Technical Support Specialist Tier I

Schneider Downs•Pittsburgh, PA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a trusted advisor in the professional services industry, you know what matters most to clients: Big thinking with a personal focus. You also know what matters most to your own success, including: career growth, work-life flexibility, leadership that cares about your ability to succeed, the opportunity to give and receive one-on-one coaching and mentoring, as well as learning opportunities that inspire professional development. Experience them all at Schneider Downs, where we’ve been providing accounting, tax, consulting, business advisory and wealth management services through our team of innovative thought leaders for over 65 years. Start building a career with people motivated to help you succeed—and enjoy more of what counts. As the Technical Support Specialist Tier I, you will be primarily responsible for providing Tier 1 helpdesk support including exceptional customer service, advanced troubleshooting, problem determination and problem resolution to all network users at Schneider Downs. This role troubleshoots issues to resolution with end user computing devices, firm-specific software and productivity applications. Technical Support Specialists manage their workload through the IT Service Management software application including ownership of incidents, service requests, problems and change requests. The Technical Support Specialist Tier I position will report directly to the Technical Operations Manager and work alongside the Technical Support Specialist Tier II. Schneider Downs has embraced the hybrid work model, so this role will have flexibility working from home, as well as in the office.

Requirements

Associate degree and service desk experience supporting Microsoft Windows 10 & 11 desktop operating systems
Strong customer service skills (communication, friendliness, patience, and follow-through)
Ability to work in a team environment (strong verbal and written communication with team members, reporting regularly to management)
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, etc.), Microsoft 365 Copilot and other AI tools

Nice To Haves

Experience with CPA industry-specific software such as CCH Prosystem fx and Thomson Reuters suite.
Experience creating documentation of technical issues and solutions as well as writing technical knowledgebase articles
Experience conducting end user training
ITIL fundamentals and service desk-oriented background
Technical certifications such as CompTia A+, Office 365 and Azure fundamentals

Responsibilities

Provide Service Desk support including taking and logging calls, working directly with end users to resolve problems in a friendly manner while tracking and documenting all work in an IT Service Management software application
Load, configure and maintain Microsoft Windows operating system, Office 365 applications and firm-specific software applications in a network environment
Troubleshoot and maintain laptop computers (general familiarity with hardware components), virtual machines and deployment of various hardware equipment to employees
Troubleshoot various computer problems including printing, software errors and hardware errors
Maintain communications with end users during the problem resolution process
Plan and participate in a wide variety of special projects
Resolve as many user-reported problems as expertise permits using available tools and following procedures and policies for the handling of support cases