Technical Support

Technical Support Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Technical Support to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Biohazard waste sterilization and disposal, preparing media for use in scientific laboratories;
  • Point of contact and liaison with STFC estates / work / faults for RCaH;
  • Cleaning of equipment (e.g. water baths and incubators) to maintain high levels of operational cleanliness;
  • Help with weekly liquid nitrogen fills of two laboratory instruments;
  • Liaise with the deliveries team and stores at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL);
  • Organising the laboratory coat collection for laundry and the distribution of clean laboratory coats;
  • Keep up to date the electronic archive of all “Good laboratory Practice” sheets signed by all new RCaH users;
  • Provide support with a wide range of minor non-science facilities issues;
  • Assist 2nd line support engineers with tickets they cannot resolve, escalating where need be;
  • Be responsible for dealing with 3nd line support issues and escalations that come into the helpdesk via remote support or the telephone;
  • Support internal staff with IT issues;
  • Provide cover for the telephones should all first and second line staff be on other calls.

Requirements:

  • Experience in Cloud technologies;
  • Ability to work with an Agile Team, being able to be self-driven and looking for continuous improvements to both the process and the systems;
  • Working knowledge of digital delivery processes and methodologies;
  • Ideally a degree in a computing related field (although this is not essential);
  • Knowledge of MS Windows Server 2012 to 2016. Any experience with Linux is advantageous;
  • Previous technical support background;
  • Working knowledge of Firewalls, DNS and TCP/IP networking;
  • Experience of Software Delivery, Mobility, Citrix, SharePoint, Exchange Server, Office 365, Printing, Desktop;
  • Ability to work in a fast paced environment;
  • Experience in Microsoft Office suite – especially Outlook.