Cleared Computer Technician

Colossal Contracting•Charleston, SC

3d•$55 - $60•Onsite

About The Position

Colossal Contracting, LLC is looking for Cleared Computer Technicians to support an ongoing project in Pittsburgh, PA. This individual must have an active DOE Q clearance or an active DOD Top Secret clearance at a minimum. This individual will be a full-time employee and will be responsible for providing preventive and remedial maintenance for all standard desktop devices and peripherals. The desktop equipment list for each site includes a variety of PC systems (with keyboards, monitors, card readers, and mice) from major manufacturers. Peripherals are primarily printers, scanners, web cameras, headsets, card readers, projectors, and KVM switches. The Computer Technician will be a part of a team spread out throughout the country supporting our government customer and will report to a Project Manager off-site.

Requirements

Minimum of 1 year of technical experience working in a desktop support or helpdesk setting.
Ability to creatively solve challenging technology problems
Must be able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, prioritize workload effectively, and thrive in a dynamic and complex environment.
Passion for customer service.
Strong communicator that can work without direct supervision or detailed direction.
Experience with using and managing Remedy ticketing systems.
Candidates must be able to work on-site at client sites in the surrounding geographical region.
Technical Certifications including but not limited to: A+, Net+, CCNA
Active DOE Q Clearance or DOD Top Secret Clearance required. Can hold up to TS/SCI.
Periodic travel to worksites in the same geographical region may be required as needed.

Responsibilities

Provide periodic and preventative maintenance services based upon Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) recommendations.
Provide remedial services as required to keep desktop devices in good working order.
Responsible for maintaining inventory at the minimum levels necessary to maintain operations and reduce obsolescence of spare parts.
Create monthly inventory reports and replace components used from spare parts inventories and adjust inventories to support the performance level required.
Refresh approximately 25% of the total number of computers per site on an annual basis.
Swap out defective units in order to maintain continuity of operations.
Troubleshoot and repair desktop devices.
Work with the Project Manager to recommend upgrades of existing equipment and configurations as technology permits.
Knowledge of software installations and image generation (device imaging) procedures.
Interface with the end user to resolve desktop productivity suite issues.
Implement all OEM firmware/software updates on networked printers as directed by the customer.
Install images on desktop/peripheral equipment if requested.
Partake in the annual deployment of desktop PCs.
Other duties as assigned by the customer.