IT Support Technician
About The Position
Sentinel Blue is looking for an IT Support Technician to join our Operations team on a hybrid basis out of Charleston, SC. This role is for an entry-level IT support person or administrator with strong customer service skills. Our ideal person for this role is a natural communicator, empathetic and technically-inclined. You don't need to be a technical wizard, but you do need to be patient and willing to help. This role is primarily responsible for receiving, handling and escalating IT support requests, and contributes to a broad range of systems, projects, and services. This role follows a hybrid schedule, combining in-office days for hands-on IT support with remote workdays. Applicants must be located in, or willing to relocate to, the Charleston, SC area. This position may require access to technology, technical data, or information that is subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations. Employment in this position is contingent upon either verification of U.S. person status as defined under applicable export control regulations (which includes U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and certain protected individuals such as refugees and asylees) or the ability to obtain any required export authorization. The company reserves the right not to apply for an export license and to decline to proceed with any applicant on that basis. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to citizenship status, national origin, or immigration status.
Requirements
- General knowledge of IT systems, including virtualization, Windows 10, endpoint management, and desktop support.
- General knowledge of networking and audio-visual support.
- Ability to independently investigate and understand IT support requests, and follow established processes to rapidly respond.
- Strong communication skills.
- Ability to reliably commute to the office on onsite workdays.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a multi-client environment - experience in managed services is highly desired.
- Experience with Azure Government and Office 365 GCC High is highly desired.
- Basic understanding of security fundamentals (least privilege, RBAC, audit logging, endpoint security, change management).
- Experience in a professional customer support setting, even if non-IT.
- Knowledge and passion for cloud-first architecture, including experience building and deploying systems in Azure.
- Exposure to compliance requirements for the U.S. Defense Industrial Base (i.e., CMMC, DFARS, NIST SP 800-171) or other industry compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, CIS Controls).
Responsibilities
- Receive, triage, and analyze IT service requests, incidents, and other tasks, and work to resolve issues through onsite and remote support.
- Perform systems administration work in Office 365, Active Directory and other line of business applications.
- Communicate with clients through email, chat, and phone to keep them aware of active requests and incidents.
- Assist in the management, implementation, and maintenance of IT infrastructure (internal and client-based).
- Contribute to internal knowledge bases, client education articles, and public release articles and research papers.
- Contribute to reports, briefs, and presentations.
Benefits
- Fully paid individual healthcare, vision and dental insurance for the employee.
- Paid certification and training opportunities.
- Three weeks of paid vacation + 10 paid holidays.
- A supportive environment with a focus on keeping healthy work-life balance.
- Retirement benefit (401k) with company match.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
