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IT Support Representative
Location
Louisiana
Posted
10 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Mid Level
Job Description
IT Support Representative
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
• Resolves level two problems presented by our customers through direct telephone, self-service and email contact. • Resolving service incidents with little or no assistance from management or support staff. • Proactively identify and deliver coaching/training opportunities on incoming calls, support tickets and e-mails, and provide guidance to IT Support Analyst to promote growth. • Look for opportunities to enhance and improve customer's satisfaction. • Create and maintain support documentation for department and communications to customers. • Handles problems that first tier support is unable to resolve and escalates more complex problems to higher level technician or supervisor to quick resolution of more complex problems. • Provides second level phone support for all IT Service incident/requests by recording and tracking all calls using Service Desk Application to ensure effective operations. • Identifies opportunities and recommends methods to improve customer service and work processes. • Assists in design and implementation of quality improvement initiatives on departmental and organizational levels. • Interviews users to gather the necessary information about problems and provides problem analysis and diagnosis in order to resolve or direct to the appropriate support group. • Assists the team in resolution of issues to ensure effective operations and resolution. • Understands IT Departmental Goals and Objectives and delivers work products to contribute to those goals.
Job Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent is required
- A specialized technical school education or associate degree in related field is a preferred.
- 2 years of experience supporting computer systems is required
- Knowledge of information technology principles is required
- Experience using problem management database and help desk systems
- Technical knowledge relating to PC hardware and software MS-Windows (Win10) and MS-Office suite is required
- Sound working knowledge of network concepts including, TCP/IP, DNS, and LAN/WAN concepts
- Knowledge of ITIL best practices is desired.
- ITIL Foundation Certification is a plus
- Demonstrated skills in problem recognition, research, isolation, resolution and follow-up steps are required
- Excellent oral and written communication skills are required due to the high amount of direct customer contact and the need to continually communicate with both customers and internal support staff
- Must be proficient in developing troubleshooting scripts and knowledge documents
- Ability to organize and prioritize multiple projects relating to resolving customer issues
- High level of patience, empathy, and courtesy are required to deal with customers and their problems
- Excellent listening skills are required to effectively understand the problem that is being presented verbally
- Demonstrated ability to resolve mechanical/technical problems over the phone with emphasis on troubleshooting ability required
- Must have demonstrated ability to judge severity of problems and use discretion in obtaining services as needed.
- Technical Certifications are preferred (i.e. MCP, A+, etc.)
Benefits
- We take great strides to ensure our employees have the resources to live well, be healthy, continue learning, develop skills, grow professionally and serve our local communities.
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