

Documenting of problems, requests, changes, and incidents via Service Now ticketing system

Resolve advanced level PC problems such as incompatibility with software and operating systems, required changes in registry settings, changes or compatibility issues with the virtual desktop

Build and test all desktop images and write related support/staging documentation

May provide dedicated PC support for departments and special projects or software installations that require the additional focus

Manage and administer a mixed platform client system environment (Mac OS X, Windows)

Daily communication with cross-functional teams within IT, but also within the business as a whole

Performs application patching of desktop/laptop/tablet software such as, for example, Adobe Reader using SCCM or other tools as appropriate

Administer/manage management platforms such as SCCM, JAMF, Intune, etc...

Strategic input into determination of hardware technology standards (e.g. laptop builds, manufacturers, etc.) as well as software collaboration platforms as well as A/V solutions

Manage and support audio/visual products in our home office (e.g. Teams rooms, conference room cameras, etc.)

Administer/manage VDI infrastructure support and maintenance - troubleshoot with team members when necessary

Ensure appropriate testing of desktop packages is done prior to deployment

Will act as redundancy for Level 1 Corporate Support where business requires, for defined periods of time

Manage software lifecycle for software currency, within 2 versions of general availability

Manage hardware lifecycle for asset management/refresh

Refresh hardware as prescribed by depreciation cycle and hardware lifecycle

Manage iPad fleet deployed in restaurants via JAMF

Manage Ring Central PBX solution for restaurants (onboard/offboard accounts, troubleshooting, escalation to supplier)

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