Remote Service Desk Consultant

Lensa is a career site that helps job seekers find great jobs in the US. We are not a staffing firm or agency. Lensa does not hire directly for these jobs, but promotes jobs on LinkedIn on behalf of its direct clients, recruitment ad agencies, and marketing partners. Lensa partners with DirectEmployers to promote this job for Insight Global. Clicking "Apply Now" or "Read more" on Lensa redirects you to the job board/employer site. Any information collected there is subject to their terms and privacy notice. Job Description Insight Global is looking for a Service Desk Specialist to support a large University system in Atlanta, GA. This candidate will be joining the Service Desk team as an Analyst with an Account. The team is responsible for handling all major incidents throughout the university. The candidate in this role will be handling support via phone, chat, and tickets. Password resets, unlocking accounts, and dealing with phone issues are some of the most common issues they will be resolving. This team escalates any major issues to the Tier 2 Support Team. The candidate responds to service requests and incidents over the phone, via ticketing system, chat, Zoom and maintains a strong understanding of OIT IT (Information Technology) functions, requirements, policies, procedures and expectations to resolve incidents, meet customer needs and support other Service Desk (SD) colleagues This position creates Major Incident Notifications (MINs/SIAs) to resolve issues and assign tickets to IT resources. They recognize patterns of issues and proposes solutions to prevent issue recurrence and improve efficiencies. This position alerts SD management and staff resources to provide rapid responses to incidents, problems and outages. We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/. Skills And Requirements

• Must be LOCAL to the state of Georgia
• 3+ years in a service desk/ IT customer service support role
• Experience handling major incidents over the phone, chat, and working through tickets
• Password resets, unlocking accounts, phone issues
• Customer Service skills (phone presence, friendly personality, etc.)
• Escalating major issues to Tier 2 - ServiceNow experience
• ITIL
• Working for a university environment

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