Technical Support Specialist Needed…

 

Bay State Integrated Technology, Inc. is a Lakeville, MA based technology consulting firm who primarily provides businesses with technology solutions such as Computers, Project Management, Computer System Design, Network Administration, Database Administration, Programming, Web Programming, Hosting, Training and Technical Support.  We have been serving New England businesses since 1995 and we are serious about getting the right people (and keeping them) on our team.

 

 

What’s in it for you?

 

BSIT currently has challenging opportunities for one full time Technical Support Specialist. Base pay will be commensurate with experience.  Our starting range for Technical Support Specialist is 35-45K + Bonuses. Bonuses can increase the annual pay by 7K or more and are based on individual productivity.  Additional profit sharing bonuses are also available.  We offer many perks such as weekly / monthly training classes. Education reimbursement, time and money to attend annually budgeted certification based training, books, CBT’s, etc.  Of course we also offer the standard benefits package for medical, vacation, sick, holiday, etc. We reimburse 100% of the cost for taking certification tests. If you enjoy learning, you will love our environment! For the right people, it is even possible to get equity stake partnership handed out for time served! If you fit our profile for a Technical Support Specialist and do not want to wait for the equity you are welcome to buy into it.

 

What are we looking for?

 

Technical Support Specialist will take care of internal infrastructure issues (over 30 servers [physical and virtual] in house) and assist as needed with remote administration of client systems and onsite repair and service for clients. 5+ years experience required!

 

Team members are exposed to an energetic, fast moving, demanding and results-oriented environment. High standards are a must!  The ideal candidate should be a critical thinker, comprehensive fact-finder and problem solver, and thrive being a major player in a small team environment. This is a local South Eastern MA position with most local travel to client sites within a 20 mile radius from Lakeville.  Candidates MUST demonstrate that they can go to a client site and see what needs to be done and then do it without supervision.  90% of work will be done on client systems or internal infrastructure. The remaining 10% of the time will be on Project Management and paperwork.

 

Personal/Professional Traits/Skills Required

 * Communicate effectively with end users, management, and peers

 * Communicate effectively with client senior management (CIO, CFO, CEO, VP*)
 * Excellent written and oral communication skills
 * Ability to take excellent notes and have great listening skills
 * Ability to thoroughly document work performed and open tasks

 * Work and thrive in a fast paced environment

 * Work independently with minimal supervision

 * Deal with time critical and industry specific pressures

 * Multi-task and manage multiple priorities

 * Ability to work constructively on a team (and hold others accountable for their actions)

 * Ability to quickly learn new technologies and procedures through the use of self-study materials and intuition

 * Ability to articulate technical information clearly and simply to non-technical people

 * Ability and willingness to do the mundane and the challenging – from Margaret can’t print to all the server’s crashed!

 * Willingness to take ownership of tasks and follows through to ensure complete resolution

 * Self-motivated and can be self-directed when necessary

 

Technical Skills Required

 * Setup and manage DNS, DHCP, and WINS services

 * Manage and configure Win9x/NT/Win2K/XP/Win2K3 security, sharing, patches, and group policies, etc

 * Install Computers / Migrate Data / Setup Business Apps

 * Excellent problem definition and resolution skills

 * Configure and troubleshoot TCP/IP and deal with connectivity issues

 * Diagnose and Fix Trojan / Spyware / Virus Problems

 * Experience and understanding of routers and firewalls

 * Experience and understanding of Terminal Services and/or Citrix

 * Experience and understanding of wireless networking

 * Understanding of relationship between switches, hubs, patch panels and connecting nodes to a network

 * WAN/Router/VPN configuration experience

 

Other Understandings/Expectations:

 * Basic concept of: If it is not documented, it did not happen – all work must be documented

 * Understand that this is mostly a client site based position – Local travel required and many different bosses

 * Understand that the success of individuals is measured by the success of their team

 

Certifications:  Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), CCNA, PMP, MCSD, MCDBA, CISSP are all helpful

 

 

Additional skills/traits considered assets:

 * Exchange 2000/2003/2007

 * Cisco experience and/or certification

 * Linux experience

 * Training experience

 * Project management experience and skills

 * CRM Integration / Programming experience

 * Navigate and troubleshoot SQL Server issues
 * Programming experience (Web/VB/VBA/Delphi/C++/C#/ADO/Database)

 * DBA experience (SQL Server)

 * College Degree

 

Benefits package includes:

* Productivity Bonus Plan

* Training (books and classes for career progression)

* Mileage Reimbursement

* Health Insurance

* Schedule flexibility when needed.

 

Minimal telecommuting

 

No agencies