Deskside Support Specialist - Maxar Technologies : Job Details

As a Deskside Support Specialist, your primary role will be to provide technical services to internal customers by identifying, prioritizing, and confirming resolution of reported problems with desktop, laptop, remote desktop, and mobile devices. You will ensure that all phases of desktop support, including installations, upgrades, software, hardware, operating systems, and operating system configuration issues, are properly coordinated, monitored, tracked, and resolved.

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What You'll Be Doing:

• Ensure that all phases of desktop support, including installations, upgrades, software, hardware, operating systems, and operating system configuration issues, are properly coordinated, monitored, tracked, and resolved
• Monitor tickets&workflows and in accordance with team's SLAs
• Create documentation where documentation is absent
• Administer Active Directory accounts
• Troubleshoots Citrix Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Support
• Utilize remote user support tools to provide support
• Provide M/S applications support (Exchange/Outlook, Office, Visio, etc.).
• Perform (advanced) Windows 10, MAC OS troubleshooting
• Perform (basic) Linux troubleshooting
• Provide Service Desk escalations
• Perform physical hardware setup and tear down
• Image systems and deploy software through SCCM
• Provide rotational on-call support
• Professional written and interpersonal skills are essential when communicating with customers and clients
• Maintain a high level of customer-service in all situations

Minimum Requirements:

• U.S. Citizen
• 2-5 years experience in technical support role,experience may be substituted for education
• Demonstrated experience supporting Windows 10 and 11, MAC OS, iOS, Android, Office 2016 and M365 suite, Active Directory Administration, Citrix and Virtual PC environments or a combination of
• Ability to be on call on a rotational basis

Preferred Requirements:

• Associate degree or bachelor's degree in computer science or closely related field
• Experience supporting an enterprise environment
• Ability to prioritize and manage several milestones and projects efficiently
• Experience installing and configuring computer systems and applications for a large company
• Experience with SharePoint
• Experience with Visio

What's In It For You:

There is a reason we boast awards like Best Employer, Best Place to work, Top employer, candidate experience winner. Our strength is in our people. Each team member makes a unique contribution to our collective mission.

• Health, Vision, Dental Insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
• 401K, with matching and immediate vesting
• Health Savings Account (HSA)/Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) Options
• PTO, 10 Holidays, and Sick Time
• Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Adoption Reimbursement
• Flexible Hours, Hybrid work options
• Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Repayment
• Pet Insurance
• And More!

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In support of pay transparency at Maxar, we disclose salary ranges on all of our U.S. job postings. We use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range. To accommodate all locations, we have listed the bottom to the top of the possible range, and will share the target range for a specific location during the recruiting discussion. Individual pay will be competitive based on a candidates unique set of knowledge, skills, and geographic diversity, with earnings potential commensurate with experience. The range for this position is:

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at:

This position will be posted for a minimum of three business days, and will be posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.

Maxar employees must follow all applicable Maxar policies and COVID-19 requirements as well as those of Maxar customers and third parties. Individual job requirements may vary, and Maxar reserves the right to modify its policies and requirements as it deems appropriate in accordance with applicable law.

Maxar Technologiesvalues diversity in the workplace and is an equalopportunity/affirmativeaction employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.