Device Support Analyst (7359C), Berkeley IT - 73256

Device Support Analyst (7359C), Berkeley IT - 73256

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About Berkeley

At the University of California, Berkeley, we are committed to creating a community that fosters equity of experience and opportunity, and ensures that students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds feel safe, welcome and included.

Our culture of openness, freedom and belonging make it a special place for students, faculty and staff.

• The University of California, Berkeley, is one of the world's leading institutions of higher education, distinguished by its combination of internationally recognized academic and research excellence;
• the transformative opportunity it provides to a large and diverse student body; its public mission and commitment to equity and social justice;

and its roots in the California experience, animated by such values as innovation, questioning the status quo, and respect for the environment and nature.

We are looking for equity-minded applicants who represent the full diversity of California and who demonstrate a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds present in our community.

At UC Berkeley, we believe that learning is a fundamental part of working, and our goal is for everyone on the Berkeley campus to feel supported and equipped to realize their full potential.

We actively support this by providing all of our staff employees with at least 80 hours (10 days) of paid time per year to engage in professional development activities.

Departmental Overview

Berkeley IT believes in and fosters a workplace environment where people can bring their diverse skills, perspectives and experiences toward achieving our goals through a process of critical inquiry, discovery, innovation, while simultaneously committing to making positive contributions towards the betterment of our world.

Team Overview

IT Client Services provides IT support to the vast majority of staff and faculty at UC Berkeley. Our motto of "we are here to help" reflects one of our department's deepest values of customer service.

Position Summary

IT support professional with demonstrated customer service skills and excellent interpersonal skills. Applies experience and acquired job skills to provide moderately complex trouble-shooting to personal computer and mobile device users and to fulfill service requests associated with campus computer systems, IT devices, and software.

Handles incident resolution for hardware, software, network and related computer systems and peripheral devices. Installs and configures systems;

recommends hardware and software acquisitions and upgrades. Conducts tests of hardware and software and reports on configurations and behavior, making recommendations on improvements and break-fix solutions.

Responsibilities

• Applies customer service approach and professional business / technical support concepts to provide in-person or remote IT support to clients.
• Troubleshoots, resolves or appropriately triages moderately complex desktop, laptop, and device incidents; network connectivity issues;

and other issues with related computer system and peripheral devices, software, and enterprise / campus-wide systems.

• Analyzes and diagnoses escalated incidents, and recommends hardware repairs.
• Responds to security incidents related to IT devices and software.
• Locates devices triggering alerts, assesses and applies mitigations, and documents findings for investigation.
• Adheres to approved security procedures and processes.
• Works with customer and Information Security Office to minimize security risk while limiting downtime.
• Plans, implements, and documents hardware and software installations, upgrades, and other technical service requests for supported IT services.
• Analyzes and determines computing needs and makes recommendations on appropriate computing hardware (hardware, software, peripherals).
• Consults with customers to assess and implement file structure needs and perform data migration.
• Supports project plan development and follows project plans.
• Reviews in-coming tickets, gathers and documents information from the customer, categorizes, and performs ticket assignments and referrals to appropriate support groups for IT services.
• Tests hardware, software and configurations and analyzes results, drawing conclusions and reporting recommendations.
• Provides unit-level systems analysis and device, software, and security recommendation to clients.
• Connects clients to the right IT services and solutions.
• Documents technical requirements and changes in configurations.
• Includes accurate details within each ticket on work performed.
• Tests systems and updates internal and external-facing documentation used by other technicians and customers campus-wide.
• Adheres to knowledge base, ticket quality, and client communication standards.
• Installs, configures and maintains support tools.
• Recommends improvements in processes and tools based on developments in technology and industry best practices.
• Develops and / or provides training as needed based on consultation with customers and understanding of technology including one-on-one and small group training, FAQs, knowledge base entries, and other job aids.
• Contributes feedback to, consults with, and collaborates with other technicians, service teams, and business partners on issues that arise during team activities.
• Assists other staff in resolving customer problems.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated customer service skills and excellent interpersonal skills to develop and maintain effective relationships with diverse client groups.
• Experience consulting with customers and recommending desktops, laptops, smart phones, tablets, and multifunction printers.
• Requires interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills to effectively work with both technical and nontechnical personnel (students, staff, and faculty) at various levels in the organization and convey complex ideas clearly.
• Demonstrated skill at creating technical documentation for complex processes and applications.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills.
• Experience providing escalated technical support.
• Experience conducting hardware and software tests, analyzing test results and producing reports of conclusions and recommendations.
• Experience in use and knowledge of networking protocols such as DHCP, TCP / IP, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to configure and customize moderately complex software.
• Demonstrated skill in configuring, troubleshooting and supporting end user client systems including desktop, laptop and mobile computing devices.
• Working knowledge of enterprise system dependencies and ability to use this information to troubleshoot.
• Demonstrated knowledge of other areas of IT.
• Effective self-direction and time-management.
• Able to use standard processes and improvised techniques to meet Service Level Objectives.
• Demonstrated judgment to delegate / escalate issues appropriately.

Education

Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using ServiceNow.
• Experience with remote support and communication tools and remote support applications (like BeyondTrust / Bomgar, Apple Remote Desktop).
• Familiarity with ITIL concepts.
• Experience supporting technology in institutions of higher education.

Salary & Benefits

This is a 100% full-time (40 hrs a week) non-exempt career position, which is paid hourly and eligible for UC Benefits.

For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website.

Under California law, the University of California, Berkeley is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role.

The budgeted hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $37.12 (Step 6) - $39.79 (Step 7.5).

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