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Technical Support Specialist

Apt
Birmingham, AL, United States
Full-time

Summary of Position Duties

This position is part of a contracted 24x7x365 staff that provides frontline computer systems and application diagnostics and support, along with being the primary communications channel between the customer, support personnel and management.

Education & Experience Requirements

Formal education in Computer Science or related IT field or equivalent experience is required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Requires excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively in both an oral and written manner. The successful candidate will be expected to work with other professionals such as coordinators, operating company transmission control center personnel and management in a team-oriented and sometimes stressful environment.
  • Ability to apply excellent customer service skills
  • Ability to meet Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), Sarbanes-Oxley and other federal regulatory compliance requirements.
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks based on criticality and operational impact to the organizations systems.
  • Ability to follow and properly apply both Change Management processes and knowledge-based procedures
  • Working knowledge of Windows based operating systems preferred
  • Working knowledge of AIX or other UNIX based operating systems preferred
  • Working knowledge of distributed computer networks is a plus.
  • Ability to build and maintain relationships with key customers
  • Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays as a part of rotating shift
  • Critical thinking / Problem solving abilities

Job Responsibilities

  • Day to day monitoring of the primary SCADA and ancillary systems for health and availability
  • Front line problem resolution and coordination of repairs
  • Notification to key customers for the coordination of system outages and events that may impact other critical systems.
  • Provide input to the Team Lead and Supervisor on continual process improvement and customer feedback
  • Adhere to all Electronic and Physical access policies
  • Day to day monitoring and support of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery systems

Other Requirements

  • Enhanced screening (including background, drug screen, and psychological assessment) is required if you are selected.
  • This position may be sequestered local to the control center as part of essential personnel requirements during severe inclement weather situations
  • This position requires shift work. Operating shifts are 8 or 12 hours long and rotate between night and day shifts
  • 2 days ago
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