The IT Support Technician’s role is to support and maintain organizational computer systems, servers, networks, website, Emails, and peripherals. That includes installing, diagnosing, repairing, maintaining, and upgrading all organizational hardware and equipment while ensuring optimal workstation performance. The person will also troubleshoot problem areas in a timely and accurate fashion, and provide end-user assistance where required.
Area: Johanesburg/ Randburg
REQUIREMENTS
Knowledge and Skills
- Excellent knowledge on laptops and servers hardware and software
- Hands-on hardware troubleshooting experience.
- Extensive equipment support experience.
- Working technical knowledge of current protocols, operating systems, and
- Experience in monitoring day to day computer performance.
- Update and maintain the computer inventory and equipment. Maintain and resolve issues on LAN/WAN, VoIP telephone, biometric, AV systems connections.
- Network Monitoring and maintenance (LAN/WAN)
- Extensive knowledge and experience in Open Office, Linux
Education
- Relevant IT experience.
- College /university
Responsibilities:
- Support development and implementation of new computer projects and new hardware installations.
- Assist in developing long-term strategies and capacity planning for meeting future hardware and organizational hardware needs.
- Perform on-site analysis, diagnosis, and resolution of complex desktop problems for end users, and recommend and implement corrective solutions, including off-site repair for remote users as needed.
- Install, configure, test, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot end user and network hardware, peripheral devices, printing/scanning devices, presentation equipment, software, and other products in order to deliver required desktop service levels.
- Construct, install, and test customized configurations based on various platforms and operating systems.
- Collaborate with Technology team members to ensure efficient operation of the organization’s desktop computing environment.
- Where required, administer and resolve issues with associated end-user workstation network software products.
- Ensure that desktop connections, ie. Network jacks are in proper working order.
- Prepare tests and applications for monitoring desktop performance, then provide performance statistics and reports.
- Liaise with third-party support and PC equipment vendors.
- Perform related duties consistent with the scope and intent of the position.
Desired Skills:
- IT Networking
- Networks
- LAN
- WAN
- IT Desktop Support
- Open Office & Linux
- E commerce experience
- Basic web development understanding
- Basic programming knowledge
Desired Skills:
- computer literacy
- Support
- IT
- Networking
- Microsoft
- Hardware