IT Support Representative

We are providing support not only to external customers but also to internal employees. Currently, we provide 24×5 Support to possibly go 24×7 in the future.

In addition to internal queries, we take issues reported by the customers who are typically Professors, Instructors, Students, Researchers, Librarians, or lab assistants. These questions can range from technical problems they are having with the website (problems logging in or password reset problems), requests for access to certain content on the site, problems with SSO or access via proxy, usage stats or other reporting problems, inquiries on how to get a subscription and much more.

Many of the tickets that the Support Team receives cannot be directly resolved by the Support Team. They need to make sure that they have gathered all of the necessary details about an issue, including debugging steps and information and ideally they must be able to reproduce it (where applicable). The Team then routes tickets to other groups or Teams for resolution. If Support did a good job of triaging the ticket before handing it over to another team, that other team should have all of the details necessary to move forward. The Support Team remains the point of contact with the ticket reporter/customer at all times. Support Team members must therefore be very careful with their communications to ensure that internal (possibly sensitive) conversations remain internal while keeping the reporter/customer regularly updated on the status of their issue.

Requirements:

Excellent English communication skills. (both verbal and written)
Note that almost all of our communications around our tickets are written (there is no “call” center and we would rarely call a customer).
Attention to detail is key to this position.
Being resourceful
Thinking “outside the box”
Knowing how to use Google or even AI tools to assist with searching for answers or troubleshooting.
Familiar with managing tickets in Jira
Able to use Confluence to maintain a Support knowledge base (documentation skills)
Moderate skills with Salesforce (ability to search records for details and occasional basic editing)
Basic skills with HubSpot
Solid understanding of web page construction (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
Know how to execute standard debugging for website issues
Understand how to use a web browser console to log in to the debugging process
Decent understanding of computer networks
Knowing HTTPS vs HTTP
Know what a Public IP address, and a Domain Name
Understanding what a Firewall does
What does a Proxy Server do
Understanding of the basics of SSO
Familiarity with XML and JSON can be very helpful in some cases

System Requirements:

At least 15mbps main internet and at least 10mbps for backup
A desktop or laptop that has an i5 processor with at least 8 GB RAM and an i3 processor for backup
Note: Back-ups should still be able to function when there is a power interruption
A webcam
Noise-canceling USB Headset
Quiet, Dedicated Home Office
Smartphone